by Kolapo Olapoju

Ayo Fayose, the governor of Ekiti state may be begging for forgiveness and suing for peace, but his body language and utterances suggests otherwise.

20 minutes after leaving a church service on Sunday, April 19, Fayose made a live broadcast on the Ekiti State Radio and Television, ESRT, where he told Ekiti people to defend their mandate from the APC lawmakers, who he claimed were coming to invade the state to impeach him today.

During the governor’s live broadcast on the ESRT, he told the people to defend their mandate from the invading APC lawmakers and defend him against the alleged impeachment.

He urged drivers and Okada riders in particular to come out and defend his mandate, saying: “My mandate is your mandate and you must defend it.”

In response to the broadcast, the Okada riders association and the commercial transport workers operating in the state immediately told their members to besiege the premises of the state House of Assembly today at 6 a.m and defend the mandate Fayose’s mandate.

Barely 10 minutes after Fayose’s broadcast, two statements were released on the state radio from the drivers union and Okada riders association.

Okada riders association

“All Okada riders in Ekiti State are enjoined to be on the look-out for strange faces in the state from tomorrow. This is because it has been gathered that APC lawmakers working with Dr Adewale Omirin are planning to truncate the peace of the state by invading the state with armed thugs.

“All Okada riders in the state should be mobilised to the House of Assembly by 6 a.m tomorrow. Governor Fayose’s mandate is the mandate of Okada riders. We must defend it with the last drop of our blood.” Signed: Niyi Dahunsi, Chairman, Okada Riders Association.
National Union of Road Transport Workers

“The APC lawmakers have vowed to kill anyone that stands on their way to achieving the plot of impeaching Governor Fayose and his Deputy, Dr Kolapo Olusola. We, therefore, alert all members of our union to be on the look-out from tomorrow. All drivers unions members should be prepared to defend the mandate freely given to Governor Fayose.”

“Our members should monitor movement of vehicles into Ekiti State from today so as to prevent invasion of thugs whose only intention is to kill our people. We gave our mandate to Fayose and we must be prepared to defend it.”

Kolapo Olapoju