PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR of Ekiti state, Mr Ayo Fayose has
said he was stopped from attending his Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) convention in Port
Harcourt, the Rivers state capital on Wednesday by security operatives that blocked the gate
to the old Presidential lodge in Rivers state Government House, Port
Harcourt where he lodged with an armoured
personnel career, (APC).
A statement by his media aide, Mr Leye Olayinka described
the alleged action of the security aides as a clear case of “house of arrest”. The
media aide said all appeals to the security personnel at the gate to allow the
governor go out to attend the convention were ignored. The governor decried the
ugly development.
The statement , “I was under ‘house arrest’ in PH- Fayose Governor
Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has lamented that
he was not at the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
because he was placed under ‘house arrest’ at the Old Presidential Lodge,
Rivers State Government House where he lodged.
The governor, who was conspicuously absent at the convention
which was eventually held at the state secretariat
of the party after security agencies had sealed off the initial venue, was
prevented from moving out as the gate to the Old Presidential Lodge was blocked
by an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
Special Adviser to the governor on Social Media, Lere
Olayinka, disclosed that all entreaties to allow Fayose to step out to attend
the convention were rebuffed by the security personnel on ground.”, When
contacted for comment the state Police Commissioner, Mr Francis Odesanya said
it was not true. ” that cant be true . It is not to my knowledge. How did the
other Excellencies ( governors) go out of their lodge “, he said.
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