Ekitigate: Fayose is after my life – PDP chief who blew the whistle raises alarm

– Temitope Aluko has claimed that his life was under threat

– He alleged that Governor Fayose had ordered people to get rid of him at all cost

– A human rights lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele called on the EFCC to probe the $37m allegedly given to Fayose by Jonathan

Dr. Temitope Aluko, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief who blew the whistle on the alleged rigging of the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state has alleged that his life was under threat.

Speaking yesterday, February 1, Aluko claimed that he escaped from the hands of “fake security men” on Sunday night, The Nation reports.

The PDP chief had during an interview on Sunday, January 31, 2016, revealed how former president, Goodluck Jonathan allegedly gave Governor Ayo Fayose $37 million to rig the Ekiti election and directed the military to facilitate victory for him.

Speaking yesterday, Aluko said: “After the live television interview on Politics Today on Channels Television on Sunday at about 9.30 pm, my attention was drawn to the presence of some operatives supposedly from the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), seeking to effect my arrest.

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“However, having passed though the same route before, my instinct immediately told me that something was amiss. I made some calls and found out that there was no such order to effect my arrest by the office of the IGP or from any other security agency for that matter.

“I was later made to understand that the ‘fake’ security agents were actually miscreants posing as security men and acting on the orders of Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose to get rid of me at all cost.

“I must let Nigerians know that I have made a resolution to let the whole world know what transpired during the Ekiti 2014 governorship poll.”

However, Governor Fayose denied the allegations, describing him as desperate.

Meanwhile, Morakinyo Ogele, a human rights lawyer has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the $37m allegedly given to Fayose by Jonathan.

The activist lawyer said the anti-graft agency needed to probe the $37m to ascertain if it is part of the arms deal fund diverted and shared among many people.

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He also asked Fayose to resign from office within seven days, saying if he failed to do so, he would approach the Federal High Court to seek a declaration that the election is null and void by reason of the latest facts and figures released by Fayose’s former right-hand man.

Ogele called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to tell its own side of the story following the alleged sharing of N1 billion by its officials to compromise the 2014 Ekiti governorship election.

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