Posted on: 02:49 Mon, 28 Mar 2016



The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele
Fayose has surprised the detained
Ekiti State lawmaker recently released
by the DSS with a mega gift.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has shocked a member of
the Ekiti State House of Assembly,
Afolabi Akanni, with an
unbelievable gift after he was
detained for 18 days by the
Department of State Services. The
governor gave the lawmaker a car
gift .

It was a celebrated event held at
the Jibowu Hall of the governor’s
office as he hosted the 26-member
assembly. The governor did not
waste time to criticize the DSS. He
said the security agency only
succeeded in tarnishing its own
image by allegedly attempting to
coerce members of the assembly to
act the script of his detractors,
which was to impeach him. He
described their action as shameless.



He said:-

“This House of Assembly is very
unique and exemplary. You have
refused to be bought over. My
detractors have money and
influence but Power of God starts
where that of men stops. I’m so
proud of you.

“You have shown that you can see
beyond today. Wealth is not the
amount of money in your bank
but your level of integrity. You
represent and carry yourselves as
responsible Nigerians. The Old
testament has to give way to the
new testament. You are the ‘New
testament’ House of Assembly.

“Betrayers will only contribute to
the success of the person being
betrayed. Those that betrayed us
in the first term are no longer
relevant today. Many of them
even suffered and regretted their
actions. Together we stand and I
know the House will never divide.

I don’t regret standing for those
incarcerated. This is an
opportunity for us to stand for
our tomorrow.



The happy Akanni in appreciation
described Fayose as a “great leader
and great mentor.”

“He remains a very honest man
who also stand by his followers. I
was so sure that he will fight my
cause while in detention and I
was not disappointed.

“The DSS asked me so many
questions about the governor and
I stood my ground. Governor
Fayose is one man that I can
never betray because he is my
helper and my mentor. He has
done a lot for me.”