Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday said his government would soon expose past presidents that ruled the nation since 1999 “to show Nigerian leaders in their true colours”.
Making direct reference to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Fayose said that as the number one citizen of Ekiti State, he wields more power than Obasanjo who “goes to Abuja to beg President Muhammadu Buhari for political favours”.
He stated this at a news conference in Lagos on Sunday.
According to him, “I was governor without a godfather. I was governor for three years but Obasanjo took me out. Obasanjo is now an expired man today and I am still more than relevant. He is expired. He goes to Aso Rock every week to go and beg.
“How many times did Buhari visit him (Obasanjo) when he was President? Buhari did not go to Aso Rock throughout. He didn’t even go for Council of State meetings. What is Obasanjo looking for in the Villa? A man of 80! What is he looking for?
“He keeps writing to Presidents to nominate ministers for them. That was Goodluck Jonathan’s offence. Enough is enough”.
Speaking on the Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions presently before the Senate, Fayose said: “We are going to release a lot of things. They have attempted to cow everybody and that is why they are sponsoring the anti-Social Media Bill in the National Assembly. They want to cow the press and the people. I am surprised that the media is quiet about this bill. The press can’t talk again, they are afraid and it shouldn’t be so”.
The governor also described the military panel set up to probe the role of soldiers in the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State as a hatchet job targeted at his administration.
“The Major General Adeniyi Oyebade military panel is intended to do a hatchet job. They have a target but we are waiting for them. They are after me but I am prepared for them. I am the Governor of Ekiti State. I have history, I have record. Any attempt to invade my state will be resisted”, he said.
“The day Buhari singles me out, his government will crumble. They have attempted to impeach me, but they didn’t succeed. They disturbed my swearing-in ceremony and they failed. They now set up a military panel to upturn what the Supreme Court has decided in my favour. We are waiting for them”, he added.
He said he neither had any regret nor apology for constantly crisiticising President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that it was only those that promoted and supported the emergence of the All Progressives Congress-led government that were now regretting their action in silence.
Fayose predicted that next year, 16 things would happen under this government which Nigerians must prepare for.
“There will be disobedience to court order, there will be removal of oil subsidy in first quarter, there will be low power generation compared to what was being generated, and there will be low earnings. Nigerians should better prepare for these and more”, he said.
This man Fayose is a man after my heart.
Fayose is a man, I love his courage. If we have ten men like him in government, Nigeria will change for good.
Why are nigerians so gullible? U feel fayose is making sense by wat he says or does? If u are a man with integrity u don’t need to announce to d world whatever u want to do for ur fellow human beings! Do it in secret and let God announce u to d world. Let’s put God first.
That’s the talking and do governor…
He is not scared of any body including begger call obasanjo…..
Fayose is got some balls for daring to upset the apple-cart without fear of reprisal from the power that be.
Ride on!!
Hahahaha. Strong man abi? Anyway I like u.
Fayose is a cheat and has no shame,despite the YouTube video showing him and the army chief discussing how to rig the elections, he still has mouth to talk. Olodo oshi.
When PDP was in power, Fayose was the Executive Thug of Ekiti State. Now that PDP has been reduced by the power of the people to a regional party, Fayose’s operandi has chaged to babbling. Ramble on until your sins catch up with you!
He is just shouting because he knows the law will catch up with him. He is nothing but a thug. I think he should be taking to psychiatric for proper recovery.