Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the
tribunal judgments nullifying the elections of Rivers and Akwa Ibom States
Governors, Mr Nyesom Wike and Emmanuel Udom respectively, saying; “the seeming
collaboration between the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government
and a section of the judiciary is worrisome and portends grave danger to the corporate
existence of Nigeria. This is worse than corruption that the president claimed
to be fighting.”
tribunal judgments nullifying the elections of Rivers and Akwa Ibom States
Governors, Mr Nyesom Wike and Emmanuel Udom respectively, saying; “the seeming
collaboration between the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government
and a section of the judiciary is worrisome and portends grave danger to the corporate
existence of Nigeria. This is worse than corruption that the president claimed
to be fighting.”
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications
and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor accused the APC and President Buhari
of another grand plot to rig the forthcoming Kogi and Bayelsa States governorship
elections, using the newly appointed Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Director General of Department of
State Security (DSS), Alhaji Lawal Daura.
and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor accused the APC and President Buhari
of another grand plot to rig the forthcoming Kogi and Bayelsa States governorship
elections, using the newly appointed Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Director General of Department of
State Security (DSS), Alhaji Lawal Daura.
He described the suspension of the appeal court judgment on
Senate President Bukola Saraki as “part of the grand plot to use a section of
the judiciary to wrestle power from those the Buhari’s Presidency is not
comfortable with,” saying the indefinite adjournment by the appeal court
smacked of interference from the powers that be.
Senate President Bukola Saraki as “part of the grand plot to use a section of
the judiciary to wrestle power from those the Buhari’s Presidency is not
comfortable with,” saying the indefinite adjournment by the appeal court
smacked of interference from the powers that be.
Governor Fayose said; “There were widespread electoral
malpractices during the presidential election in the North, with rampant underaged
voting. Yet, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did
not take steps capable of threatening Nigeria’s corporate existence.
malpractices during the presidential election in the North, with rampant underaged
voting. Yet, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did
not take steps capable of threatening Nigeria’s corporate existence.
“Curiously too, in a state like Yobe where it was established
that the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Abu Zarma received N15
million bribe from the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam,
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Zakari Deba to influence the State Governorship
election, the tribunal did not nullify the election.”
that the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Abu Zarma received N15
million bribe from the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam,
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Zakari Deba to influence the State Governorship
election, the tribunal did not nullify the election.”
The governor called on President Buhari to, in the overall
interest of Nigeria, tread cautiously in his bid to consolidate power and
prepare ground for his possible re-election bid.
interest of Nigeria, tread cautiously in his bid to consolidate power and
prepare ground for his possible re-election bid.
Governor Fayose, who reminded the President of the wild,
wild west of the mid 60s and the 1983 saga between late Chief Adekunle Ajasin
and Chief Akin Omoboriowo, which was orchestrated by the then Federal
Government, said “the consequences of the orchestrated plot to prevent the
people of Western Region from having the government of their choice through a
fair and just election in 1964 should be a watchful example for Nigerians in
general and President Buhari in particular.”
wild west of the mid 60s and the 1983 saga between late Chief Adekunle Ajasin
and Chief Akin Omoboriowo, which was orchestrated by the then Federal
Government, said “the consequences of the orchestrated plot to prevent the
people of Western Region from having the government of their choice through a
fair and just election in 1964 should be a watchful example for Nigerians in
general and President Buhari in particular.”
He appealed to the people of the South South not to be
intimidated and discouraged, expressing hope that the appellate court will
protect the wish of the people of Rivers and Akwa Ibom States.
intimidated and discouraged, expressing hope that the appellate court will
protect the wish of the people of Rivers and Akwa Ibom States.
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