Ekiti Assembly: My Impeachment Was Unconstitutional – Aribisogan

The former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Gboyega Aribisogan, has described his impeachment as unconstitutional.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Aribisogan stated that his purported removal can’t stand judicial scrutiny, adding that the election of Olubunmi Adelugba as the new Speaker is a sham.

He called on legal luminaries and prominent indigenes of the state to intervene in the crisis rocking the state assembly following the death of the former speaker, Funminiyi Afuye.

Aribisogan also claimed that external interference was responsible for the leadership crisis in the state legislature, alleging that some individuals who were not happy with his election were behind his removal.

He also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to intervene in the matter, alleging that some forces were going after the 15 lawmakers loyal to him.

He said, “I am telling the whole world that Ekiti State needs to be rescued democratically from former Governor (Kayode) Fayemi and his cohorts. Some of us have decided to stand out and talk and say enough of the domination and oppression. Enough of this dictatorship by the former governor. He has left office. He does not have any power to come and tell us who should be the speaker of the state House of Assembly.

“We are calling on all leaders of APC both at the local, state, and national levels to rise to the occasion and rescue Ekiti State from the hands of (ex-) Governor Fayemi. We are calling on all the prominent people in Ekiti and clerics to come to our rescue. We must not die. We must live. Ekiti must progress.

“Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, they didn’t want him to talk; they even dissuaded him from appointing a Chief of Staff. All the appointments done so far were foisted on him by Fayemi.

“Because we went through that democratic way of electing a new Speaker, it has become a headache for him (Fayemi). I have never offended him. I served him for four years and was loyal to him to the end as Majority Leader (of the Assembly).”