The Ekiti State House of Assembly has advised its members to shun any invitation by the Department of State Services, DSS, following the release of one of its members who was detained for nothing less than 18days.
The state assembly also cleared doubts as concerning three of its members who had gone underground since March 4 when the DSS operatives allegedly raided the Assembly Complex.
The three Lawmakers, Musa Arogundade, Badejo Anifowose and Sina Animasaun, according to the state Assembly have since re-surfaced from their places of hiding.
The warning was handed out by the State’s Assembly on Wednesday during a press conference held in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The Speaker, Hon. Kola Oluwawole at the press conference said; “We are lawmakers and not law breakers. If the DSS has started on a good note, we would have cooperated. But going by the questions posed to Hon. Akanni during interrogation that why was he resisting Fayose’s impeachment shows that they have a sinister motive.”
He added that; “We have collectively resolved that based on that suspicion, we may not be able to honour any invitation by DSS because of our safety”.
The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan in a speech read, commended the efforts of the National Assembly, traditional rulers and all concerned Nigerians for their swift action and response which led to the release of the detained Lawmaker, Hon. Akanni.
He further advised the DSS to desist from subjecting Lawmakers to unnecessary trauma, stating that; “The three members and some governor’s aides had to go into hiding when it became obvious that the DSS was desperately after them too and their fear became further heightened when the DSS refused to obey an order of the court for the immediate release of Hon. Akanni,”