Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called on well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on President Mohammadu Buhari to stop his needless foreign trips, describing the president’s trip to the United States of America on Wednesday for the 4th Nuclear Security Summit while Nigerians are suffering at home as “joke of the year.”
The governor said “it remains a mystery what President Buhari that met power generation at 6,000MW and could not manage it such that power generation crumbled to Zero Megawatt yesterday, will contribute to the Nuclear Energy Summit in America.”
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “it is shameful that while President Buhari was far away in the United States of America, attending a summit that does not have any bearing on Nigeria and its people, an unprecedented happened - power generation stopped completely for over three hours!”
He said the sufferings of Nigerians deserved the attention of the president instead of junketing around the world, wasting the country’s scarce foreign exchange. The governor alleged that over $50 million must have been spent on the president’s frequent foreign trips, adding that Nigerians should ask President Buhari whether his trip to the United States of America to attend Nuclear Energy Summit will bring the lingering fuel scarcity being experienced in the country to an end.
“Nigerians are suffering. Petrol has become so scarce that our people now sleep in petrol stations to buy fuel at N200 per litre while the president who should alleviate their sufferings is in the USA, attending a summit that he won’t even understand whatever that is discussed there. “This is not acceptable. Mr President should stay at home and see to it that at least, power generation returns to 6,000MW that he met it if he cannot add to it.
“Mr President should stay at home and bring this fuel scarcity that has paralysed almost all activities in the country to an end. “Nigerians are saying their president should stay at home and bring to an end the killings, raping of women and destruction of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen.
“Most importantly, the President should listen more to those of us who criticise him instead of those hailing every of his wrong steps either because of what they intend to gain or for fear of persecution,” the governor said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Baba fayose, go and pat civil servants, and leave the log in buharis eyes alone
ReplyDeleteBut why can’t the president send his deputy or the minister in charge of energy or related ministry to attend the conference. Why does he have to make all these foreign trips? So far 26 international travels since 10 months in office and 3 times alone to the U.S. Nigerians are suffering. He should travel more around Nigeria – especially the Eastern region and Northeast and see how Nigerians are suffering.
ReplyDeletePlease, is Fayose not saying the truth here? Is d country not suffering now?let us all see d truth aboit his statements and not see him as an opposing governor, Apc and co did more dan dis infact Fashola did more to Jonathan, do we all fold our hands ni or is it forbidden to criticize PMb ni abi APC? Nawa o.
ReplyDeleteFayose carry on Sir...God bless You
ReplyDeleteApc na owambe party. It is the change.
ReplyDeleteBig mouth, small brain governor!
ReplyDeleteNigeria has never attained 6,000MW of electricity. Isn't it obvious how ill-informed you are talkative governor?
I wish you can also face governance and leave the President alone.
PMB is not your f**king mate Fayose!
Foolishness has no mate
Delete...Buhari does not respect himself..when you see an old man lieing it's disgusting
Baba Fayose may be right. Apc is fast becoming a symbol of suffering in the land. Go and ask Osun workers or Nigerians sleeping for days in filling stations or the business man who. Needs forex...
ReplyDeleteFoyose, go stand in front of d aeroplane na. Solve ure state problems and shut up
ReplyDeleteNigeria need more people like Fayose who will look the president into his face and tell him his wrong doings. Nigeria is in a big mess and the president is juncating round the globe for needles conference. No light, no fuel,Nigeria now sleep in fuel station, cost of living is now times two and the president says nothing. It time nigerians rise againts this cluless element. Anywere weldone bold and fearless fayosefar.
ReplyDeleteFayose's not looking at the President in the eyes and saying the truth. His criticism is becoming unreasonable. It's not everything that the President does, that he (Fayose) must criticize. Upon all his criticism, has he ever proffer a single solution to the many problems facing the nation? There're criticism, and more criticism, but it be constructive and idealistic with options to solve problems, not noise making.
DeleteFayose has forgotten that nothing was working as at 29th may when PMB took over. There was no electricity. But the man you said was not well and may probably die in office, how come he now become strong enough globetrotting.
ReplyDeleteIndeed nothing was working...But Inec was working, there was no que in fuel station, forex was good, dollar was 169 now 350..pls if u don't knw wht to say learn to shut up...Buhari is a total waste
DeleteInfact he is looking very fresh and young because he is not stressing himself with the plight of Nigerians. We are always bloody civillians that complain always. Make una beg am for us to reduce the sufferings of Nigerians quickly.
