Fayose Bows to Pressure, Ready to Accept FG Bailout

With the pressure mounting in Ekiti state over unpaid salaries, Governor Fayose has stated the readiness of Ekiti state to access the bailout funds provided by the Federal Government.

The federal government had promised states bailout funds to help with the running of their affairs, but had listed a set of conditions that all states were to fulfill before being able to access the funds. Ekiti state has now met these conditions.

Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo urged all workers currently on strike to return to work as things would soon get better once access to bailout funds has been secured.

Ojo also condemned the government and agencies that have come after officials of Ekiti states over issues that have long since been determined.

Ojo said,

‎”We condemn in strong terms alleged threat, intimidation, harassment and embarrassment of officials of the state government by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Security (DSS) and even the Presidency over issues already settled by Supreme Court.

“The allegations are to coerce the people of the state and they should note that ‎the government was popularly elected by the people of the state about two years ago and the All Progressives Congress (APC) which was defeated then went through all llegal processes to challen‎ge the election and lost.

“Using a military panel that assessed not only Ekiti poll, but Osun, Rivers and presidential poll is an exercise in futility‎. Ekiti is peaceful, we don’t have miltancy or Boko Haram trouble and we don’t want anyone to provoke us and the people of the state. Nobody in the government, organs of the government and lawmakers doing their legitimate duties should be intimidated, harassed or threatened in whatever form.

“They are doing all this because Fayose is the only voice of the opposition in the country and that is permissible under democracy and when Dr Goodluck Jonathan was the President, former Governors Kayose Fayemi, Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola criticized him and they were not harassed or intimidated.‎To use state apparatus to har‎ass anybody will be resisted. What Fayose is saying is assisting the government and the people of Nigeria in general,”