The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of diverting over N150 million of the state funds to renovate his personal property, Spotless hotel, Ado-Ekiti.
It also accused the governor of deliberately lying to win undeserved sympathy and set Ekiti people against his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and other APC leaders.
The party stated these while reacting to strings of allegations raised by Mr. Fayose in his maiden monthly media chat.
In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, on Thursday, the APC said Gov. Fayose lied by saying that Fayemi owed workers two months salaries, which he (Fayose) said he was not prepared to pay.
According to the party, Fayemi did not collect September allocation before he handed over power in October and wondered why Fayose, who collected September allocation, refused to pay workers their September salary.
“Fayose said in the programme that he has not collected any money since his assumption of office. This is a lie and wickedness to Ekiti workers. The workers deserve their pay. Fayose cannot claim he has no money after collecting N22 billion so far after he assumed office”.
In a counter-reaction, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, said that the renovation of Spotless Hotel began shortly after Mr. Fayose won the Peoples Democratic Party’s primaries.
“The renovation started after the Governor won the primaries of his party in March. This was done for convenience purpose. The renovation started when he had not won the election. How could he have access to state fund?
“The APC should look for another lie. The APC is idle, that is why it has been churning out lies. They should get busy with positive thinking”, Adelusi added.
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