Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has reportedly closedown a fuel station belonging to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin.
The state government said they have to close down the fuel station on Tuesday because of the environmental hazard the fuel station is giving the Public.
Meanwhile in a statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media,Mr wole Olujobi,In Ado-Ekiti.The speaker said the closure of his fuel station is political motivated and that will not make him leave his Party,APC.
The Speaker went further to say he completed all the necessary environmental laws and got approval to build his fuel station at that location.
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“Hon.
Joseph Olugbemi had told me two days after the governor’s inauguration
that he (the governor) had made up his mind to close my filling station
over refusal to join PDP. Olugbemi defected to PDP on the day Governor
Fayose was inaugurated. - See more at:
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Hon.
Joseph Olugbemi had told me two days after the governor’s inauguration
that he (the governor) had made up his mind to close my filling station
over refusal to join PDP. Olugbemi defected to PDP on the day Governor
Fayose was inaugurated.
“I had earlier told the governor that in the interest of Ekiti people, the House of Assembly would work with him to deliver dividends of democracy to the good people of Ekiti State.
Calling the governor
“I called the governor to confirm what the honourable member told me about the plan to close my filling station.
He denied having such plans, swearing that he would not engage in victimization of his opponents.
‘’But only yesterday the governor ordered the closure of the filling station, citing environmental reasons,” the Speaker explained.
The Speaker said he had a background of political fidelity anchored on progressive democratic practice, adding that he would not abandon the principle in pursuit of selfish agenda diametrically opposed to the ethos of his political belief.
He said the present atmosphere in the state does not call for high-handedness and persecution against perceived opponents, but a collective pursuit of common goals to deliver good governance to Ekiti people, stressing that attacks on the opponents, particularly the lawmakers, will only create conditions inimical to a cordial relationship between the Executive and Legislature necessary for smooth running of government.
Fayose dismisses allegation
But Fayose, who dismissed Omirin’s allegation through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said: “What Omirin said is totally false, there is no iota of truth in it. The essence of closing down those petrol stations is to ensure sanity and safety in the state capital.
“While some petrol stations were sited on public properties or residential areas, everybody knows the danger it can cause if there is fire outbreak which had happened in some towns before, leading to loss of lives and property.
“ Even in Lagos State, you cannot just site petrol station anyhow.
”Omirin should have nothing to fear, because the Governor has nothing against hi
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/fayose-shuts-speaker-others-fuel-stations/#sthash.hD0LldIT.dpuf
“I had earlier told the governor that in the interest of Ekiti people, the House of Assembly would work with him to deliver dividends of democracy to the good people of Ekiti State.
Calling the governor
“I called the governor to confirm what the honourable member told me about the plan to close my filling station.
He denied having such plans, swearing that he would not engage in victimization of his opponents.
‘’But only yesterday the governor ordered the closure of the filling station, citing environmental reasons,” the Speaker explained.
The Speaker said he had a background of political fidelity anchored on progressive democratic practice, adding that he would not abandon the principle in pursuit of selfish agenda diametrically opposed to the ethos of his political belief.
He said the present atmosphere in the state does not call for high-handedness and persecution against perceived opponents, but a collective pursuit of common goals to deliver good governance to Ekiti people, stressing that attacks on the opponents, particularly the lawmakers, will only create conditions inimical to a cordial relationship between the Executive and Legislature necessary for smooth running of government.
Fayose dismisses allegation
But Fayose, who dismissed Omirin’s allegation through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said: “What Omirin said is totally false, there is no iota of truth in it. The essence of closing down those petrol stations is to ensure sanity and safety in the state capital.
“While some petrol stations were sited on public properties or residential areas, everybody knows the danger it can cause if there is fire outbreak which had happened in some towns before, leading to loss of lives and property.
“ Even in Lagos State, you cannot just site petrol station anyhow.
”Omirin should have nothing to fear, because the Governor has nothing against hi
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/fayose-shuts-speaker-others-fuel-stations/#sthash.hD0LldIT.dpuf
Ado Ekiti—The
Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, has said
that not even the shutting down of his fuel station by the state
government will make him abandon his political party, the All
Progressives Party, APC.
The
state government had announced the closure of some filling stations in
the state on Tuesday for allegedly constituting environmental hazard to
the society.
Speaker reacts
Omirin who reacted to the closure through a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Wole Olujobi, in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, said he had fulfilled all the necessary environmental laws before locating his filling station and got necessary approval, wondering why the governor is starting early in the day victimizing those who do not share his political leaning.
