Ekiti state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has indicated his intention to contest in court his illegal removal from office during his first term tenure.

Fayose stated this on Monday night while featuring on the state's electronic medium during his monthly public enlightenment programme, code-named "Meet Your Governor ". He said since the Supreme Court had ruled that his impeachment on October 16, 2016 was illegal, null and void, he reserved the constitutional right to so contest the removal.

According to him, since his tenure had been adjudged by the apex court to have been illegally truncated, he had no option but to approach the same court to seek interpretation of the judgement.

The governor said the pertinent question to ask the court is whether by virtue of an earlier judgement in his favour, dismissing his removal, he had no right to seek to complete his remaining tenure of 7 months.

He emphasised that the case as to whether he was entitled to complete his tenure or not must first be determined before there could be another governorship election in the state next year.

Fayose was sworn-in for the first term tenure in May, 2003, but got his tenure terminated by impeachment on Oct. 16, 2006.

Meanwhile, the governor said last night that he was not bothered by the ongoing strike by fuel dealers in the state.

He said he would not rescind his decision to stop further erection of filling stations in residential areas, even if they strike for one year.

He said full demolition of such fuel stations, including those erected near schools would commence tomorrow no matter what.

Besides, he placed a ban on commercial activities in all fuel stations that are currently on strike, saying there was no way he would allow shops attached

to fuel stations  to be open to business when the real filling station is closed to motorists .

Fayose expressed gratitude to the federal government for renaming the Federal University, Oye Ekiti after the late Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, claiming that he was the one that begged the federal government to do the renaming.