A constitutional lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, took a swipe at the decision of the governor, saying he is not surprised by the latest decision from the Governor. According to Sagay, “Everybody knows that Fayose is erratic, so nobody will be surprised by anything he does. He is a man full of antics and is an unguided missile, he can land anywhere at any time. So I’m not surprise at anything.” In line with Sagay, another senior lawyer, Chief Morah Ekwunoh, said : “The governor’s decision is regrettable, and it is an action which can only be justified in politics”. He submitted that such decision cannot stand the test of the law. “No doubt, the decision by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to restore, in toto, the rights and privileges appurtenant to the person of Oni as ex-governor of the state finds regrettable justification only in politics, and not law. This is because, from strict legal periscope and prism, his election, having been duly nullified by competent judicial process, the said election is seen as not tohave ever existed or ever took place, ab initio, as to bring into being his entitlement to such rights and privileges as being conferred by Governor Fayose. “Justification can only be situated in the unfortunate politics of the Governor’s penchant for political populism, and desire for much-needed strong political base and support from critical power brokers in the state, particularly bearing in mind his avalanche of problems since his second coming as Governor of Ekiti State. “This conduct, among his numerous other conducts, deserve round condemnation and resistance for signaling and perpetuating executive impunity and lawlessness, to the immeasurable detriment and prejudice of the much larger majority of the down-trodden and voiceless Ekiti State citizenry who, in the first place, elected him for their overall good and welfare, and who are being let down at the infancy of his second coming,” he said. Another senior constitutional lawyer, Chief Felix Fagbohungbe, SAN, in a telephone interview with Vanguard said there was nothing wrong with such decision, especially when Oni’s stay in office cannot be removed from record no matter how it was removed. He added that the process must be ratified by the state House of Assembly. - See more at: vanguardngr/2014/11/fayose-throws-another-punch-judiciary/#sthash.XySR5XhT.dpuf
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