Aregbesola resolving Ekiti Fuel Crisis in Osun shows Fayose’s Gross Incompetence-Faparusi
A governorship aspirant and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Hon. Bamidele Faparusi has lambasted Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose for taking Ekiti State fuel crisis to Governor Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State to resolve for him.
He also blasted the governor for maintaining hard stand and allowed the issue to drag on unnecessarily, thereby inflicting pains on innocent Ekiti indigenes.
Faparusi who described this as not only shameful and belittling the state, lambasted Fayose for allowing the crisis to degenerate to that “shameful red ridiculous level” adding that the singular action has eroded the pride of Ekiti as a federating state in Nigeria and vividly confirmed that the governor is grossly “incompetent” and “intellectually hollow” to lead highly sophisticated people of the State.
“Must Fayose wait until this disgraceful stage before swallowing his ego and succumb to good reasoning and common sense?”, he asked.
The APC chieftain spoke in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti while reacting to the suspension of three weeks old strike declared by oil dealers.
Oil dealers, under the auspices of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria(IPMAN), had three weeks ago declared industrial action to repel government’s policy to demolish petrol stations erected within residential areas.
Sequel to the lingering nature of the bedlam, the Governor of Osun State , Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, had on Sunday summoned a meeting between Fayose and oil dealers to far away Osogbo, where the imbroglio was resolved amicably with each party soft-pedaling on their earlier hard postures.
But reacting to the scenario, Faparusi, former member of the House of Representatives added that taking the issue out of the shores of Ekiti for resolution had brought a question mark on Fayose’s competence to
govern Ekiti.
He added that it was also unfathomable and morally reprehensible for the governor to be declaring support for black marketers and operators of illicit businesses, describing this as a criminal offence.
The APC chieftain said the state had witnessed more complicated situations under the preceding governments of Dr Kayode Fayemi, Niyi Adebayo and Segun Oni and such problems were treated as a family affair deploying internal mechanisms for resolution, rather than exploring the services of external mediators.
“When former Governor Fayemi had an issue with Ekiti teachers over TDNA in 2013, he didn’t run to Lagos or Ibadan for resolution. He listened to timely interventions from stakeholders and the issue was settled.
“But Governor Fayose didn’t allow the interventions of our traditional rulers, Council of Ekiti Elders and other stakeholders to yield fruits before rushing to Osun State for succour. This conveyed a message of disrespect to our statesmen who took the time to ensure that the crisis abates.
“Governor Fayose had earlier expressed recalcitrant posture to the resolution of this crisis by saying that he won’t dialogue with oil dealers. This is the same man who condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for not engaging the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and the Niger Delta Militants in dialogues. These groups had been pushing for
secession at different times and flouting the Constitution.
“What had prevented a governor who condemned a President for not dialoguing with rebels from engaging oil dealers, who posed no threat to Ekiti and who were merely doing their legitimate businesses in round table talks? All these were clear indications that Governor Fayose is hypocritical”., he said.
Faparusi said: “It’s a shame that Fayose could not resolve what supposed to be Ekiti affair within his own jurisdiction timely and conscientiously . It is a complete failure of leadership, it’s like a father taking his family to meet another father to make peace with his family.
He saluted the oil for their steadfastness in their struggle to protect their 3 and jobs of hundreds of Ekiti residents, which Fayose’s administration was lukewarm to protect.
