The Ekiti State House of Assembly has described a report in
The Punch newspaper of Monday, July 25, that nine of its lawmakers are being
investigated over certificate forgery as baseless, wicked and a continuation of
relentless efforts of faceless enemies of the state to discredit the
government.
The Assembly also noted that the rumour that the lawmakers were in
hiding was a proof that “liars and enemies of progress are at work,” as “the
House held its parliamentary meeting in the complex today (Monday) without any
fear, let or hindrance.”
According to a statement by the chairman, House Committee on
Information, Honourable Gboyega Aribisogan, the House was composed of
professionals in different fields of endeavour who had made their impacts in
their respective sectors. “It has come to the attention of the Ekiti State House of
Assembly that some enemies of the state, in their unrelenting bid to discredit
the state government, have alleged, through an apparently-sponsored story in
The Punch newspaper of Monday, July 25, that nine of the 26 honourable members
of the House are under investigation for alleged certificate forgery.
“This is clearly a careless and baseless allegation,
considering that all the members of the House were duly screened by relevant
government agencies prior to their election into the House. Besides, it is
suspect that the said story merely quoted a nebulous and faceless source and it
appeared only in the said newspaper.
“No member of this House has been invited for questioning by
any government agency over issue of certificates. The records of academic
qualification, as presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), of all the members are available in their respective schools.
“For the avoidance of doubt, members of the House are
credible people drawn from different professional sectors and they have made
marks in their respective fields. This is a House that has accountant,
journalists, medical doctor, retired civil servants, technocrats, among others
as members.
“That the rumour that the lawmakers were in hiding trailed
the evil allegation is further proof that it is the figment of the imagination
of the authors. We converged on the Assembly complex today for our routine
parliamentary meeting today without any fear, let or hindrance,” he said.
Aribisogan warned that “no amount of mudslinging and evil
shenanigan of the enemies of the state government would make us cringe. We are
unwavering in our resolve to assist the Ayodele Fayose-led government in its
effort to clear the mess that the APC-led government of Dr Kayode Fayemi has
made of the state.”
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