The lawmakers, during the protest, called on the international community to intervene and save democracy in Nigeria from imminent collapse. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kola Oluwawole, who led 18 other members, including the Deputy Speaker; Hon Segun Adewumi, and House Leader; Hon Adetunji Akinyele, submitted a letter titled; “Re; Political Intolerance in Ekiti State,” to the foreign missions. He also submitted to the UK and US foreign missions a resolution passed on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in which the lawmakers stated expressly that they were solidly behind the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and would never be coerced or induced to sign any impeachment notice against him. Carrying placards with various inscriptions; the lawmakers said; “We want to state here categorically that no amount of intimidation, harassment and oppression will make us impeach our leader and benefactor, Governor Ayodele Fayose. The DSS should therefore know that the 2006 theory they are working on will not work this time around.” Other inscriptions on the placards read; “DSS harassment is about 2018, we won’t be cowed,” “DSS, this impunity must stop! This is democracy, not dictatorship,” , “DSS, don’t destroy our democracy, respect rule of law” ,”Fayose remains our leader, we won’t impeach him,” “Nigerians need change, not chains,” “Buhari, face economy and security, not opposition,” and “DSS, free Ekiti lawmakers; we are legislators, not criminals.” Other lawmakers who spoke included Dr Samuel Omotoso, Hon Gboyega Aribisogan and Hon Adewumi. They alleged that they were being harassed, with some of their houses being visited by men who claimed to be DSS officials. They contended that the process of abduction of the four assembly men was illegal, crude, uncivilised and barbaric because the DSS neither formally informed the Speaker nor the State governor of its ntention to arrest any member of the House of Assembly or Ekiti State Government. The protest letter reads in part; “The Federal Government set up an inglorious military panel to probe the level of security involvement in that peaceful Governorship Election of 21st June 2014. These were the same security agencies that had been commended for their efficiency in that election. The Federal Government is bent on scuttling the election of Governor Ayodele Fayose through diabolical means. “After the failure of the military panel to achieve its desired objective, another plot is now being hatched. The APC led Federal Government has orchestrated a wave of arrest and intimidation of members of the House of Assembly and cabinet members of the present administration in Ekiti State.]]>