The Chairman of Presidential
Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has said nobody can
arrest elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, for refusing to recognise President
Muhammadu Buhari as having won a second term in office.
According to him, Adebanjo is an
institution in Nigeria in the silk of Edwin Clark and Wole Soyinka because of
his contribution to the country’s history.
Speaking to Daily Independent
yesterday, Sagay said “The man is an institution. Just like Edwin Clark and
Wole Soyinka. Nobody can touch such people because if you touch them, you are
really touching Nigeria’s history and everything the country stands for.
“So, nobody will touch Adebanjo
because he is an institution and he knows that. Nothing can happen to him for
expressing his opinion.
“He is respected by government
even though they know he is a very strong opponent. Nobody will touch him.”
However, Sagay said the elder
statesman’s comments were inconsequential as the whole world acknowledged
President Buhari as the winner through various congratulatory messages.
He said although Adebanjo, a
leader of Afenifere, was a very principled man who had always been in the
vanguard of restructuring, he derailed when he pitched his tent with former
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The PACAC chairman said: “If you
know the history of Adebanjo, he is a very highly principled man. A man who had
been with Awolowo from beginning, he never looked for political office and he
is very steadfast. But, you know, no matter how great you are, at times, you
can derail.
“You can miss the road by taking
a wrong direction. My honest belief is that I respect Chief Adebanjo greatly
and I don’t want to say anything negative about him because he is like a father
to me, but let me say this, he took the wrong decision when he joined former
President Goodluck Jonathan.
“For a man of integrity, which he
is, he took that wrong turn because he was looking for restructuring. That
mistake has totally derailed him in many ways because restructuring will come,
but I don’t know why he has decided to mix with the wrong company.
“Now, as to the issue of
recognising the president or not, that is irrelevant. Adebanjo knows it
himself.
“The world recognises President
Buhari. Nigerians also recognises him. The votes have been cast, a winner has
been declared and he will be sworn-in. That one man does not recognise him
makes no difference.
“But, as I said, he is a man I
respect very much. I hardly will say anything against him because if you look
at his background, he comes a long way in terms of integrity, principles and
loyalty to the beliefs he has. He is a good man, but he has derailed in
politics.”
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