{"id":16386,"date":"2020-05-28T10:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T10:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=16386"},"modified":"2020-05-28T10:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T10:43:54","slug":"pdp-cries-out-over-alleged-sale-of-ekiti-abuja-govs-lodge-by-fayemi-demands-explanations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=16386","title":{"rendered":"PDP cries out over alleged sale of Ekiti Abuja Gov\u2019s Lodge by Fayemi, demands explanations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Kayode-Fayeminew.jpg\" alt=\"Kayode Fayem\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/PDP\/\">Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<\/a>&nbsp;in Ekiti State has cried out alleging that the Kayode Fayemi-led government has sold the Ekiti Governor\u2019s Lodge in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party has, therefore, demanded for explanations from the governor on the status of the lodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party said there was credible evidence that the property, sitting on 2000sqm land in Asokoro, Abuja has been sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday by the secretary, Caretaker<br>Committee of the PDP in Ekiti State, Diran Odeyemi, the party said \u201cGovernor Fayemi must explain to Ekiti people why the<br>building was demolished and a new structure being built on the land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement added that \u201cthere was allegation that Governor Fayemi got the state government to buy a property belonging to him in Abuja, to be converted to a new Governor\u2019s Lodge after selling the one in Asokoro, Abuja.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PDP said the Governor Fayemi-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Ekiti State, would be living to its real identity as a \u201cdevourer of Ekiti heritage\u201d if it turned out that the massive edifice was sold with no one in the state knowing about it until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs at today (Wednesday), the edifice sitting on 2000sqm on T. Y.<br>Danjuma, Asokoro, Abuja is no longer there. It has been demolished and new structure is being built on the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the site, no sign post, stating the owner of the new structure,<br>the contractor and consultant as it should be if the new structure is being built by the state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlso, assuming but not conceding that the new structure with like 15ft bunker is being built by the state government, what is the justification for pulling down the old structure and building a new one at this time? At what time did the former structure become<br>dilapidated to warrant total demolition to pave way for a new one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShould spending billions of Naira on a new Governor\u2019s Lodge in Abuja be the priority of the same Fayemi\u2019s government that sacked over 3,000 workers under the pretence that there was no money to pay them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is therefore our demand that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/ekiti-fayemi-slashes-political-appointees-salaries-by-50-percent\/\">Governor Fayemi<\/a>&nbsp;must explain to Ekiti people what happened to the multi-billion Naira edifice in Abuja,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)&nbsp;in Ekiti State has cried out alleging that the Kayode Fayemi-led government has sold the Ekiti Governor\u2019s Lodge in Abuja. The party has, therefore, demanded for explanations from the governor on the status of the lodge. 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The party has, therefore, demanded for explanations from the governor on the status of the lodge. 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