Buhari running govt of nepotism, says Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, accused President Muhammadu Buhari of running a government of nepotism.
Fayose stated this a rally in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, to celebrate three years of his administration, adding that a government of nepotism cannot stand the test of time.
He said: “A government in nepotism can’t stand the test of time. The economy of this country has shrunk under this government. I say they will go, they must go. Nigerians are hungry and angry.
“I’m not one Nigerian that will chicken out to join a political party. We will remain here telling them truth, telling them the economy is not working, we stand them for the truth.”
He noted that the 2017 budget of the Federal Government did not capture the interests of all Nigerians, especially Ekiti State which had nothing appropriated for it, adding that the people of the state would revolt against the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2018 governorship election due to its insensitivity to the plight of Ekiti people.
His words: “The policy of Buhari’s government is anti-Ekiti. If you check properly, nothing was budgeted as a project for Ekiti in 2017 budget. That is why Nigeria must be restructured so that a state can control its own resources.
“The APC-led federal government is fighting everybody, the judiciary and legislators, as well as the press, were not spared. They are running a lawless government and that was why they refused to release Col. Sambo Dasuki and El-Zak-zakky despite court orders. This is not the kind of Nigeria of our dream.
“The APC will be upset in 2018, we will crush them and that is why you have to be strong and firm. I am a leader in Nigeria and nobody can gag or cow me because this country belongs to all of us. Today, Nigerians are hungry and angry. There is so much nepotism and poverty in the land, so this government must go.
“Nigeria must be restructured. You can’t get peace when there is no justice. You must do budget that will represent the interest of everybody; this country belongs to all of us. This is not the kind of Nigeria we craved for. There must be equity.
“They have no choice than to restructure this country for good. They have abandoned their manifesto. They are no longer talking about it.”
Fayose said the victory march was meant to thank the people of Ekiti State and “to finally break down the wall of Jericho, because I know we shall triumph for I have the people behind me,” adding, “after winning, I am going to Abuja to be President of Nigeria. I will take power from Buhari in 2019 and that shall come to pass.”
He appealed to Ekiti electorate to register in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration so as to have the opportunity to vote against the APC in 2018.
