PDP berates Fayemi over humiliation of CAC worshippers in Ekiti
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest has berated the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi over his last Saturday's humiliation of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) worshippers in Erio-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The PDP said in a statement issued by its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Hon. Kayode Babade that; "By personally supervising the seizure of keys of over 100 vehicles belonging to the CAC worshippers and other Christian Pilgrims, who attended the annual Prophet Hezekiah Oladeji-led Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola Power Explosion programme of the Church at 'Ori Oke Aanu' (Mountain of Mercy) Prayer Ground in Erio-Ekiti from Friday night to Saturday morning, Fayemi has once again demonstrated his contempt for God and His worshippers, especially those in the CAC."
At about 7:30 am last Saturday, Governor Fayemi had accosted over 100 vehicles of worshippers, who were returning from the CAC annual programme, and were parked along the road, waiting for the conclusion of the monthly Environmental Sanitation exercise. The governor was said to have been angered that the worshippers, many of whom came from outside Ekiti State were not in their homes, carrying out sanitation exercise. He subsequently ordered his security aides to seize of all the vehicles' keys, with those who argued with the security aides assaulted.
The governor later came back at about 10:30am to release the seized keys to their owners and later went on air to justify his action.
Reacting to the incident, the PDP said it was the height of disrespect for God and Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola, to whom the Erio-Ekiti Mountain of Mercy is significant for a anyone, not to talk of a sitting governor to be part of such ridiculous act.
The statement read; "When we heard about the humiliating treatment Fayemi gave the Christian pilgrims on Saturday, our first reaction was that; 'could this be true?'
"However, when the governor came on the State owned Radio Station to confirmed and justified it later on Saturday, we were like; 'has something gone wrong with this governor?'
"This is because, Ori Oke Aanu, in Erio-Ekiti is sacred to the CAC people because of its significance to Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola's ministration works when he was alive.
"Therefore, for whatever reasons, it amounts to an assault on the entire CAC members for Christian Pilgrims, who were coming from such a sacred place like Ori Oke Aanu to be so humiliated by a sitting governor.
"It is even more shameful and embarrassing that many of the people whose car keys were seized by Fayemi's men came to Ekiti from other States to attend the annual programme.
"We therefore on behalf of the entire Yoruba people of the Southwest, especially the people of Ekiti apologise to the CAC worldwide and other Christian pilgrims that were affected by the childish and anti-CAC action of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and his party, the ACN."