Ekiti govt threatens Fayemi’s appointees with arrest over N109m

Ekiti State Government has read the riot act to political appointees who served under the Dr. Kayode Fayemi-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government over their alleged refusal to pay N109.4 million for vehicles monetised to them while in office.

Brand new vehicles were said to have been given to the political appointees who enjoyed the policy under Fayemi, but 54 of the appointees refused to complete payment for the vehicles, with some owing as much as N5 million.

The government, in a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, said the Fayemi appointees “should either pay the N109.4 million or return the vehicles without delay to avert using the police to recover the vehicles from them.”

The affected political office holders included the former Deputy

Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu (N1,393,789.00), former Secretary to

the State Government, Alhaji Ganiyu Owolabi (N1,623,332.00), former

Commissioner for Works, Mr Sola Adebayo, Fayemi’s Chief Press

Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode (N1,623,332.00), former Commissioner

for Education and APC House of Representatives candidate for Ekiti

Central I, Mrs Eniola Ajayi (N1,723,332.00), former Commissioner

for Information, Tayo Ekundayo (N4,121,508.00), former Commissioner

for Finance, Dapo Kolawole (N1,723,332.00) among others.

Those owing more than N4 million are Tolu Ibitola, Simeon Adeyanju,

Aderemi Ajayi, Kehinde Ojo, Chief Tunde Odetola, Mojeed Jamiu,

Tolani Olufemi, Wole Olugboji, and Ebun Awoyemi while Bamidele

Ololade is owing N5.5 million.

In the category of N1.7 million are Wole Adewunmi, Debo Ajayi, Mrs

Fola Richie-Adewusi, Sola Adebayo, Kayode Olaosebikan, Kayode

Jegede, Mrs Bunmi Dipo-Salami, Alhaji Ayodele Jinadu, Babajide

Arowosafe, Biodun Oyebanji, Prof Olusola Fasuba, Funminiyi Afuye,

Paul Omotosho and Chief Folorunso Olabode while Remi Olorunleke is

owing N1.8 million and Babalola Olorunfemi owing N1.4

million.

Chief Dayo Fadipe, Olalekan Faromika, Segun Ologunleko, Tolulope

Dare, Tale Oguntoyinbo, Biodun Akin-Fasae, Wale Fapohunda, Bayo

Aina, Isola Akingbade, Engr T. Fakorede, Ibirinde Foluso, Bunmi

Awotiku. S. F. Lawal and Eben Alade are owing between N2.02 million

and N2.9 million.

Those owing more than N3 million are Bayo Kelekun, Ronke Okusanya,

Bunmi Adelugba and Oluwole Ariyo.

The government all entreaties to the APC stalwart to pay the N has

remained abortive as letters written to them was never

replied.