Fayemi, who is the governorship candidate of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next Saturday’s governorship poll
was slated to hold a ground breaking rally today.
According to the soldiers, the governor had no
clearance to attend Mr. Fayemi's series of rallies, therefore the governor's
chopper wouldn't be allowed to fly. The soldiers hinted that they were only
acting on "orders from above"
It was gathered that after a few exchange of
words with the soldiers, Oshiomhole returned to his office at the governor's
house.
Similarly, another aircraft meant to convey Kano
State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso from his state to Ekiti State, was denied
landing rights at the Akure airport, while Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi
also suffered the same fate as soldiers stationed between Akure, the capital of
Ondo State, and Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, also prevented him from
getting to the rally.
Meanwhile, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa
State was also barred from taking off from Yola airport yesterday, to attend
the inauguration of the APC executive council in Abuja.
However, the governor, who attempted to leave
the state by road aroused the anger of members of the state assembly who
immediately started impeachment proceedings against him. The state's account
has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Responding to the
development in an interview with newsmen, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, accused the
Jonathan-led administration of fully militarizing Ekiti State. He condemned
that fact that, the federal government had closed down Akure Airport and that
soldiers were preventing people from all over Ekiti State from attending a
grand rally organized for Governor Fayemi today
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