I Never Purchased Beds For N50m—Fayemi

Former governor of Ekiti State and also a ministerial nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari, Kayode Fayemi, has finally debunked rumour that he acquired beds in the Government House in Ado-Ekiti for N50 million.

Shortly after handing over to the incumbent governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, in October 2014, Fayemi came under heavy criticisms over the alleged purchase of beds for himself and his wife at the Government House for the above amount.

But appearing before the Senate for screening on Tuesday, Fayemi said nothing of such ever happened.

Fayemi challenged anyone with proof to substantiate the claims to come forward with it.

“I challenge anyone with receipts showing I bought the beds for N50 million to come forward to prove me wrong,” the former governor said.

Fayemi was responding to a question asked by Senator Olusola Adeyeye from Osun State.

The former governor also said he was prudent in handling the finances of Ekiti State while in office, adding that the N2.5 billion Government House is the cheapest in the country. “The Government House cost only N2.5 billion, which is the least in the country.”

Fayemi further said the structure was built because the where he stayed before erecting the Government House was a “two-bedroom apartment.”

He said though Ekiti is not an oil producing state that can put up a Government House like that in Akwa Ibom State, he made effort to build the 19-year-old state a befitting one.

He also stressed that, “There was nothing I put in Ekiti that I walked away with.”