Stop your comedy of errors, pursue substance – Fayemi tells Fayose

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has blasted his successor, Ayo Fayose, over his claim that the financial situation of the government he inherited is dismal.

Mr. Fayose had before his inauguration put the state’s debt profile at N89billion. In his inaugural speech, he readjusted the figure to N57billion.

He also claimed that none of the state’s agencies has up to a million naira in its account.

Mr. Fayemi has now responded to the claims, saying the state is only indebted to the tune of a little over N36billion.

He also punctured other claims by his successor and described Mr. Fayose’s allegations against his administration as mischievous, spurious, and irresponsible.

“It is our belief that Mr Fayose was hasty in making a pronouncement on the state of the state’s finances and other matters without first going through the handing over note which contains explicit details of government transactions and financial situation. Nothing can be more mischievous and irresponsible than this,” Mr. Fayemi said through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode.

“The concern here is the general public that could be misled by the fraudulent claims and deliberate distortions of facts and figures in an attempt to invent excuses for imminent poor performance in office.

“It would appear, however, that the new governor is ill prepared for the job at hand. His hasty approach to governance without paying due cognisance to decorum and tact would succeed only in exposing his incapability and further ridiculing the state.

“Our advice to him: Stop this comedy of errors. Pursue substance!”