Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose has faulted Mr Femi Falana’s claim
that he (Fayose) was providing cover for armed gangs to operate in the
state, saying such a comment is ridiculous and nonsensical.

Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Monday through his Chief Press Secretary,
Idowu Adelusi, the governor wondered why the Lagos-based lawyer would
always stand truth in the head.

The governor, who was reacting to a comment by Falana in a national
daily that the governor was the one sponsoring armed hoodlums to
operate in the state described Falana as a hypocritical political
merchant, who would always keep silent whenever APC controlled States are
involved.

He asked; “Is this not hypocrisy? And Falana did not find it important
to ask those All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled states what
they have done with their workers’ salaries if truly he is a human
rights activist as he claims to be.

“Hypocrisy has made Falana not to say a word on the collapse of the
judiciary and the legislative arms of government in some APC
controlled States. Or is the judiciary in Rivers State working? And
has Falana said a single word on the collapse of the judiciary in
Rivers State?

While urging Falana to live up to the meaning of his name by minding
his own business, Fayose wondered why the lawyer would be pretentious
about some issues and acted to be a defender in others not involving
his friends and paymasters.

“Falana should be ignored because he is fond of beating about the bush
and his utterances are always dictated by the percentage of stomach
infrastructure from his paymasters.

“I have never and will never provide official cover for armed gangs.
It is only a governor or leader that is not popular or loved by his
people that would adopt such unconventional means to rule,” he said.

The governor said the lov Ekiti people have for him was further demonstrated

in the last general elections by the pattern the people voted for his
party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor added that instead of Falana advising his paymasters in
the All Progressives Congress (APC) and calling them to order, he was
rather leading them astray.

“The reason Nigerians should stop paying attention to any comment by
Falana on Ekiti is that during the administration of Kayode Fayemi, 11
killings were sponsored by that government. Murder cases involving the
State Chairman of APC, Chief Jide Awe; some aides of the former
governor and four APC lawmakers, are pending in various courts and
Falana kept quiet and pretended as if nothing happened.

“It is this same man, who as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, ought to
protect and encourage the protection of the judiciary, is the one
underneath encouraging the APC lawmakers to disrespect court orders
all in the name of politics.

“It is this same party of his, which owes workers seven months salary
in Osun and four months in Oyo and Ogun that is crying every day in
the press over a little delay in the payment of April salary in Ekiti.

“Nigerians need to be told that Falana is yet to recover from the
humiliating defeat in the hands of Fayose in 2003 as the National
Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate. Since then, he has not
stopped plotting evil. But by the grace God, whoever plans evil in
Ekiti State will perish, just as Pharaoh’s army perished in the Red
Sea in the pursuit of the Israelites,” he concluded