DeleteYouths should not use social media as a means of disrespect and Partisan war fare, let's see the truth and handle it squarely. Mr President is indulging in too many unwanted and ineffective abroad trips, which he would have shelved or delegate his Vice or Minister (Science and Technology) and attend to the cries of the people's need. Just making common sense
ReplyDeleteFellow Nigerians I submit to you that we will not move forward until we leave party issues and uncle Jona and make this present administration to be responsible for every thing that goes wrong. I support Fayose stand against this clueless and low self-esteem government. If in other countries some of them should have resigned there appointment because nothing is really working except the faith of Nigerians that is still alive
ReplyDeleteDOES NIGERIA HAVE NUCLEAR FACILITIES???
ReplyDeleteWHITE FOLKS ARE DISCUSSING ADVANCED NUCLEAR MATTERS, BUHARI IS SEEN BOASTING TO MR JOHN KERRY HOW SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH HIS BUDGET & HOW HE REFUSED TO SIGN IT...HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Shameless Buhari
DeleteSorry, you're far behind in knowing your country. Nigeria did have nuclear facilities being developed for the generation of electricity. Please, visit the website of the Ministry of Science and technology to verify.
DeleteAs much as I want to read the news and go on without making a comment, I think keeping mute has long out lived it's usefulness.
ReplyDeleteOur dear President it's because you are not an expert in all fields that was why you selected ministers to help you in their various fields of specialization. You chose to do it for six months or there about delaying their appointments, see where we landed. However no lesson was learnt sir That you're not an island thus cannot do everything by yourself.
Please allow the various ministers heading those respective ministeries where this conferences are held to go and do their job's sir by representing us, interacting with like-minded colleagues, learning from what's being shared and bringing such knowledge home to apply in their ministeries. It will cost the nation less sir. For they will travel with less entourage and demand less VIP treatment abroad allowing more monies in the TSA for you to watch over sir.
When you represent us everywhere sir, the knowledge doesn't go back to the ministry sir and thus of what impact has it made to the nation if it's not utilized.
Sir you're the minister of petroleum sir and we are currently hit with petroleum scarcity at the moment. shouldn't you be here rubbing minds with the entire team in d petroleum ministry to remedy this problem sir since Mr. Kachukwu is no magician hence has a limit to his capabilities sir?
Nice and reasonable write up. Thank you.
DeleteHAILINGS TO GERARD@10:30AM FOR HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
DeleteNUCLEAR IS ALL ABOUT ADVANCED ATOMIC PHYSICS.
THERE WAS CONTROVERSY THAT BUHARI DOES NOT HAVE WASC CERTIFICATE
DURING HIS ELECTION...PROF JEGA, THE THEN INEC BOSS, SWEPT THE ISSUE UNDER THE CARPET.
HOW WILL THIS MEETING BENEFIT NIGERIANS WHEN THOSE ATTENDING IT ARE EDUCATED I..I.....S?
NIGGAS ARE JUST CHOPPING THE NATIONAL CAKE & CLEAN MOUTH WITH STYLE.
WE KNOW THIS THINGS.
FACT: Do you know that under our past military government ,the Head of State controls all states in Nigeria. The military administrators and ministers where figure heads,, selected from a pool of loyal soldiers who partook in a successful coup takeover...
DeleteBuhari still shows this mentality of directly controlling all the government ministries..
Fayose should stop passing insult on our President under the guise of criticising him. Fayose thinks he's more intelligent and intellectually sound than PMB, but I make bold to state that PMB is by far more intelligent and intellectually sound than him considering his years of experience and military background. Imagine him saying that PMB ".... .attending a summit that he won't even understand whatever that is discussed there." This statement coming out of a Gov to his President is rather unfortunate and speaks volume of the personality of the Gov himself. Nobody says you should not criticise but your criticism must be seen to be constructive devoid of any ill-feelings against the person you are criticising. A word they say is enough for the wise.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is because he interfaces one-on-one with the president and his team that he has the confidence to make that statement. And he also has education and government experience. I don't know the basis for your own conclusion. I am more inclined to believe Fayose because he is here talking to the nation. Where is your beloved nomad and what is he saying? Nothing.
DeleteNigerians are dying of apc induced hardship and presid they talk about nuclear weapon .OK. Baba's promise is different from apc promise. Hahahaha! Apc clueless incompetent philosophy and theory.
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