Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele
Fayose has said that he was not surprised by the comment from the President of
the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim that President Muhammadu Buhari directed
specifically that the World Bank should shift its focus to the northern region
of Nigeria.
”The President has never hidden
the fact that he is a sectional leader and painfully, because of his nepotism,
religious bigotry and favouritism, Nigeria is now more divided than ever
before, with the unity of the country being threatened”, he said on Friday in
a statement by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka.
”Is the comment from the World
Bank President different from the 97 percent/5 percent formula of President
Buhari?” Fayose quipped.
”When a President open his
mouth and say that constituencies that gave him 97% votes cannot in all honesty
be treated, on some issues, with constituencies that gave him 5% votes, lovers
of unity in the country should have raised the alarm and alerted the world of
the danger of having a nepotistic president, and I warned then but other
Nigerians that should have raised their voice, kept mute.
“Once again, the fact that
President Mohammadu Buhari is an ethnic champion, a religious bigot and the
number one promoter of disunity in Nigeria was brought to the fore by the
President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim.
“Nigerians should be reminded
that on August 15, 2015, less than three months in Buhari’s government, I
raised the alarm that he (Buhari) was operating as a president of the Northern
Nigeria only. Then, I described steps taken by the president since May 29, 2015
as tainted in ethnic and tribal colouration and inimical to the unity of
Nigeria.
“I also descried President
Buhari’s Nothernisation of Nigeria and said that the appointments made by the
President negated the principle of federal character. Then, we were told that
the President made the appointments on merit and I asked whether there were no
competent people in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southern part of
Nigeria.
“Now, with the President of the
World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, telling the world that President Buhari gave
specific instruction that the bank should shift its developmental efforts to
the North, is anyone still in doubt as to the fact that President Buhari does
not see himself as the President of the entire country, Nigeria?”
While reminding Nigerians of his
earlier warnings that Buhari was a sectional leader, Governor Fayose said;
“Those politicians, who painted the picture of a changed President Buhari to
Nigerians before the 2015 presidential election, should remember that I warned
that he (Buhari) can never change from an ethnic champion to a nationalist.
“As a Military Head of State,
Buhari cancelled the Lagos Metroline Project at a loss of over $78 million
(then) to the Lagos tax payers. For terminating the contract, $500 million,
which was almost enough to complete the project, was paid as fine to the
foreign company handling the project.
“Would Buhari have stopped that
project that would have resolved the transportation nightmare Lagosians are
facing today, if it were to be in Kano?
“When Fulani herdsmen were
killing Nigerians in the South and North-Central states of Benue and Plateau,
President Buhari, who is the Patron of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breaders
Association simply kept mute .Not even the killing of over 1,000 Agatus in
Benue State got the attention of the President.
“The same President Buhari, who
led a delegation of Arewa leaders to Ibadan on October 13, 2000, to confront
the then Governor of Oyo State, Late Alhaji Lam Adesina over alleged killing of
Fulani Herdsmen in Saki, Oke Ogun Area of the state, has never raised his voice
against the killings, raping and destruction of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen.”
Describing President Buhari as
the number one threat to the unity of Nigeria, the governor said; “Painfully,
because of President Buhari’s nepotism, religious bigotry and favouritism
Nigeria is now more divided than ever before, with the unity of the country
being threatened.
“The father figure of this
country is President Buhari and if his language does not represents unity,
there will be agitations like we are witnessing now.
“I therefore reiterate my
commitment to the call for full and total restructuring of Nigeria through
dialogue and negotiation.
“It is my position that for
Nigeria to move forward and in unity; there must be no sectionalism, there must
be no oppression and there must be justice and equity. All these cannot be
guaranteed by President Buhari as he has continually demonstrated that he is a
President for the Northern part of Nigeria only.”
The governor promised to rule
Nigeria with fairness when he becomes President, saying; “Unlike President
Buhari, I am a complete detribalized Nigerian, who treats all the people of
Nigeria equally, not minding tribe and religion. Therefore, my presidency will
resolve all issues threatening the unity of Nigeria.”
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