Fayose only gave us N200,000 for fuel – Ekiti Speaker denies taking bribe

by Kolapo Olapoju

 

The embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, has denied collecting N25 million bribe from Ayo Fayose, after becoming governor of the state.

In an interview with Punch, Omirin addressed some of his disagreements with Governor Fayose and his illegal impeachment by the factional Speaker Dele Olugbemi and the 7 Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers.

On the issue of bribe, Omirin said: “That is part of the lies we are talking about. The only money he has released to the house is our regular statutory allocation per month which is N45m and that is what we have been taking since three and half years ago for the running grant of honourable members and civil servants. He has not approved any money outside this for the House.”

Omirin also reacted to the revelation by Olugbemi, who said that Fayose gave cash gifts to the lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress.

When asked about the 200,000 received from Fayose, the Speaker said: “It is just a gift from the governor when we visited him. He said he was giving us money for fuel. Nobody demanded gift from him, he gave out of his own free will. He has not even given up to N400,000 since he became the governor. It is all about the political drama going on in Ekiti State. Even from what you told me now, does it amount to N25m. If you calculate it, you will know everything is a lie.”

Furthermore, the Speaker said he will not force his way back into the State Assembly, while also restating that his impeachment by Olugbemi and others is “the joke of the year”.

“I’m not going to force my way in. My impeachment can only be carried out by 18 members and not seven. So the purported impeachment was the greatest joke of the century. As of today, I’m still the Speaker of that House legally by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I’m the authentic Speaker of that House,” Omirin added.

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