Fayose is not Fiscal Commission, he cannot slash legislators’ salaries – Aide

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has reacted to allegations by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that salaries of members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly had been reduced.

His Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, in a statement on Tuesday said that those behind the rumours were the same set of people who had vowed to cause disaffection that would make the administration to work at snail’s speed‎.

According to him, salaries and allowances of the legislators were not the creation of the governor, but that of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, which only the commission could tamper with.

“As long as there is no review of the salaries and other emolument of the legislators by the Federal Government, I cannot violate the laid down rule; so those who are going about with such rumour are ignorant of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or they deliberately want to be mischievous,” the statement said.

Fayose noted that the rumour mongers also stupidly displayed their naivety by saying that the governor had decided not to pay those members whose elections were being challenged at the Election Petition Tribunal, adding that he would never allow such issue come between him and the lawmakers who were not only loyal to the state, but had demonstrated their commitment to join hands with him to move the state to the greater height.

The statement enjoined the opposition in the state to stop peddling rumours that would further confirm their hatred for the ‎development and peace of the state.