Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has stormed the state house of assembly to answer for alleged misappropriation of local government funds.
Fayose arrived at the assembly on Friday despite his media aide, Lere Olayinka, saying his principal would not dignify the assembly with his presence.
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The former governor tweeted: “I just left the Ekiti House of Assembly where I met with the Speaker and some Principal Officers. I’m a clear conscience (sic), I fear no accusation.”
The assembly, during plenary on Thursday, had also summoned the former chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Dapo Olagunju; former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Kola Kolade; and 16 former local government chairmen.
Former speaker of the house, Kola Oluwawole, was also summoned alongside some suspended members of the fifth assembly over the passage of a N10 billion revised appropriation law towards the end of Fayose’s tenure.
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Mr Olayinka was also directed to appear before the assembly for not remitting revenue of above N13 million while he was a supervisor at the state-owned broadcasting service.
The summons done unanimously by the lawmakers followed the adoption of recommendations of the joint committee of the House on Public Petition and Local Governments on a petition submitted to the assembly by eight suspended PDP council chairmen.
