Ekiti Assembly’s Action ‘Akin To Legislative Rascality’, Says Fayemi

Dr. Kayode Fayemi, former Ekiti State governor and now Nigeria’s minister of solid minerals and steel development has described resolution of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday calling for the constitution of a judicial panel of enquiry into the financial transactions of his administration as nothing but legislative rascality.

In a statement released by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, the decision of the lawmakers was not only ill-advised but reckless, considering the fact that two different law suits surrounding the purported probe are still pending in court.

“Simply put, the lawmakers’ attempt to institute a judicial panel or administrative panel, while the two cases involving the House of Assembly, its leadership and a top official of the present administration (in an Abuja High Court and Ado Ekiti Federal High Court) are yet to be determined is subjudice,” Oyebode stated.

“And, sadly, this is just a reflection of their poor knowledge of the law.

“The lawmakers are advised to study the constitution properly and understand their roles as well as the limit of their powers, as this desperate attempt to implicate the immediate past administration is nothing but another  wild goose chase”, Oyebode added.