Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has been accused by the All Progressive Congress, APC, of using his business associates as fronts to misappropriate Ekiti fund.
The accusation by the party was contained in a statement released by the party tasking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the activities of the governor with a focus on the execution of the new airport and market projects in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
In a statement released by Taiwo Olatunbosun, the Publicity Secretary of the party, he stated that the call for investigation into the projects became necessary based on the mind-boggling revelations found in the execution of the proposed projects by the governor using his business associates as fronts to misappropriate Ekiti money like he did during his first term in the poultry project.
Olatubosun went further to cite instance where the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose had awarded questionable contracts to his family members and friends claiming that “Dothraki International Limited, a business name owned by one of Fayose’s sons, was contracted for the projects on road signs and Christmas lights within Ado Ekiti in December last year.”
Mr Idowu Adelusi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Ekiti State Governor in response to the accusations said “Contract for construction of the airport project is yet to be awarded by the government because compensation to the land owners are yet to be paid. During the open bidding done recently, airport project was not part of the projects bidded for. I advised the Ekiti APC to look for another lie to tell”.