Rising from an emergency meeting on the political crisis on Wednesday, the elders under their umbrella body, Ekiti Council of Elders, said those who don’t wish the state well in Yoruba land and the entire country “are laughing at us.”
The body chaired by Prof. Tunde Oluwasanmi promised not to rest on its oars until the crises are resolved, adding that plans are on to bring warring parties together through peace talks.
Addressing reporters shortly after the meeting held in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Chairman, Standing Committee of Ekiti Council of Elders, Chief Oladeji Fasuan, said the group believes that the crises could still be resolved if the parties could make concessions.
Fasuan, who is also the Chairman of Committee for the Creation of Ekiti State, said the elders have resolved to summon Governor Ayo Fayose and the Dr. Adewale Omirin-led 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the House of Assembly to meetings to ensure the resolution of the impasse.
Other prominent Ekiti elders at the meeting include former governor of old Ondo State, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua; the Odoba of Ado-Ekiti and former Registrar, University of Ife, Chief Alex Olu Ajayi; former Ado-Ekiti Local Government Chairman, Chief Ojo Falegan; former Chairman, Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Bayo Orire; former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Prof. Olorunfemi Olaofe and former governorship aspirant, Biola Olasehinde, among others.
Fasuan explained that the council had launched several attempts to intervene in the situation but such efforts did not yield fruit “due to the apparent refusal of our difficult sons and daughters who are operating in the political space.”
He disclosed that a suit filed by Omirin and his deputy, Adetunji Orisalade, against their impeachment limited their intervention in the crisis, noting that the council is still determined to get to the root of the matter with a view to finding solution.
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