The Ekiti State
chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused ex-governor Ayodele
Fayose of selling the party secretariat to himself by proxy.
The PDP while
threatening to sue Fayose, added that the secretariat which was a collective
property of the party members was allegedly sold by the ex-governor to one of
his cronies without the knowledge of the State Working Committee (SWC).
This claim was made by
the party chairman, Barr. Gboyega Oguntuase in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital on
Thursday while addressing journalists on the recent development in the party.
Oguntuase said the SWC
never partook in selling the secretariat, claiming that the ex-governor forged
their signatures.
Explaining he“What
Fayose said that we sold the property in collaboration with him, is cruel,
untrue and slanderous. I believe that by that statement, he has committed libel
on a high scale.
“To the best of my
knowledge as chairman of the party, and to the knowledge of many SWC members,
we have not sold the secretariat. I want to tell you that any document they say
they have, it is absolute falsehood.
“It is true he
approached me to sign a document, but I told him, it was going to be a
disservice to the party. I told him I can’t sign and I did not sign. God of
heaven knows that that was exactly what transpired in his house. He even asked
me what I want to take and I told him I can’t take such a sacrilegious
offering.
“Our property if it
has been sold via fraud, shall be recovered via thorough and extensive legal
action that will be taken by this party. We have received assurances from loyal
party leaders that they are with us.
“He claims that the
property was sold at foundation level, but we monitored the construction up to
the second and third floor. So, it is untrue that we have sold the property and
if the governor has done it, he should retrace his step and surrender the
document to the party”, he said.
He added that Fayose,
while in office as governor brazenly displayed acts of impunity as he ran the
party like his private fiefdom without recourse to party’s organs and
structures.
He alleged that the
ex-governor subjected the SWC and the party staff to ‘horror’ and ‘torture’,
saying they were abandoned to suffer untold hardship and languish in poverty
while being owed 17 months stipends payable to party officials.