Fayose sets up commission to probe ex-Gov Fayemi over alleged fraud

Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose has inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Enquiry to investigate allegations of fraud against former governor of the state and current Minister for Steel and Mineral Resources Development, John Kayode Fayemi.

The governor gave the commission three months to submit its findings on Fayemi’s alleged fraud while he was the governor of the state.

The development came in compliance with the recent resolution of Ekiti State House of Assembly directing the governor to so do.

Explaining the rationale behind the development, Governor Fayose, whose speech was read by the Secretary to The State Government (SSG), Mrs. Modupe Alade, to journalists at the government office Exco chambers, Ado-Ekiti said, “In compliance with the resolution of the State House and pursuant to the powers conferred on Mr. Governor in section 2 of the Ekiti State Commission of Enquiry Cap C10 Laws of Ekiti State, 2012, His Excellency, Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose, has set up a Judicial Commission of Enquiry to look into the financial transactions of the state between 2010 and 2014.”

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The commission which is headed by retired Justice Silas Bamidele Oyewole of the Ekiti State High Court, has as its terms of reference to include; to ascertain how much Ekiti State government received as statutory allocations during the period under review and how same were disbursed; look into the financial transactions of Ekiti State between 2010 and 2014; ascertain the amount received on behalf of the state from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC); investigate the allegations of fraud/loss of funds.

The commission is also to investigate among others, the alleged diversion and conversion of the UBEC funds; ascertain the amount that the Ekiti State government took as loans during the period under review and how they were utilized; including all other issues relating to the finances of the Ekiti State government within the period under review, and to make appropriate recommendations to the Ekiti State government.

The state Assembly had asked the governor to set up the commission after Fayemi failed to honour its invitation to come and clarify some issues bothering on the finances of the state such as the SUBEB funds which was allegedly mismanaged among others.

 

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