According to Pointblanknews, the embattled All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Ekiti State House of Assembly are now lamenting that they were mislead by their party leaders. The former Speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin was at the Ekiti State Police Headquarters, Ado-Ekiti today, where he signed an undertaken to let peace reign in the House of Assembly.Omirin also dispelled rumour of an assassination attempt on him which had earlier been circulated on the social media. In a chat with reporters shortly after he emerged from the Police Commissioner’s Office today, Omirin described the rumour of assassination attempt as “baseless and unfounded.”
“Some people said they saw some strange faces around my house on Monday and I think that accounted for the rumour. But I want to say there was nothing like that,” Omirin said. He explained that he had commenced discussion with key stakeholders like traditional rulers, security agencies and illustrious citizens of the state on the need for the two feuding factions to reconcile and work together as one legislative body. He stressed that the APC lawmakers are ready to work with Governor Fayose. “I am a man of peace.
I am assuring Governor Ayodele Fayose of my cooperation and that there was nothing like impeachment plan against him. As far as I am concerned, we are not in Ekiti to foment trouble. The state Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu said the command was interested in ensuring that peace reigns in the state disclosing that he received a call from Omirin at about 11.00 pm on Monday shortly after arriving Ado-Ekiti. Lakanu revealed he had to despatch a team of policemen to the residence of the Speaker to give him protection ahead of the Tuesday morning’s parley. The CP explained that Omirin has assured him that the APC caucus would not be involved in anything that could disrupt the peace of the state until normalcy returns to the state legislature
However, while Pointblanknews reported the above, Mr. Wole Olujobi, Media adviser to Omirin issued the following statement:
“The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, has denied report that he told reporters that there was no attack on him Monday night in Ado-Ekiti.
Reacting to inquiries from senior editors over a twist in the story that that there was no attempt on his life, Omirin said he never spoke with any reporter denying the report.
Reacting to inquiries from senior editors over a twist in the story that that there was no attempt on his life, Omirin said he never spoke with any reporter denying the report.
“I never spoke with any reporter that there was no attempt to attack me. What happened yesterday was a clear case of assassination attempt. Even though the attackers never got to my room before the police arrived to save me, not attacking me directly is not the same as no attempt to kill me,” the Speaker said, stressing that there was no way he could have said there was no attempt to attack him “when it was the police that took me from the place and provided me with security throughout the night till daybreak after I made distress calls”.
Police sources insisted that men in two unmarked vehicles (black jeeps) parked very close to the house fled immediately the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) got close to the house.
Police sources insisted that men in two unmarked vehicles (black jeeps) parked very close to the house fled immediately the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) got close to the house.