Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti
state, has fired yet another shot at President Muhammadu Buhari whom he
believes is too old to lead the country.
At a Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) rally in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, the governor commented on the visit of
President Emmanuel Macron of France to Nigeria.
Aged 40 years, Macron is one of
the youngest leaders in the world. His Nigerian counterpart is 75 years old.
Fayose said Nigerians deserve a
younger president.
“We are having these problems in
our country because an old man is our president. When I saw the picture of
President Buhari and the president of
France, I said ‘Oh my God’,” he said.
“This country does not deserve to
be led by an old man.”
Fayose also said he had been
asked to come out to receive Buhari who is expected in the state on Tuesday but
that he would not do so.
It is a tradition for governors,
irrespective of political differences, to receive the president whenever he
visits their states.
“I got a letter yesterday, they
said I should come and receive Mr. President because he is coming on the 10th.
But I’m not coming. Receive him for what? I cannot receive him. The president
has not done 100 metres of road in Ekiti,” he said.
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| Fayose at the rally |
“They said I should tell director of SSS to come to Abuja, the director that is Kayode Fayemi’s friend, what is my business with that?”
The governor also accused the
federal government of closing nearby Akure airport in Ondo state, so PDP
leaders would not be able to attend the party’s rally in Ekiti.
“I want to condemn the federal
government here today,” he said.
“Whosoever has taken that action
is very shameful. That’s not the spirit of democracy. Why did you close the
Akure airport today? You closed Akure airport so that our leaders will not come
to this rally. Today, we are now landing at Ilorin and Ibadan. That is not
patriotic. That’s shameful and unleader-like.”
Fayose did not spare the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in his accusations.
INEC, Fayose alleged, is planning
to rig the July 14 governorship election in favour of the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
“INEC wants to rig for APC,” he
said. “We know your plans. We know how you are planning to release ballot
papers to the APC. We know what they are planning in Ondo and Kogi states.
Ekiti is a no go area.”
Calling on his supporters to shun
violence, Fayose, however, urged them not to be intimidated.
“If you think you will come and
use police to intimidate us, we will follow you bumper to bumper. Since Monday,
they’ve been arresting PDP people. I want to tell you my people, I don’t want
us to join them violence for violence. The most important day is on the 14th,
don’t allow them to provoke us. We must be prepared for this election.”
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Na wa! for this APC government ooooo but why??? God will remove them these wicked government from power come 2019
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