Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose,
has described call by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that President
Muhammadu Buhari should not be re-elected as a vindication of his position that
the President had nothing to offer the country.
The governor said “even though I
do not agree with the personally of Obasanjo, history will not be kind to us if
we do not acknowledge such a statement not minding his roles in foisting this
present calamity on Nigeria and its people.”
According to a press statement
issued in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, by his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “what
Obasanjo said is not new from what I said before and after President Buhari was
elected.
“I have consistently maintained
that the President lacked the required mental, physical and intellectual
capacity to govern a country like Nigeria and now, I have been vindicated by
even those who were at the forefront of his election.”
The governor added: “Like I said
when he wrote his letter in January, this year, I agree with Obasanjo’s new
position on President Buhari and I call on the remaining Nigerians who foisted
him (Buhari) on the country, but are still keeping silent to in the interest of
our country, speak out too.
“Today, apart from Obasanjo, most
of all the people and organizations that matter in this country and in the
world have said unanimously that Buhari has failed.
“Transparency International has
declared that corruption, which the government prides itself to be fighting has
become more endemic in Nigeria than it was in the last 16 years, Bill Gates
said the government’s Economic Blueprint has not addressed Nigerians’ needs,
General T.Y. Danjuma (rtd) said the government has failed in terms of securing
Nigerians and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) has indirectly told
President Buhari to go home by advocating for the younger generation to be
given the opportunity to steer the reins of leadership of the nation.
“With all these knocks, the President
should act honourably like a statesman and resign so as to save the country
from further calamities. In the interest of Nigeria and its suffering masses,
he should ignore any urge to remain in office even beyond this year not to talk
of seeking reelection next year.”
Telling Nigerians to avoid being
fooled the second time, Governor Fayose said; “You are not a fool when you are
fooled the first time, it is when you are fooled the second time that you
become a fool.
“Like I have maintained, it is
clear to discerning minds that Nigeria is under a rudderless federal
government, with everything now upside down. Everywhere in the country has
become insecure to such a level that Nigerians are now opting for self defence.
“Therefore, what Nigerians should
seek is a clean break from this directionless government and new breath of
life.”
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