Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has attacked the DSS over their recent storming of the Ekiti house assembly and whisking away several lawmakers.
“Beyond this judgement, I have always said that the DSS are taking on more than their brief. They have become an instrument of oppression.
They are now taking up the job of the Police, the EFCC and all other security agencies,” he said in a statement.
“You would recall that they were at the Akwa Ibom Government House to harass the governor. They came to Ekiti too, to do the same thing.
“But this Ekiti, they are taking on a wrong customer.“May be they think this will make me stop criticising the bad policies of the APC Buhari-led government, no. Let me make it very clear to them that majority would have their way, minority would have their say.
“Ours is to continue to help democracy to grow and to help the average man get dividends of democracy by keeping the government in power on its toes. Harassing me would make their government unpopular, I have said that before, and attempting to take me on would bring down their government.
”I’m entitled to my opinion, how would DSS be investigating the finances of a state, that is taking it too far, how would DSS detain somebody without a court order, and detaining him for one, two weeks.
Anybody who is supporting this act, one day it would be his turn, it is Ekiti today. I urge all Nigerians to rise up and oppose this act of oppression; this country belongs to all of us.
“It is time to stop this harassment, taking away the right of humanity, taking away the right of Nigerians, anything that would take away our rights should be confronted headlong and be stopped. When they finish with politicians, they would take on lawyers and even the journalists”, he said.