I Won’t Probe Fayemi—Fayose Declares

Incoming governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has categorically stated that he will not fund the newly created Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, by the outgoing governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi.

Shortly after the June 21, 2014 gubernatorial election in Ekiti, which the sitting governor lost to Fayose, Fayemi established the LCDAs, which has caused controversies between the two.

Fayose, who is returning to the Government House the second time, described the creation as unconstitutional and vowed not to “divert statutory allocations meant for local governments in the state to any LCDA.”

He noted that Fayemi has not done “anything bad, but for me, in order not to breach the Constitution, I will not allow the diversion of allocations meant for the 16 local government areas in Ekiti to the LCDAs.” He said, “Allowing that is diversion, and it is a breach of the Constitution I will swear to obey and uphold.”

He stated that further that, “I want the people of Ekiti State to understand that what Governor Fayemi has created are LCDAs and not local governments. Nobody can create local governments in Nigeria without complying with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.”

Meanwhile, the former Labour Party member said he will not probe the administration of Fayemi.

“I am not going to probe the Fayemi-led administration. I want to act like a military officer taking over a command. My primary focus is how to put food on tables of Ekiti people. And my administration will be judged by that.

“I will make sure the entitlements of former governors in the state are given to them. I have come to work, transform the face of Ekiti State and Ado-Ekiti in particular. I want to leave a legacy that the unborn generations will meet,” he said.