Impeachment: Chaos in Ekiti as Fayose blocks all entry points into state

No vehicle can move out of or into the state
There is chaos in Ekiti State and its boundary
with other states. This followed the blocking,
early on Tuesday morning, of all the entrances into the state by the state Governor, Ayo Fayose. Drivers of several vehicles, including luxury buses, parked at the entrances and left, leaving motorists and passengers stranded. Reports reaching The Eagle Online said areas affected included Ijan, Ikere, Iworoko, Oye and Ilawe. No vehicle can move out of or into the state. Travellers from other parts of the country who use the state for passage are struggling to find other routes. Thugs are also said to abound around the state, especially
the state capital, Ado Ekiti, with bon fire set up in some places. The bone of contention is the move by the 19 All Progressives Congress members of the state House of Assembly to impeach Fayose.
The purportedly ousted Speaker of the Assembly, Dr.
Adewale Omirin, had said the lawmakers were set to remove
Fayose from office, beginning with the impeachment
process.
Lere Olayinka, the Special Assistant to Fayose on
Communications New Media, confirmed the development in a
post on Facebook.
Olayinka said: “They called for war, and they are getting it.
“Let Omirin and his APC jesters come to Ekiti and carry out
their evil plot.”
However, a report just reaching The Eagle Online said
soldiers and policemen have been drafted to tow the
vehicles off the road.