Fayose restores Oni's privileges as Former Governor.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has restored all the
privileges of former Governor Segun Oni, whose election
was annulled by an Appeal Court in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Oni’s successor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, stopped the privileges
enjoyed by Oni on the grounds that a court had declared
his election illegal.
Fayose was impeached on October 16, 2006 for
misconduct.
A statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday by Fayose’s Chief
Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, said the governor took
the step in appreciation of the contributions of past leaders
in the state.
“Governor Ayo Fayose is restoring all the privileges of
former Governor Segun Oni. His portrait, which was
removed from the Governor’s Office by former Governor
Kayode Fayemi, has been returned.
“All those who served with him and whose portraits were
removed by the past administration such as former chief
press secretaries, among others, have been returned.
“It was the Fayemi’s administration that even stopped their
financial entitlements when it made the House of Assembly
to pass a bill that Oni and Fayose were not due for such.
“The excuse they gave was that Fayose did not complete
his tenure and Oni’s tenure was unknown to law because
the court removed him from office.
“The Fayose’s administration appreciates the contributions
of those who have led the state in the past and would not
in any way rubbish such.
“We are ready to acknowledge all and would not as a
result of political differences rubbish what people have
done in the past,” the statement said.
Adelusi expressed the readiness of the governor to provide
a leadership that would eventually rank him among
statesmen in Ekiti.

**Punch.