Hon. Gboyega Aribisogun, a member of Ekiti State House of Assembly who was suspended for 180 legislative days said he was ready to die in his bid to get back to the House.
Aribisogan, who used to be the Chairman, Information Committee of the House was suspended over allegation that he held meeting with Senator Buruji Kashamu, who has a fractured relationship with Gov. Ayodele Fayose and not in the same camp with the governor in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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The embattled lawmaker whose recent attempts to return to the House had been futile in an interview accused Gov. Fayose of instigating his suspension.
He said the governor was mad at him for refusing to prostrate and beg for the offence he did not commit.
Aribisogun, however, vowed to fight his suspension out saying he did not care to die to get it dropped.
His word, “I cannot confess the sin I did not commit; they (party leaders) asked me to prostrate and beg Fayose but I refused and in the process they brought out a camera with the intent of taking my photographs. Fayose flared when I refused to prostrate and beg and vowed that he would not allow me to return to the Assembly again.
“For somebody to say he would not allow an elected representative of the people to go back to the Assembly shows the type of character Fayose is. He got 14,000 votes from my constituency and he has done nothing for the people.
“If they want to shoot me dead, I am ready. I am not an appointee of Fayose, I was elected the same way hea was elected. I apologize to all Ekiti for joining hands to bring him back to power and that is why he is misbehaving now.
“The Inspector General of Police had given an order that nothing should happen to me; the House of Assembly belongs to Ekiti people and not to Ayo Fayose. Fayose has brought odium and shame to Ekiti State.
“He is owing the Assembly six months salaries, Ekiti lawmakers are crying underneath because many of them are heavily indebted. Fayose threatened that he would recall me, let him go ahead but I will never prostrate for Fayose.”
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