Babafemi Ojudu, former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed on a podcast that he orchestrated the impeachment of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose with the backing of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ojudu detailed his actions, including securing the support of lawmakers and utilizing Obasanjo's influence.
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, has disclosed how he plotted the impeachment of former governor of Ekiti State , Ayodele Fayose. Ojudu disclosed that he plotted and scripted Fayose's impeachment with the support of former President Olusegun Obasanjo . The former presidential aide disclosed this while featuring on Edmund Obilo's podcast, State Affairs, which was published on Thursday morning.
I took all the lawmakers to Lagos where I kept them in hotels and was feeding and taking them around. 'I was not a senator, I was a journalist who had money and my friends gave me money. They were not happy with him, I saw that weak link and I exploited it. 'Obasanjo was angry and gave the deputy governor soldiers to return to Ekiti and proclaim herself as governor. When she got there, I called people to resist her and they had no alternative but to declare an emergency.
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