BREAKING NEWS: Fayose and Deputy, Olujimi impeached, his whereabouts still unknown BY SAHARA REPORTERSOCT 15, 2006 5 0 5 fter many twists and turns, intrigues, manipulations, blackmails and threats, today at about 9:00 AM in Ado Ekiti, Southwestern Ekiti State at the state house of assembly, 24 out of 26 lawmakers, finally impeached Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose and his deputy, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi on corruption charges. Amidst palpable tension and tight security, the members of the state house assembly led by the speaker, Mr. Friday Aderemi convened an emergency session after which they moved back into Ado Ekiti from a neighboring town where they hid since their last sitting that was attacked by hoodlums. In a short, precise and concise sitting they passed a guilty judgment on the governor who they earlier accused of embezzling state funds, particularly the Ekiti State Poultry Project handled by his childhood friend and contractor, Gbenga James. Mr. Gbenga James was star witness against his former pal, Ayo Fayose. The speaker, Mr. Friday Aderemi is now acting governor of Ekiti State and will be sworn in today at noon (12 Noon Nigerian time). The governor’s whereabouts is still unknown at press time, sources have claimed that he possibly slipped out of Nigeria through a method popularized by Chief Mike Adenuga, that Saharareporters was told is known as “Glo-Exile”- largely assisted by security agents to cross the border to a neighboring West African country in order to avoid arrest by EFCC officials who laid in wait for his impeachment in Ado Ekiti. The inspector general of police, Sunday Ehindero and the commissioner of police in Ekiti State, Mrs. Ivy okoronkwo were fingered by sources as aiding the escape of Governor Fayose from Ado Ekiti early Sunday morning, the state police commissioner was said to have dismantled road blocks leading to Ibadan and Lagos between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM while her counterparts did the same in other states to facilitate Fayose’s escape. A source who monitored her since yesterday told Saharareporters that she was heard talking Governor Fayose (now former) till this morning from his hideout. OUR KEY REPORT THAT NAILED FAYOSE Fayose’s banking activities and fronts. -Saharareporters, New York Published on August 25th 2006 Apart from the local corruption of the governor of Ekiti State which is currently attracting the attention of the EFCC. Saharareporters is in possession of various account numbers, a credit card as well as front companies belonging to the embattled governor. In the White Plains city, north of New York City, Fayose has a ‘friend’, Toney Orubuloye who also lived in a newly bought 2- family condominium from where he runs a computer company known as Tolco –Inc, soon after he stated another known as “Reaf Consultants”. Toney orubuloye bought his two-family condo from Zhang, Xiao Bo in February 2004. Each time the governor visits the US, including his latest visit to celebrate the graduation of six of Ooni of Ife’s children. Toney Orubuloye was in charge of providing sundry services to the governor as well as his entourage. On August 30 2004, Governor Fayose wired $98,000 through the CITI Bank branch on Main Street in White Plains to Toney’s account number 45703770. The transfer of funds was done through a Nigerian bank in Ibadan, Oyo State. Saharareporters visited the CITI Bank branch to make inquiries about the particular account and find out information about the existence of other accounts in the bank. The branch manager said he cannot share information about this particular account with us due to the bank’s privacy policy. We contacted Mr. Toney Orubuloye- whose 10 Cottage Place condo is five minutes drive from the CITI Bank in question- to give us his account of his “consultancy” work with Ekiti State. Several times he refused to respond to our telephone inquiries. Once we got him and he said he will not make any comments with regards to his relationship with the governor Fayose and he denies that the Governor was involved in Reaf Consultants. We also sent him a text message to which he replied “No Comment”. Toney Orubuloye is the son of the current Vice Chancellor of University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD), Professor Isreal Orubuloye who was appointed to replace Prof. Akin Oyebode who left UNAD after a controversy with Governor Ayo Fayose in 2004. Apart from the Toney’s angle, Governor Fayose also own a Visa credit card with close $150,000 credit line issued to him by Bank of America, the card with number 4539 7806 2808 3056 is valid until 08/2007. In London, governor Fayose’s bought an apartment with the help of OLUWAFEMI AKINOLA of 307 Boardwalk Place, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 5SH worth 400,000 pounds in 2004. He also operates three hefty bank accounts at the Knightsbridge International Banking Center of Barclays Bank in London. The accounts numbers are: 50633925; 60642924 and 80809594 with Sort Code: 20-47-42 though these accounts contains several millions of pounds said to be lodgments of monies stolen from Ekiti State since he assumed power in 2003, the Barclays bank center would not disclose any information about the size of each of the accounts. When we contacted the Barclay’s bank International Personal Banking Department in London they would not deny the existence of the accounts. Instead they ask that we contact the Money Laundering Dept. of the Barclays Bank. When we did after they took the account numbers from Saharareporters they promised to call us back but never did! Meanwhile, the role of PDP Chieftains, Chief Olabode George, Chief Anthony Anenih and the Inspector General of police in staving off attempts at identifying the killers of Daramola and the impeachment of Governor Fayose has been exposed. Saharareporters can now reveal that the department of State Security also known as the SSS has submitted a fresh report to President Obasanjo implicating the governor in the assassination of Ekiti PDP gubernatorial candidate, Ayo Daramola. The PDP Chieftains were said to have prevailed on the president not to act upon the reports because according to them, the reports emanated from the president’s “Arch Enemies” Mr. Femi Falana and the human rights community in Lagos. The Inspector General, Sunday Ehindero is also said to have diverted attention from the real killers because of a financial deal, allegedly, running between him and Governor Fayose. A source said, “Recently when the IG had to buy a house, Fayose came to handy in help fix him up with a nice deposit on the property in Abuja”. We could not confirm the location of the property in Abuja as at press time.
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