Omirin pointed out that intimidation and coercion will not force him to betray the people that voted him into office
“Hon. Joseph Olugbemi had told me two days after the governor’s inauguration that he (the governor) had made up his mind to close my filling station over refusal to join PDP. Olugbemi defected to PDP on the day Governor Fayose was inaugurated.
“I had earlier told the governor that in the interest of Ekiti people, the House of Assembly would work with him to deliver dividends of democracy to the good people of Ekiti State.
Calling the governor
“I called the governor to confirm what the honourable member told me about the plan to close my filling station.
He denied having such plans, swearing that he would not engage in victimization of his opponents.
‘’But only yesterday the governor ordered the closure of the filling station, citing environmental reasons,” the Speaker explained.
The Speaker said he had a background of political fidelity anchored on progressive democratic practice, adding that he would not abandon the principle in pursuit of selfish agenda diametrically opposed to the ethos of his political belief.
He said the present atmosphere in the state does not call for high-handedness and persecution against perceived opponents, but a collective pursuit of common goals to deliver good governance to Ekiti people, stressing that attacks on the opponents, particularly the lawmakers, will only create conditions inimical to a cordial relationship between the Executive and Legislature necessary for smooth running of government.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/fayose-shuts-speaker-others-fuel-stations/#sthash.hD0LldIT.dpufEkiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has reportedly closedown a fuel station belonging to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin.
The state government while announcing the closure of the fuel station on Tuesday claimed that it constituted environmental hazard to the society.
Reacting to the closure on Wednesday in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Wole Olujobi, in Ado Ekiti, the speaker assured that shutting down of his fuel station will not make him abandon his party, the All Progressives Party, APC.
Omirin, who insisted he satisfied all the required environmental laws and got approval to build his fuel station at that location, questioned why the governor is victimising his opponents in such a manner.
Meanwhile, the governor through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, refuted Omirin’s claims, saying the reason for closing down the fuel station is to ensure sanity and safety in the state capital.
The
state government had announced the closure of some filling stations in
the state on Tuesday for allegedly constituting environmental hazard to
the society.Speaker reacts
Omirin who reacted to the closure through a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Wole Olujobi, in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, said he had fulfilled all the necessary environmental laws before locating his filling station and got necessary approval, wondering why the governor is starting early in the day victimizing those who do not share his political leaning.
Omirin pointed out that intimidation and coercion will not force him to betray the people that voted him into office
“Hon. Joseph Olugbemi had told me two days after the governor’s inauguration that he (the governor) had made up his mind to close my filling station over refusal to join PDP. Olugbemi defected to PDP on the day Governor Fayose was inaugurated.
“I had earlier told the governor that in the interest of Ekiti people, the House of Assembly would work with him to deliver dividends of democracy to the good people of Ekiti State.
Calling the governor
“I called the governor to confirm what the honourable member told me about the plan to close my filling station.
He denied having such plans, swearing that he would not engage in victimization of his opponents.
‘’But only yesterday the governor ordered the closure of the filling station, citing environmental reasons,” the Speaker explained.
The Speaker said he had a background of political fidelity anchored on progressive democratic practice, adding that he would not abandon the principle in pursuit of selfish agenda diametrically opposed to the ethos of his political belief.
He said the present atmosphere in the state does not call for high-handedness and persecution against perceived opponents, but a collective pursuit of common goals to deliver good governance to Ekiti people, stressing that attacks on the opponents, particularly the lawmakers, will only create conditions inimical to a cordial relationship between the Executive and Legislature necessary for smooth running of government.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/fayose-shuts-speaker-others-fuel-stations/#sthash.hD0LldIT.dpufEkiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has reportedly closedown a fuel station belonging to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin.
The state government while announcing the closure of the fuel station on Tuesday claimed that it constituted environmental hazard to the society.
Reacting to the closure on Wednesday in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Wole Olujobi, in Ado Ekiti, the speaker assured that shutting down of his fuel station will not make him abandon his party, the All Progressives Party, APC.
Omirin, who insisted he satisfied all the required environmental laws and got approval to build his fuel station at that location, questioned why the governor is victimising his opponents in such a manner.
Meanwhile, the governor through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, refuted Omirin’s claims, saying the reason for closing down the fuel station is to ensure sanity and safety in the state capital.
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