Posted on: 09:28 Fri, 25 Mar 2016



Ekiti State House of Assembly
member, Hon. Afolabi Akanni, who
was recently released from
detention by the Department of
State Services (DSS) has said that
the agency persuaded him to indict
State Governor Ayodele Fayose.

The lawmaker, who described his
arrest as illegal, stated that the DSS
arrested him without a warrant.

Akanni said, “They even said I
helped Fayose to launder another
N1.3 billion out of the N2.5 billion
ecological fund released to the
state. I said all these were lies. I
can’t lie against Mr Governor.”

He also said “What manner of
democracy are we practising? How
can DSS invade a House of
Assembly and arrest a lawmaker
with intention to impeach a
governor? They even came without
a warrant of arrest. Is this
democracy?

“Is it an offence to be loyal or
honest to a governor? Fayose is our
leader and I can’t betray him. Ekiti
people must stand behind him. Mr
Governor, I am assuring you that I
will always stand by you.”

Members of the Ekiti House of
Assembly have also asked the
Department of State Services (DSS)
to tender an unreserved apology
for invading their chambers.

Akanni was arrested by the DSS on
March 4, 2016, and was released on
Tuesday, March 22, 2016.