Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the appointment of yet another northerner, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a vindication of his position that “President Mohammadu Buhari is a sectional leader, who sees himself mainly as leader of the Hausa/Fulani, and not that of the entire people of Nigeria.”
The governor, who said he had expected that the new INEC Chairman will be chosen from one of the three Southern geo-political zones, especially the South Western part of the country being the only zone yet to produce chairman of the nation’s electoral umpire, posited that; “Nigeria has entered a one chance bus and it remains to be seen who will save the country from its sectional President.”
Reacting to the appointment of Prof Yakubu as the new INEC chairman, Governor Fayose said, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka that even the Yoruba leaders who promoted and made the Buhari’s Presidency possible had been short-changed.
The governor asked; “Shouldn’t he have considered someone from either South-East, South-South or South-West as Chairman of the Electoral Commission now that we have a President from the North?
“For reasons of perception, equity and fairness, don’t we have credible people from the Southern part of Nigeria that can conduct credible elections as INEC Chairman? Or do we assume that the 2019 elections have already been won and lost by the appointment of this Hausa/Fulani professor as INEC chairman? Or isn’t it regrettable that even in 2015, it is only in PDP controlled States that elections arebeing upturned?”
He said he was worried that the three arms of government; namely Executive, Legislative and Judiciary were being headed by northerners, leaving the three zones in the Southern part of the country with nothing.
Speaking further, Governor Fayose said; “When Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was the President, he never appointed a Yoruba man as INEC chairman. Dr Goodluck Jonathan too did not appoint an Ijaw man as INEC Chairman.
“Former President Shehu Shagari too did not appoint a Hausa man like himself as Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO). Rather, he appointed late Justice Victor Ovie Whisky.
“During the Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha regimes, no Hausa/Fulani man was appointed as Chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria and General Abdulsalami Abubakar who established the current INEC did not also appoint his fellow Hausa man as chairman.
“How then can we have a President from the North and at the same time have INEC Chairman from the Hausa/Fulani Northern Nigeria?
“Obviously, what is being witnessed is more like a situation where it appears the President is more interested in having someone malleable to him than serving the interest of Nigeria and its people.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Tinubu hv finally sold us the southernal's to hausa Fulani for Kn kobo, the spirit of our founding father's will surely come after you tinubu and ur hol family
ReplyDeleteFayose, you have said it all.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it looks as if Fayose talks a lot but to me he make a good point. It's unfortunate it's his kinsman(Tinubu) that has sold them to the northerner because of quest for power. But they will leave to suffer it.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me that Mr Fayose is the only pdp govnr that is vocal and he is right on point.
ReplyDeleteFly that follows dead body to the grave end up being buried together. The Yorubas that followed Tinybu to APC will have to endure for the next 8 years. We PDP in the North and non Hausa/Fulani talked, shouted and cried but the South especially SW won't listen. Wait for 2023!
ReplyDeleteIs BUHARI' now a JOB for Fayose or administering his state? Is it not FOOLISH for a governor to take a President as enemy?
ReplyDeleteWhy can't you see the point the Governor is making? Is it good to see evil and keep quiet? We must learn to call a spade a spade no matter whose ox is gored. Buhari has shown that that he's a sectional leader which is devilish treat that must be rejected by all well meaning Nigerian which I doubt if you are one.
DeleteAnonymous 6.17am go and sit down if u don't ve any better contribution you are just being sentimental instead of you to reason
ReplyDeleteThe way the south manover the super eagles the same way they want INEC chairman. From what Fayose is saying, is it not obvious that northerners had been shortchanged as regards INEC chairman in this country? Since 1999 , The south has greater days in Aso Rock than the north but yet Fayose and his rest had forgotten his past and continued to rant nonsense on PMB who would have used the last imbroglio between him and the last assembly if he PMB were to be OBJ who doesn't forgive to remove him if he Fayose was not pardoned by PMB on the 2015 vetuberation against PMB. Anyway Fayose is not PMB match. When the north has time for you, your days will simply be numbered on that seat. You will dig your grave yourself.
ReplyDeleteU guys wil soon understand both of dem. Fayose | Buhari
ReplyDeleteThe hand writing is on the wall,the advice I will give to Fayose is simply this ; He appears to be the only one that readilly sees what is up the sleeves of Buhari, he should just go ahead as if the centre does not exist,at the end EKITI will become a model for all states and gradually others will emulate him, the center [abuja] will literally become toothless, a mere laughing stock
ReplyDeleteI foresee Fayose Vs Buhari as it was with Amaechi Vs Jonathan. Fayose has same courage, criticisms, vituperations and rugged political assuage in his state like Amaechi. Like Amaechi was to Jonathan, Surely Fayose is to Buhari
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