Ex-Council Officials to Fayose: Obey Supreme Court, pay our allowances

Local government officials in Ekiti State who served between
2008 and 2010 on Tuesday took to the streets to protest alleged
refusal of Governor Ayo Fayose to obey the Supreme Court order that
they be paid the allowances covering the remainder of their
tenure.

The former local government chairmen and councillors who were
elected on December 20, 2008, alongside the supervisors and
advisers were removed from office on 29th October, 2010 by former
Governor Kayode Fayemi.

The placard-carrying protesters started their demonstration at
the gate of Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti before moving to other parts
of the town. They expressed dismay that since the Supreme Court
judgment delivered on December 9 last year, nothing has been done
to pay them
as ordered.

Some of their placards read: “Ekiti Government Should Respect
the Rule of Law,” “Gov Fayose, Pay Our Money,” “No Individual is
Bigger than Supreme Court,” “Mr Governor, Stop Dragging Judiciary
Judiciary in the Mud,” “ALGON 2008-2010 Challenge Gov Fayose To Pay
Our Allowances as Ordered by Supreme Court,” among others.

One of the protesters, Babalola Adekunle, who served as Special
Adviser on Internally Genrated revenue in Oye Local Government,
wondered why Fayose is allegedly punishing fellow Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) members by refusing to pay them their
salaries, allowances
and emoluments.

Babalola who disclosed that they resorted to the protest having
waited for seven months without any action from the government said
some of their colleagues had died while others are finding it
difficult to meet up with their responsibilities.

He said: “We don’t know why Fayose is delaying the payment of
our financial entitlements as ordered by the Supreme Court. We are
PDP members like Fayose, he should pay us from the N9.6 billion
Paris Club Refund cash.”

Another protester, Clement Omotoyinbo, who served as Councillor
in Gbonyin Local Government, advised Fayose to stop what he called
“frivolous projects” and pay the former council officials their
entitlements as ordered by the apex court.

Omotoyinbo said: “Fayose should stop these frivolous projects he
is executing and pay us our entitlements. It is only a living
person that can climb and ride a vehicle on the flyover he is
constructing.”

Local government officials in Ekiti State who served between
2008 and 2010 on Tuesday took to the streets to protest alleged
refusal of Governor Ayo Fayose to obey the Supreme Court order that
they be paid the allowances covering the remainder of their
tenure.

The former local government chairmen and councillors who were
elected on December 20, 2008, alongside the supervisors and
advisers were removed from office on 29th October, 2010 by former
Governor Kayode Fayemi.

The placard-carrying protesters started their demonstration at
the gate of Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti before moving to other parts
of the town. They expressed dismay that since the Supreme Court
judgment delivered on December 9 last year, nothing has been done
to pay them
as ordered.

Some of their placards read: “Ekiti Government Should Respect
the Rule of Law,” “Gov Fayose, Pay Our Money,” “No Individual is
Bigger than Supreme Court,” “Mr Governor, Stop Dragging Judiciary
Judiciary in the Mud,” “ALGON 2008-2010 Challenge Gov Fayose To Pay
Our Allowances as Ordered by Supreme Court,” among others.

One of the protesters, Babalola Adekunle, who served as Special
Adviser on Internally Genrated revenue in Oye Local Government,
wondered why Fayose is allegedly punishing fellow Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) members by refusing to pay them their
salaries, allowances
and emoluments.

Babalola who disclosed that they resorted to the protest having
waited for seven months without any action from the government said
some of their colleagues had died while others are finding it
difficult to meet up with their responsibilities.

He said: “We don’t know why Fayose is delaying the payment of
our financial entitlements as ordered by the Supreme Court. We are
PDP members like Fayose, he should pay us from the N9.6 billion
Paris Club Refund cash.”

Another protester, Clement Omotoyinbo, who served as Councillor
in Gbonyin Local Government, advised Fayose to stop what he called
“frivolous projects” and pay the former council officials their
entitlements as ordered by the apex court.

Omotoyinbo said: “Fayose should stop these frivolous projects he
is executing and pay us our entitlements. It is only a living
person that can climb and ride a vehicle on the flyover he is
constructing.”