Owoseni Ajayi, a lawyer based in
Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, has asked Ayodele Fayose, governor of the
state, to pay him a professional fee amounting to N600 million for legal
services he rendered.
Ajayi, who was Fayose’s lawyer
before he was appointed attorney general and commissioner for justice, listed
13 high-profile cases he handled for the governor which had not been paid for.
In a letter he wrote to Fayose,
made available to reporters in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, he said he demanded N600
million at the rate of N50 million for each of the case listed subject to
accruable interest.
He said the cases were not paid
for by Fayose because he was financially handicapped at the time but now
buoyant enough to make payment.
“You will recall that you never
paid our chamber, Owoseni Ajayi & Associates for the services rendered
throughout the time because of your financial incapacitation despite numerous
demands because you were already out of office at the material time,” the
letter read.
“It should be stressed that we
never acted free because we are legal practitioners working for our legal fee
nor offered you ‘pro bono’ service because you were not a pauper to be
qualified for such a service.
“We merely showed understanding
up till now because of the prevalent circumstances verily known to you. And now
that you have served another term as Governor of Ekiti State, you are
financially strong enough to pay the said sum as demanded.
“Sir, you will agree with us that
a labourer deserves his wages. We thank you for your patronage and we also
deserve commendation for having discharged our professional responsibility with
diligence and without compromise.
“And also for saving Your
Excellency from several legal embarrassments.”
The cases include a defamation
case: Ayo Fayose v Independent Communications Network Limited with suit number
HAD/8/2004 and the appeal case emanating from the same suit marked
CA/AE/58/2010.
Federal Republic of Nigeria v Ayo
Fayose with charge number FHC/C/179C/2006 which was a criminal case heard both
in Lagos and Ado-Ekiti federal high courts until Fayose was discharged and
acquitted in October 2014.
Peter Ayodele Fayose v
Comptroller General of Prisons Suit Number: FHC/AK/CS/08/2008, which was about
Fayose’s ‘controversial’ release from Ikoyi Prisons to face murder charge in
Ekiti.
Other cases listed include Peter
Ayodele Fayose v EFCC appeal marked CA/I/144/2011, Peter Ayodele Fayose v the
State marked HAD/16/2007 to stop his arraignment for murder by the Segun Oni
administration, the appeal case that arose from it marked CA/14C14/2007 and the
Supreme Court that emanated from it still pending marked SC449/2011.
Peter Ayodele Fayose v EFCC and
Inspector General of Police with Suit No: FHC/A14CS/85/2006 following his
illegal removal from office and the appeal case that followed it IGP & AG
Federation v Peter Ayodele Fayose marked CA/B/44/2007.
The last case mentioned was
E-Eleven v Peter Ayodele Fayose and 2 Ors filed to frustrate his swearing-in to
office after winning the 2014 governorship election.
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