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All is not well among the impeached former Speaker of Ekiti State
House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, who is
the arrowhead of the plot to impeach Governor Ayodele Fayose and his
Deputy, Dr. Olusola Eleka, and some of the APC lawmakers as questions
are now being asked on the spending of about N250m million allegedly
released for the impeachment project.
Sources very close to Omirin disclosed that the embattled former
Speaker was already complaining about the way and manner fund was
being raised by Senator Ojudu without the knowledge of the lawmakers.
One of the sources said Omirin had demanded explanations from Ojudu
over a sum of N250 million allegedly gotten from the Osun State
Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, but Ojudu could not offer any.
“14 of the APC lawmakers who are committed to the impeachment project
were to get N8 million each while Omirin was supposed to be given N15
million.
“However, only N2 million was given to each of the lawmakers while
Omirin got N5 million and tongues are now wagging as to how the
balance of N227 million was spent,” the source said.
Another source said some of the lawmakers are already getting tired of
fighting on, preferring to work towards getting their outstanding
entitlements and severance allowance before their tenure ends in June.
The lawmakers are said to be of the view that those used by Ojudu to
remove Fayose from office in 2006 never benefitted anything at the end
of the day.
“They are now reminding themselves of how Ojudu made millions from the
Fayose impeachment in 2006 and how none of the lawmakers used then
benefitted anything,” the source said.
Also, Omirin is said not to be too comfortable with Senator Ojudu’s
ambition to be governor, believing that it will be a direct support
for Ojudu’s ongoing plot to wrestle the leadership of the APC in
Ekiti State from former Governor Kayode Fayemi.
Already, Ojudu is financing a group within the Ekiti APC called Action Group.
Said a source; “One of the reasons the impeachment project has not
succeeded is Ojudu’s governorship ambition. Ojudu wants the
governorship while House of Representatives member and Labour Party
governorship candidate, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele is also working behind
the scene to upstage Ojudu should Fayose be impeached.
“Fayemi, on his own part does not want both Ojudu and Opeyemi
Bamidele. He will rather recontest or support another candidate.”
