Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using an equally corrupt Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stamp out corruption in Nigeria, insisting that the President must start the corruption fight from his party and immediate aides since charity begins from home
Governor Fayose said: “EFCC opinions remain their opinions and if they are so sure of whatever information they have, they should go to court and stop subjecting Nigerians to media trial and that no amount of media trial from the same elements that orchestrated my removal in 2006 can erode my popularity among Ekiti people.” He said any property that may be linked to him or his company was bought legitimately and his properties were duly declared in his assets declaration form and sources of such funds were not illicit.
In a release issued by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose maintained that his election was funded by Zenith Bank, as well as donations from friends and associates, adding that “As a promising candidate of my party, I cannot stop Nigerians from supporting my election like every other candidates of other political, including President Buhari.” He said since the money he got for his election was from legitimate sources and not from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) as being concocted, how the money was spent remained his own business and not that of anyone. The governor also debunked the reported allegation by the EFCC that he received bribe from any contractor in Ekiti; saying; “if they have anything against me, they should keep their gun powder dry.
“Because in 2006 when they took me to court, their allegations crumbled like pack of cards because court decisions are founded on facts and law, and not on media trial as currently being done by the EFCC as teleguided by the APC in their desperation to set the people against me knowing fully that they are not on ground.” He continued, “having failed to buy the conscience of Ekiti House of Assembly members, the APC people have become increasingly afraid of 2018 and that the agencies of the Federal Government should know that no matter how hard they try, Ekiti electorate will not be deceived by their blackmail and media trial.
Governor Fayose said “The EFCC should be told in clear terms that this is 2016 and not 2006 when impeachment notices against governors were signed on the table of EFCC operatives. Those who are teleguiding the EFCC now should also be reminded that they did more than what they are doing now in 2006, yet I was overwhelmingly voted for by the Ekiti people eight years after the orchestrated impeachment which the Supreme Court declared illegal.” The governor asked; “Should Nigerians now conclude that EFCC is an appendage of APC? Is the EFCC for investigation of corrupt practices among all Nigerians or members of opposition parties alone?” The governor said; “As at today, I have not been accused of stealing a dime from Ekiti treasury.
EFCC has not also said that Ekiti money was stolen and that my election was funded with Ekiti State money.” Accusing the EFCC of carrying out the APC agenda to force him out of office as was done in 2006, the governor said; “It is sad that some politicians from Ekiti State now resume and close in EFCC offices in Lagos and Abuja and we wonder whether those politicians have now taken over the job of EFCC.” He maintained that he will continue to speak his mind on issues affecting Nigerians and can never be cowed, saying; “Nigerians are suffering. States can no longer pay workers salary, a litre of kerosene is now N220, a bag of rice is now N20,000 and some people will sit in Presidential Villa and expect that all of us should keep silent? That’s not possible! “No amount of media trial by agents of the Buhari-led APC government will make me to stop baring my mind on the cluelessness of the Federal Government.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Good,as long as all those that stole and embezzle peoples wealth are prosecuted and made to cough up,nothing wrong in that
ReplyDeleteNo peace for looters
ReplyDeletePls oga gomina. Speak for your self plsssss. Awon oleeeeeee. You think you are talking fools abi.
ReplyDeleteMUMU! When hunger kill Ur generation, then U will see reason in Fayose's argument. Oloshe!
DeleteFalse it's true that you may not have stolen ekiti people's fund before you became a gov but you stole Nigerians money to fund your election. Show us the loan offer letter with which you obtained election funding facility from zenith bank. Fool!
ReplyDeleteFayose. You sooo much insulted Buhari (no respect for his age) for months at the beginning.
ReplyDeleteYou abandoned your state by making sure to DAILY write insults.
Thousands of mumus praised you . they thought you were CLEAN this second time(remember you were kicked out if Ekiti for curruption the 1st time?)
For a man who stole billions as we now see. You must be the most stupid man in Nigeria to have insulted a president when you were sitting in a prefer keg of your own corruption.
Now is KABOOM time.
Remember we all heard you, Obanikoro and that stupid General on that secret tape?
Only fools who chop chop with you will support you now.
Do they have a choice?
nothing to say again aside from your usual copy and paste. i pity your generation EL MATOSKY
DeleteThis Buffon thinks Nigerians are gullible like the so called educated Ekitis. Metuh did better than you. Is he not singing a new song. Fayose is so daft as to recognize that his government is paying for the 16 years of misrule of PDP. Is Buhari responsible for disruption of oil production of the thoughtless avengers? Is Buhari the cause of fall in international oil prices? Is Buhari solely responsible for the failed educational programme that shun out unemployable graduates? Or the poor and inadequate vocational education system? All that this Jibiti Governor knows is do nothing to transform economic activities in Ekiti but go cap a-begging to collect share of national cake. Instead of wasting energy to insult the old Daura Man sit down to think out a solution to the begging mentality
ReplyDeleteMUMU! When hunger kill Ur generation, then U will see reason in Fayose's argument. Oloshe!
DeleteU are just as fool as fayose because i wonder why you cant think and write something meaningful to counter the above articulated comment, are you so daft that you cant think than to copy from somewhere and paste here. the same comment to counter different comments. does that make sense to you? are you schooled at all?.
DeleteBaba Fayose carry go. History is on your side and will vindicate you. Abacha was and people were hailing him; Idi Amin too but the truth is that a leather that plays to the galary just to satisfy the dictates of the few and his personal selfish interest is bound to create problems for the nation and himself. One quality of a good leader is fairness and listening to the cries of the lead. The truth is that Nigerians are dying of hunger hardship starvation and hopelessness.
ReplyDeleteReading d kind of comments pple post here saddens my heart. He who comes to equity must come with cleans hands. How can u say APC is correcting 16 years of misrule when they hav been in power for 1 year with no clearcut vision. Late Musa Yaradua came with a 7 points agenda. GEJ came with Transformation agenda. What can someone is d direction of dis current govt? If I'm to make a wild guess I would say dia agenda is to make life terrible for Nigerians all in d name of trying to prove dat d country was misgoverned. Is it not a shame? If buhari reaLly means well 4 Nigeria he should fight corruption justly not by silencing members of d opposition. Amechi, Fashola, Tinubu, Atiku etc are all there in APC and u and I know very well dat dis men are not clean yet they are part of d same government dat says it has zero tolerance for corruption. Who is fooling who? I'm putting a curse on any Nigerian dat support dis government based sentiments or sycophants and my curse is dat it will never be well with such a person and his entire generations. We hav to criticise dis government constructively cuz we are pple dat wear d shoe and so we know where in piches. God save Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless Governor Fayose. It's a pity that the people that criticize Fayose are doing it base on sentiment. Must we all keep quiet?
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