Following both the Senate and House Of Representatives resolve to wade into the alleged invasion of the Ekiti State House Assembly by the officers of the Directorate of the State Security recently,The National Assembly’s joint fact-finding committee has visited Ekiti State to probe the incidence which according to them has really created a bad image for the state and the country's democracy.
The Visiting panel, led by chairman, Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Alhaji Shabba Lafiagi and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Jaji, promised justice and fairness in resolving the matter.
As part of its mission, the panel visited the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Mr Kola Oluwawole, Director of DSS in Ekiti state, Andrew Iorkay and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Etop James.
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The panel also paid a courtesy call on Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose, who commended the Federal Lawmakers for the initiative urged them to fair in thier handling of the issue. Addressing journalists later, Lafiagi said the National Assembly was disturbed by the event and the image it had created for the country.
He said the panel had interacted with critical stakeholders and extracted useful information with a view to guiding it in turning in a comprehensive report on the matter.
In a related development, the Department of State Service (DSS) failed to either release or produce in court a member of the state House of Assembly, Afolabi Akanni who was together with three others whisked away from the Assembly premises a fortnight ago. A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti had given the order six days ago for his release and that of the three others. When the matter came up for hearing yesterday, counsel to the detained lawmaker, Obafemi Adewale said the failure of the DSS to produce his client is a way of acting with impunity and total lack of respect for the law and constitution of the country.
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