By Rotimi Ojomoyela

Ado-Ekiti—Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State protested in Ido Ekiti yesterday, accusing the Federal Government of planning  to silence Governor Ayodele Fayose as the lone opposition voice in the country.

The party leaders, who declared that they are ready to defend the governor with the last drop of their blood, also threatened to recall any lawmaker found working with the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, to hatch any impeachment plot against the governor.

The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions including, “Stop harassing Fayose,” “Fayose remain blameless,” “Fayose must complete his tenure,” and “Peace must remain in Ekiti.”

Addressing newsmen, a party leader, Mr. Ogunrinade Adeola, said the rally was organised to sensitise the people against being used to victimise the governor.

“The people all trooped out in the last election to cast votes for Governor Ayodele Fayose because he did well in his first coming. Although they truncated his reign then, we won’t allow that this time.

“Any of the lawmakers in the state Assembly that works against the governor is working against Ekiti interest and we won’t hesitate to recall the person.

“They are all in the state Assembly on the benevolence of the governor, so any act of betrayal will be taken as a coup against our collective interest.”

The immediate past chairman of PDP, Chief Idowu Faleye, boasted that the APC was working to frustrate the government because the party had lost its relevance in the state.

“APC is now in the oblivion. They have destroyed their political base because they ran the state into N76bn debt. So Fayose cannot be blamed for being unable to pay workers. If former Governor Kayode Fayemi had not obtained loan in excess, Ekiti would not have run into this crisis.”