He faulted the President for going after People's Democratic Party Governors in the name of corruption, questioning that are APC leaders not corrupt?
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has continued to berate the Muhammadu Buhari administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He
faulted the President for going after People's Democratic Party
Governors in the name of corruption, questioning that are APC leaders
not corrupt?
Fayose stated this while speaking to
journalists at the Ekiti state House of Assembly on Friday, November 13.
He said he is not expected to be celebrating the Buhari government as a
member of the opposition party, noting that criticizing the present
administration will help check dictatorship and oppression.
He said, ”I
will tell them the truth. Opposition helps government of the day, helps
Nigerians, to keep them on track. Opposition helps to check
dictatorship, opposition helps to check oppression. My being here as
governor, my voice today will remain by the grace of God.
“I’m
not like somebody going underground for reasons of harassment; it is
only shameful that the government of the day is after shadows. You want
to be in power, you are in power; you have charged virtually all PDP
governors to court, are we saying no APC governor is corrupt in this
country? But for me, I’m not going into that; I’m not going to descend
into that arena.”
”For everything I say, I
say it in good conscience. When I was criticising the President before
he became President of Nigeria, they thought I will be quiet after.
Tomorrow, if I find him wanting, I will tell him. The President is not
God, he’s only leader of our country for a period of time.”
Reacting
to the move by the state House of Assembly, who declared him the PDP
leader, Fayose said he's not interested in pursuit of power.
“I
am not interested in anything. Even this one that I am serving as
governor, it is the will of God for me. There is nothing to vie for.
“By
morals, it can’t be the turn of Yoruba, if truly we are into rotation
and for me, I’m not vying for anything. I’m not equally going to the
Senate. Senate is what most governors will rush to; I’m not going. I
won’t contest for Senate. So anybody expressing anything for me is
wasting his time because I’m not going to beg for any office.
“I
have gotten to this position because God wants me there and I’m not
going to be part of any promotion to position me. No, I still have three
years ahead of me. Who knows what will happen in three years time; who
knows what will happen in two years time; who knows where Nigeria itself
would be. So, we should all strive for the survival of this country
first and forget about positioning yourself.
“Great
leaders don’t talk about their political placement, they talk about the
country’s placement, where the country would be at the appropriate
time. But on the issue of what I stand for and what I say, I have no
apologies and with all due respect, I have been like this from time
immemorial and I have no apologies because this country belongs to all
of us.
“This weekend, I will be 55; a lot
of people died when they were 10 years old. Some died when they were
20, some when they were 30 or 40 but I’m 55. If I die today, my children
will still entertain guests at my burial, you understand. They will
equally leverage on my achievements for consolation. Gowon was president
of this country at 28 or 29, Obasanjo was president of Nigeria at 37.
Today, I’m still battling with the office of a governor and those people
we are talking about are still talking in the public after being 80 or
90 years of age", Fayose said.
The Governor, who had been on war path with former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, also said, Obasanjo,“The
likes of Obasanjo were looming larger than life at that time, where are
they now? They are at Ota; they are begging for relevance now. They go
to the villa everyday to beg for ministerial nominees. I was watching
him in the papers, whether he was prostrating for Buhari or he was
exchanging compliments, I don’t know. I can’t explain it. At certain
times, you must know when to switch off; you must know when to turn off
and you must know when to go to bed.
“For
me, whether they call me leader of opposition or not, whether they call
me Ayo Fayose, I’m not even chairman of PDP governors’ forum and I’m
not desperate for anything, but you can’t take away my voice. You can
throw away my word but you can’t throw me away.
“I
remain resolute, I stand by the common man of this country. Tomorrow,
Nigerians will appreciate me. It is in turbulent times that we know the
strength of character of a man – in turbulent times like this – and it
is shame on PDP leaders decamping because of relevance. They should keep
their relevance; whatever we do – good or bad – will live after us.”
Fayose
had relentlessly criticised President Buhari and the APC, insisting the
government has not performed impressively as Nigerians had expected. He
was in the forefront of people who amplified Buhari's school
certificate saga, discrediting his education qualification.
Source: Pulse.ng
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