The Ekiti Council of Traditional rulers, yesterday said it has no crisis with Governor Ayodele Fayose over his protracted feud with former secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and political ally, Dr Tope Aluko, over the conduct of the June 21, 2014 governorship poll.
The monarchs insisted that they were neither lobbied nor compelled by Fayose to write a communiqué Aluko over his exposure that the last Ekiti governorship election, which Fayose won, was allegedly rigged by military personnel.
Aluko, had while testifying before Major Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade-led military tribunal, which investigated involvement of military personnel in the alleged electoral malfeasance, accused the PDP of deploying military might to oust Dr Kayode Fayemi.
But the latest development was brought about by a news that has gone viral on social media and an online publication to the effect that the Obas had disagreed with Fayose over his intention to conscript them to write a communiqué condemning Aluko over his role during a recent meeting held in Ado Ekiti capital city.
At a press conference in Ado Ekiti, the Council’s Chairman and Ologotun of Ogotun Ekiti, Oba Samuel Oyebade, denied the existence of such meeting, warning that members should not be dragged into the murky water of politics under any guise.
“Council says unequivocally that the content of that publication was a blatant lie, a fabrication arising from the imagination of the writer. It was also a deliberate attempt to smear the image of the traditional rulers and set the government and the council against each other”, he said
The monarchs added: “It is true that a meeting of traditional rulers was held on February 16, 2016, but the meeting was never attended by Fayose’s Chief of Staff, Mr Dipo Anisulowo or any government official as quoted in the online publication.
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