The
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to
tread cautiously and be mindful of the body language of those hailing him
today.
The
governor, who said he was aware of sinister plots to destabilise his government
because of his strong and truthful stands on national issues, vowed to
“continue to speak the truth no matter whose ox is gored.”
Reminding
the President that he is not heading a military regime, Fayose added that he
could not be cowed by threats from any quarters.
According
to a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media,
Lere Olayinka, Fayose urged Buhari to take the advice of the former Head of
State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee, which told him
to tread cautiously.
The
statement said, “Opposition is one of the roots on which democracy stands and
any President or governor that does not want opposition will eventually become
a dictator.
“I
want to state without fear or favour that I will continue to speak the truth no
matter whose ox is gored.
“Nigeria
belongs to all of us and no one can intimidate me or the good people of Ekiti
State who freely and overwhelmingly gave me their mandate.
“Democracy
as a form of government thrives on our ability to ask questions and get answers
from our leaders.”
The
governor urged the President to listen to wise counsel from Abubakar.
“The
Peace Committee has reminded the President that he is not heading a military
government and with the calibre of Nigerians in the committee, their wise
counsel should not be ignored.
“These
are Nigerians who don’t need personal favours from the President and he should
get the message very clearly that he is being told not to act as a dictator,”
Fayose said.
Fayose,
who also advised the President to know that Nigerians were not interested in
“any honeymoon,” but their well-being, added that Buhari’s achievements in his
first 100 days so far were “harassment of Peoples Democratic Party leaders,
appointment of his in-law and kinsmen into sensitive positions, selective fight
against corruption and arrest and detention of INEC officials who worked in
states won by the PDP.”
While
declaring support for the fight against corruption, Fayose however noted that
“fighting corruption should not be synonymous with convicting Nigerians on the
pages of newspapers.”
Source:pumchng
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