How I plotted Fayose’s impeachment with Obasanjo – Ex-presidential aide

How I plotted Fayose’s impeachment with Obasanjo – Ex-presidential aide

Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, has disclosed his role in the impeachment of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose.

Speaking on Edmund Obilo’s podcast State Affairs, published on Thursday, Ojudu revealed that he actively plotted and scripted Fayose’s impeachment with the backing of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

While recounting the events, Ojudu shed light on the political strategies and maneuvers employed to unseat Fayose, offering a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes activities that shaped Ekiti State’s political history.

According to Ojudu: “I plotted and scripted the impeachment of Fayose in Ekiti. I used Obasanjo and when he realized it, he fought back against me.

“I had an agreement and signed that Fayose should be impeached but make sure his deputy is not. I took all the lawmakers to Lagos where I kept them in hotels and was feeding and taking them around.

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“I was not a senator, I was a journalist who had money and my friends gave me money. They were not happy with him, I saw that weak link and I exploited it.

“Obasanjo was angry and gave the deputy governor soldiers to return to Ekiti and proclaim herself as governor. When she got there, I called people to resist her and they had no alternative but to declare an emergency.

“Fayose sued me for libel and Falana was my lawyer, I went to court and presented my facts, by the time we finished, Justice Daramola told Fayose ‘you have no honour and integrity.’”

Fayose became the second governor of Ekiti on May 29, 2003, after defeating the incumbent governor, Niyi Adebayo, in the governorship election.

He was impeached on October 16, 2006.

 

How I plotted Fayose’s impeachment with Obasanjo – Ex-presidential aide