Posted on: 05:30 Fri, 12 Feb 2016



Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on
Public Communications and New Media, Lere
Olayinka has said the persistent attack on
Governor Ayodele Fayose by self-acclaimed
human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) was
out of pain and frustration occasioned by his
failed ambition to govern Ekiti State.

The governor’s spokesperson said it was
strange that a lawyer of Falana’s standing
would keep talking about someone committing
crime for over 10 years without him being able
to get the person convicted, adding that; “Oga
Femi Falana is fast turning himself into a jester
with his obsession to jump to the roof top to
make noise over anything Ayo Fayose.”

Olayinka, who urged him to make another
attempt at contesting the Ekiti State
governorship instead of making noise from
Lagos, said; “He (Falana) can come to Ekiti
and stand for election again and let’s see if he
can win even house of Assembly election in
Ilawe-Ekiti, his hometown.”

While describing Falana’s stance on Ekiti State
as hypocritical, the governor’s aide said
throughout the four years of All Progressives
Congress (APC) government of Dr Kayode
Fayemi, Falana did not utter a word to
condemn the murder of 10 indigenes of the
State that were murdered by agents of the
government.

“During the APC government of Dr Kayode
Fayemi, 10 indigenes of Ekiti State were
murdered by agents of the government. In
one of the murders, Foluso Ogundare’s
killing in Emure Ekiti, the APC government
tried so hard to frustrate the trial of the
suspects and it was a public knowledge
that Certificates of Occupancy were
hurriedly signed to effect the suspects’
bail.

“When all these were happening in Ekiti,
Falana was not in the moon, he simply
opted to keep silent because it was not
Fayose that was the governor.

“As at today, the APC Chairman in Ekiti
State, Jide Awe who is standing trial over
the murder of Ayo Jeje and Mrs Juliana
Adewumi in Erijiyan Ekiti has remained a
fugitive. Can Falana tell Nigerians whether
or not he has not been relating with
fugitive Jide Awe?

“The same Falana said in an interview in
Punch newspaper on July 15, 2014 that
Ekiti governorship election was not rigged
and that Fayose won fair and square, only
to come back close 18 months after to say
that the election was fraudulent.

“Honestly, Oga Femi Falana must be told in clear terms that his hypocrisy on Ekiti
State politics, especially concerning
Governor Fayose is fast turning to sound
from a broken record. If he is pained with
Fayose as his governor, he should wait till
2018 to try his luck and let’s how far he
will be able to go.”