Newly sworn-in Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has
shut down the filling station of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly.
The Speaker, Adewale Omirin, who is a member of the
opposition All Progressive Congress, is on a month’s recess along with other members
of the House.
Fayose’s reason for closing down Omirin’s petrol station in
the state capital, along with three others, was on the grounds that the
location flouted environmental laws. The closure was done last Tuesday by the
state government. Its agents ordered the owners to submit their construction
approval documents to the state Ministry of Environment.
The Speaker, however, interprets this as an act of
intimidation, given the fact that he belongs to an opposition party.
Reacting to the Speaker’s allegation, the chief press
secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi, denied the allegation of intimidation
and vendetta.
“The essence of closing down petrol stations is to ensure
sanity and safety in the state capital.
“When petrol stations are cited near public institutions or
residential areas, everybody knows the danger it can cause if there is fire
outbreak which has happened in some towns where lives were lost and property
destroyed. Even in Lagos State, you cannot just cite petrol station anyhow,”
the statement said.
“Omirin should have nothing to fear, because the Governor has
nothing against him. He should behave like good politician and refrain from
conniving with his party to do something unholy.
“His party lost the election and another Governor sworn in,
so we expect him to cooperate with the government than creating a stumbling
blocks. If Omirin has no skeleton in his cupboard, he should have nothing to
fear”.
“I had earlier told the governor that in the interest of
Ekiti people, the House of Assembly would work with him to deliver dividends of
democracy for the good people of Ekiti State,” the statement read.
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