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Fayose’s panel on ex-gov Fayemi concludes proceedings, set to submit report
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to look into the financial transactions of the state under the administration of the former governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has concluded its proceedings and said it will submit its report soon.
Counsel to the commission, Mr. Sunday Bamise, told the panel on Monday, that all the witnesses called by the panel appeared except the immediate past governor of the state, who is the Minister for Steel and Minerals Resources Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, his Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Vincent Kolawole and CASA Consult Limited.
Mr. Bamise said having heard from the witnesses that appeared before the panel, that he urged the commission to close the public hearing so as to take a step in writing and submitting its report to Governor Fayose.
The chairman of the commission, Justice Silas Oyewole (rtd) obliged and declared proceedings at the commission of inquiry closed.
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This is coming as a High Court in Ado Ekiti had last week Thursday, affirmed the legality of the judicial commission of inquiry and said that Fayose had powers to run affairs of his state and that he had exclusive rights to set up commission of inquiry without the prompting of the House of Assembly and that he properly so acted.
Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, who delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Dr. Fayemi against the commission of inquiry, said Governor Fayose acted pursuant to Section 2 (1) of the Commission Inquiry Law Cap C10 Laws of Ekiti State. He dismissed all other reliefs seeking to set aside and perpetually restrain the Commission.
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