Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, warned President Muhammadu Buhari to stay at home and govern the country instead of junketing from one country to the other, saying; “foreign countries won’t solve our problems for us and the President’s incessant foreign trips is already bleeding the economy with about $1 million being spent per trip.”
The governor, who said most of the trips embarked by the President were unnecessary, added that ministers or at best the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo could have been made to attend most of the functions being attended abroad by the President.
According to a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said that “the President should rather listen more to those of us who criticize him instead of those hailing every of his wrong steps either because of what they intend to gain or for fear of persecution.”
The statement read: “Conservatively, about $1 million goes into every of the foreign trips and the way the President is going, foreign trips alone might gulp 20 percent of the Federal Government budget and that will be disastrous for the dwindling economy of the country.
“It is even more worrisome that while the economy is already in shamble and insecurity pervades the land with Boko Haram burning Nigerians, including children alive in the North East, our President is busy globetrotting.
“From available records, in June 2015 alone, the President travelled to Niger Republic, Chad, Germany and South Africa. Also in 2015, the President travelled to United States of America in July, Benin Republic in August, Ghana and France in September, India in October, Iran, France and United States of America in November and in December, he travelled to South Africa, Benin Republic.
“This year alone, President Buhari has travelled to the United Arab Emirate, Kenya, Ethiopia and he is leaving for France and United Kingdom today to spend four days abroad.
“In most of these trips, about $500,000 is spent on estacode, transportation, accommodation, honorarium, media coverage, contingency and other expenses on accompanying Presidency officials. The Presidential Air Fleet, which includes fuelling of the planes and allowances for crew members as well as the President’s estacode per night and those of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and his aides is said to be in the range of $500,000.
“Out of his eight months as President of Nigeria, two months have been spent outside the country, and one wonders how a country like Nigeria can progress with its president spending the better part of his time abroad.
“Mr President is therefore advised to focus more on governing Nigeria from home because foreign countries won’t solve our problems for us. He should fulfil his promise of leading the fight against Boko Haram from the front. Most importantly, the President should pay more attention to the ailing economy of the country while he carries on with genuine fight against corruption.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Ayo, we don hear. Stay at home abi? no wahala.
ReplyDeleteNa u be buhari abi buhari sabi say u dey?
DeleteFayose always say the truth; he tells it as it is. Buhari shud sit down and work. This was exactly what he did when he came in as military head of state, before he returned from one of his numerous trips, he was overthrown. God help him now
Deleteit's not ur fault, u can still talk till when u will meet ur Waterloo. a thug governor!
ReplyDeleteThe truth is always bitter. I wonder if we hav vice president in dis country. Wat has nigeria benefited from all dis wakawaka. Nothing
ReplyDeleteWhy will u know when u are dom like fayose ..did u know what international relationship brings to the economic of the nation. Obama travels out of US more than 5 times in a months. Moron
DeleteMust u reply my comment . May God forgiv u. Wat is d state of d economy of d Nation upon all dis his travel, I can c dat u are deaf and dump . Ewu
DeleteRemain in ur kitchen if at all u hav 1 and knw Obama travel 5 tyms a week, u for say 10 tyms.
DeleteWhy can't you father do the Job ... You think to be a leader is all about making unneccessary comment on every articule you see online . You are jobless I don't blame you. Goat head
DeleteI pity u and ur generation. Iam not jobless, am sitting in the comfort of my office as I reply u, is it ur gateman job dat u think u hav a job?. Fool, ugly ape
DeleteI can see u r really jobless for replying anything you read online. You are sitting in ur comfort zone in ur office and you are still complaining . Mugu you PDP no national cake for you any more DASUKIGATE ...don't ever reply me again else I will track you down with EFCC dat NÃ una cure for the now... RAM HEAD
DeleteLet me come down to ur level, u go skul at all? if yes I guess is nite skul. Ala, efulefu.
DeleteRead d last comment at 508pm. Obama travel every 5 days. Fool
DeleteThis one ma governor or ma thug?
ReplyDeleteYet he speaks the truth
DeleteThis man he d behave like areaboys but some time i truth him wo becus this talk way do is good advise gave to the president boko haram activities is expand
ReplyDeleteyou write and post so only you can read......pls interpret so we can understand.......
DeleteThis fayorun need to go for check up ooooo. He's not normal.
ReplyDeleteNa true Fayose dey talk bur make we also talk abt his own gvrmnt, his deputy is also useless, na only him dey rule nd cntrl ekiti, al politician re d same, no 1 iz beta
ReplyDeleteFayose was dead when Madam was invited by National Assembly for using NNPC jet and a leased jet for unofficial trips but the ineffective buffon shielded her. When Buhari did not attend UN seminar on terrorism PDP did not let us rest. I know that Fayose is not happy with outcome of Buhari's trip to UAE. He is afraid that his stealing shall soon become corruption
ReplyDeleteFayose pls shut up and govern your state. We need all the money you kept outside the country. Face Aluko that just opened your yansh. Shameless tout.
ReplyDeleteFayose stayed at home but contributed nothing to his state.
ReplyDeleteRather, he stayed in the kitchen to cut meat and pomo; visited market to buy pepper and fish; visited street joint to drink palm wine.
Buhari that travel to make international bilateral agreement is better than this.
Mr AYO FAYOSE , you should also concentrate on your state and your stomach infrastructure and leave the president alone. #face your business and govern EKITI instead of poke-nosing and making false insinuations'
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we call a spade a spade, stop bn political all the time, if the quoted figure is true, then its not worth it.. Sec. He has a vice, Buhari shd sit down & work.. The governor is right.
ReplyDeleteGEJ, Did exactly the same thing, flying around the world getting drunk with his fellow world leaders, nothing has changed.
ReplyDeleteHaaaaa. how do u expect the meat governor to keep quiet when he knows the president trips will reveal other things like the UAE. very selfish and wicked leaders talking and make it look like good opposition leader because of his hidden deeds that will soon burst out.
ReplyDeleteHe sees free money, so he wants to make the best use of it.
ReplyDeleteeven if fayose has problem, buhari is not a saint. how can you spend 2 months out of 8 months and you say you are the president of a country. meanwhile, the person comapring him with obama, its a lie. obama works 18hours daily in his office. if you try that rubbish as an american president, you will be forced by comments to resign the next day. thats why when obama will finally travel, it will make world news headlines. this one, nobody even knows nigerian president is passing his country because its now a common thing...
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