Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State
president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba
The duo spoke on Thursday, at the launch of the NLC Delegates’ Conference in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, saying the crisis in the state has been blown out of proportion.
Wabba, who was represented by Mr Babatunde Liadi, said the impression created in the minds of outsiders was that the state had been permanently engulfed by crisis, with the way the plot to impeach the governor by 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers was being painted to the outside world.
“When I was to come to Ekiti to preside over this election, I was sceptical, because I thought the state was under serious crisis, but when I got here, I saw that everywhere was peaceful. So, I began to think about the impression they had created about Ekiti by political actors to the outside world.
“I want to commend Governor Fayose for handling the matter maturely. I want to believe that the maturity must have caused the peace being enjoyed by citizens of the state,” he said.
Fayose described the workers as harbingers of peace and the pivot of his government, saying that they played a prominent role in his re-election during the June 21 governorship poll.
The governor lamented the dwindling financial status of the
state, which had reduced the monthly allocation to about N2 billion when
the wage bill was N2.6 billion, saying he would soon convoke a
stakeholders’ meeting to chart a new course on how best to appropriate
the state resources.
Fayose said he would continue to accord the welfare of workers, especially payment of salaries, the utmost priority, saying “any politician who underrates workers is heading for doom.
“Those of you who travelled from afar off to Ekiti today can attest to the fact that Ekiti crisis was being overblown.
“I want to thank the NLC president for even raising the observation. We are on ground alongside these workers here in Ekiti. We are not doing our own politics on the pages of newspapers, because I deal with reality.
“The Ekiti workers played prominent roles in my coming back to government after eight years they said I was impeached. Even the Supreme Court, in its judgement last week, said they were only lying that I was never impeached. What victory could be more than this?
“I am not in Ekiti to persecute anybody. I believe I was brought back to do good to all manners of men and that was why I have been waving the olive branch to the lawmakers and the opposition.
“They have to be honourable enough like President Goodluck Jonathan, who had to leave the high office for Nigeria to remain united. They have to appeal to opposition to allow Fayose to be, so that I can take care of the people who voted me into power.”
“I want to appeal to you to use your election as an example. Let it represent the wish of your members. Don’t conduct the election in a way that would create crisis or division because another four years is in the offing for another person to take over,” Fayose added.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Adewale Omirin-led Ekiti State House of Assembly from impeaching Governor Fayose and his deputy, Dr Olusola Eleka.
The Ekiti House of Assembly had attempted to impeach Fayose on the basis of gross misconduct.
Fayose said he would continue to accord the welfare of workers, especially payment of salaries, the utmost priority, saying “any politician who underrates workers is heading for doom.
“Those of you who travelled from afar off to Ekiti today can attest to the fact that Ekiti crisis was being overblown.
“I want to thank the NLC president for even raising the observation. We are on ground alongside these workers here in Ekiti. We are not doing our own politics on the pages of newspapers, because I deal with reality.
“The Ekiti workers played prominent roles in my coming back to government after eight years they said I was impeached. Even the Supreme Court, in its judgement last week, said they were only lying that I was never impeached. What victory could be more than this?
“I am not in Ekiti to persecute anybody. I believe I was brought back to do good to all manners of men and that was why I have been waving the olive branch to the lawmakers and the opposition.
“They have to be honourable enough like President Goodluck Jonathan, who had to leave the high office for Nigeria to remain united. They have to appeal to opposition to allow Fayose to be, so that I can take care of the people who voted me into power.”
“I want to appeal to you to use your election as an example. Let it represent the wish of your members. Don’t conduct the election in a way that would create crisis or division because another four years is in the offing for another person to take over,” Fayose added.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Adewale Omirin-led Ekiti State House of Assembly from impeaching Governor Fayose and his deputy, Dr Olusola Eleka.
The Ekiti House of Assembly had attempted to impeach Fayose on the basis of gross misconduct.
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