The former Governor of Ekiti state has gone on the offensive by slamming a N500 million
lawsuit against the Ekiti state House of Assembly.
Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has urged a Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti
to set aside the warrant of arrest issued against him by the House of Assembly.
The Ekiti state House of Assembly had issued a warrant of arrest calling on the Inspector
General of Police to give effect to the warrant to bring Fayemi to the legislative chamber to defend himself against allegation of misappropriation of State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB)
funds totaling N852 million.
The lawmakers also accused Fayemi, of fraud in the award of contracts during his administration between 2010 and 2014. However, while challenging the warrant, the former governor in a suit filed by his counsel, Rafiu Balogun, copies of which was
made available to reporters on Wednesday said that the action taken by the was politically motivated and done in bad faith.
He therefore sought the sum of
N500,000,000.00 as general damages for the embarrassment, odium, contempt and public ridicule the issuance of the summons and arrest warrant has caused him having been widely circulated in the print, electronic and online media.
He contended that the summons and warrant of arrest issued against him by the Assembly was done in gross violation of the
provisions of Sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
Joined as defendants in the suit are the Assembly, the Speaker, the Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police, Ekiti
State Command.
Fayemi is seeking a perpetual injunction of the court restraining the 3rd and 4th defendants from arresting him or giving effect to the warrant of arrest issued by the
1st and 2nd defendants in total disregard of the provisions of Sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
