Former Governor of Ekiti State,
Ayodele Fayose, on Monday advised the Anglican Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Rt.
Rev. Christopher Omotunde to remove the cassock and mount the soap box so that
the whole world would know that he has joined politics.
Fayose, who stated this through
his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, was reacting to a statement by the
Anglican Bishop describing Fayose’s tenure as a waste and non-beneficial to
Ekiti people.
Adelusi said only a cleric trying
to justify the blatant rigging of the last Ekiti governorship election by the
All Progressives Congress (APC) would describe the physical transformation of
Ekiti State by the Fayose administration as a waste.
His statement reads, “Even the
blind feels the good works of Fayose and perhaps Bishop Omotunde and the likes
need to change their eye glasses to see well.
“Our fathers have a saying that
it is disheartening when one hears a statement of gullibility from a place where
one expects to hear the words of wisdom.
“The records of the Fayose
administration are there for all to see. It organised an Education Summit that
led to great improvement in education in the state.
“Ekiti came first back-to-back in
NECO exams and we also did well in WAEC. These are public institutions and the
records are there for Omotunde to peruse.
“The Fayose administration built
the first flyover in the state and it passes besides Omotunde’s church. One
wonders if the bishop closes his eyes whenever he drives or passes through that
place. If he does not, we pray that God opens his spiritual eyes.
“The Fayose government built a
new high court complex, a new Governor’s Office, a new Oja’ba Market; dualised
roads in Ise, Emure, Ikole, Omuo, Ijero, Efon, among others.
“It also dualized the Ado-Ikere
road, built many roads in Ado itself such as Petim- Afao Road and Dehead-
Police Headquarters Road. May be the bishop does not pass through these roads!
“Accreditation for various
courses in EKSU, School of Nursing, and College of Health Technology was
pursued and achieved by the administration. We can go on and list many other
achievements in agriculture, health, social welfare and other sectors.
“Yearly, the Fayose
administrstion recognised hard-working teachers and civil servants with car
prizes and other gifts. Within four years, it was promotion galore for civil
servants. Civil servants and teachers will not agree with the untenable and
jaundiced position of Omotunde.
“The Ekiti people who Fayose
served for almost eight years know that his time was a great blessing to them,
which is why they call him the architect of modern Ekiti.
“Bishop Omotunde should remove
his priest’s garment and mount the soap box if he is minded to be this
politically partisan.”
“He said Fayose’s opposition to
Buhari administration did not allow Ekiti to benefit anything from the centre.
“Assuming that was the case, it
only confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari as an autocrat who must not be
criticised, and not a democrat who should take criticisms in his stride.
“We make bold to say that Ekiti
under Fayose and PDP has witnessed more economic and physical development in
the last four years when compared to neighbouring APC-controlled states which
have openly venerated President Buhari as their god-father.
“What has Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun
benefitted from the Federal Government? What has even Lagos, where the APC
national leader comes from, benefitted?
“In terms of peace and security,
Ekiti under Fayose was peaceful; it was secured from herdsmen attacks,
assassinations, and armed robbery opreations. These and politically-motivated
killings have returned in full swing under Fayemi/APC.”
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