An Ado Ekiti oil dealer and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Remi Oguntuase, has described the demolition of his filling station as “politically motivated, malicious and act of vendetta” on the part of Governor Ayo Fayose. Oguntuase, popularly known as REMOG, said he has valid papers and received clearance from all regulatory agencies before he started the construction.
“I have documents for the work being done here and it was inspected and certified fit by agencies like DPR, Fire Service, Town Planning Authority, Surveyor General’s office and other relevant agencies of government and I paid the required fees and have the receipts. After the January 8 fire incident at Strive Energy Petrol Station, he (Fayose) ordered that we stopped work and I complied and dialogue has been going on. The Ewi of Ado Ekiti and Commissioner of Police called us on Tuesday.
“I was at the Ewi’s palace after the king had ordered us to call off our strike with the Commissioner of Police and other stakeholders in attendance.
Between 3.30 and 4.00 pm, the governor was here in shorts giving orders to pay loader from the Ministry of Works to demolish my structure.
“I don’t think the governor is doing this in public interest as he wants the public to believe. The action was politically motivated; he is doing this because I am an APC leader, a foundation member since the days of Alliance for Democracy (AD),” he said.
