Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele
Fayose has decried the maltreatment and killing of people of the (Biafra) Southeast
Nigerian who are agitating for the state of Biafra, saying that he has
forewarned that President Mohammadu Buhari’s second coming would be like the dark
days of the military government in 1984 when the nation quaked under heavy
militarization.
Ayodele Fayose He said: “I have said it before now that it is
only God that can help the Igbo people. What I see going when you see the video
clips of that occupation the behaviour of the soldiers leaves much to be
desired but they cannot act like that without a whistle blower, somebody is
behind them telling them go and cleanse the people. That is recklessness human
rights violation in Nigeria today is second to none. And I hope the the
international community would not be quiet on this. It is unfortunate.
Governor
who made the remarks while receiving People’s Democratic Peoples’ Elders caucus
in the state led by ex-deputy governor Paul Alabi, who paid him a visit to
register their endorsement of his deputy, Olusola Kolapo as prefered candidate
for 2018 governorship poll, lamented the fate of those allegedly militarised
recently in the Southeast, saying: “I have said it earlier that this is beyond
Kanu. That region entirely is embattled and challenged. But you know politics,
time will tell. The wind blowing away your wife will blow you away one day.
The
wind blowing away your enemy today may blow, you say one day. It is unfortunate
that the Ibo people are suffering this kind of fate, ” he said. ” The herdsmen
wrecking havoc all over, and killing, what has the military done to deal with
them. Has anyone of the herdsmen been prosecuted, let alone giving them this
kind of treatment?.
You went to court to revoke Kanu’s bail but you can’t even
wait for the court to take decision before occupying his house. Nigeria is in
trouble except the Lord helps us. When the wicked are in authority, the people
suffer, when the righteous are there the people rejoice.
We are in a major dilemma.
Buhari’s coming back to power, as I have said before is like returning to the
dark days of the 1984 in no time, because they want to gag Nigerians they came
up with a law against hate speech, they threatened to deal with people, arrest
and all who cares. Glory be to God who can take both life and life beyond,
these ones can only go for life and can’t do more than that.. Let me assure
you, Nigeria is a country where God knows how to rearrange thing. ” Fayose
said. Meanwhile, elder statesman and founder and President of Afe Babalola
university, Ado-Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola has said he was proud that Ekiti has
come tops again in the recently concluded National Examination Council (NECO),
saying:
” I feel very proud that my state has come tops again as the best in
NECO out of the thirty six states excluding the FCT to me it is a renaissance
in education in Ekiti. We are witnessing revival of the lost glory in education
in Ekiti. Every Ekiti indigene were proud to be associated with the philosiphy
of the fountain of knowledge. “Time it was when Christie School, Ado-Ekiti was
the best in West Africa. Time it was when Obafemi Awolowo University of was
full of Ekiti professors.
Time it was when in Ibadan, all the doctors were
Ekiti people. So I congratulate the government of Ekiti for the Renaissance and
I am proud of govenor Fayose for doing so well and I think every Ekiti man
should support this vision.” Describing Fayose’s endorsement of Olusola as
fulfilment of their desire and request for a South Senatorial candidate from
the govenor a year ago, the PDP elders said:
” we are glad that governor Fayose
has endorded Professor Olusola for next governor and also support his stand
that this does not foreclose the chances of other aspirants to contest and be
part of the forthcoming primaries.
There is no doubt that Olusola has been
endorsed to continue the good governance. We urge governor Fayose to support to
bring together aggrieved members so the forthcoming 2018 poll would be won by
the PDP. We support and align fully with the endorsement and have written a
letter of congratulations to the Olusola on this development.
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