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A Former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has given a seven-day ultimatum to a member of the state House of Assembly, Dr. Samuel Omotoso and the Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka to retract libellous statements against him in a live television programme aired on the state television on July 6.
This waa made known In a letter from Fayemi’s lawyer, R.O. Balogun &Co, dated November 19, the minister is asking both Omotosho and Olayinka to make a retraction and public apology, which must be given equal prominence like the offending statements and utterances.
They are also to pay Fayemi N100m for the offending statement within the period, failure of which an action would be filed against them in the court.
The duo of Omotoso and Olayinka had during a live programme on Ekiti State Television (EKTV) tagged Ejiire on July 6, alleged that Fayemi illegally took N1.5billion from Ekiti treasury and gave it to President Mohammadu Buhari, while contesting the presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They also alleged that Fayemi looted Ekiti treasury, alleging fraud in the purchase of vehicles for traditional rulers
and illegal withdrawal of N852million SUBEB money. Olayinka had said during the programme that “Fayemi paid Ekiti N852million into SUBEB account at Access Bank, and now this is the fraud he committed: It was this money that qualifies Ekiti to receive Abuja’s N852m SUBEB money, but immediately the money dropped into Ekiti SUBEB account, Fayemi just withdrew the state counterpart fund from the SUBEB account and
Abuja SUBEB caught them redhanded in the fraud game, just like 419.”
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