Impeach God First Before You Impeach Me - Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has boasted that anyone who wants to impeach him must first face the herculean task of impeaching God before he can be removed as governor of the state.
The Fayose said this at an audience participatory programme; “Meet Your Governor” aired on the State Television, EKTV, Ekiti Radio on Monday, April 6.

Explaining why any impeachment proceedings against him will fail, he said: “I’m like Israel that is in the midst of enemies but will always prevail. Whoever wants to remove me will first have to impeach God.

The governor, according to the Daily Post, also described those plotting his impeachment as the same enemies of Ekiti State that plotted his exit from office in 2006. He also alleged that he was been witch hunted for being loyal to President Jonathan.

He said: “They are doing all these just to get at me because of my support for President Jonathan and I have no regret for supporting the president.

Fayose who claimed that he hadn’t seen any impeachment notice, explained that Dr Adewale Omirin who was instituting the proceedings against him had been impeached as the speaker of the State House of Assembly.

“Let me say it again, I have not been served any impeachment notice. The House of Assembly is also on recess and Dr Adewale Omirin is not the speaker of the State House of Assembly.

Omirin is in court, challenging his impeachment and he can’t be challenging his impeachment in court and at the same time laying claim
to being Speaker”, he added

Last week the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Ayodele Fayose. The embattled Speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin, has forwarded a notice of gross misconduct to the governor, which sources within the APC said was served on him during the week. But Fayose has describing the purported impeachment notice as the “joke of the century.