Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Buhari’s 100 days and invasion of Akwa Ibom Govt House: My Position - Ayo Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state Ayo Fayose writes below...
(must read)


President Mohammadu Buhari's government is
now 100 days and even though I align with most
Nigerians, who opined that 100 days is too short
in the life of a government, it is important to
make some clarifications as regarding the
administration. This is more so that the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and some political
jobbers that are looking for appointments are
praising the President, citing imaginary
achievements.

As at today, the only achievement recorded by the
President Buhari's government is the harassment of
leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
those perceived as not on the same political page
with the president in his party.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and those who
worked with him as well as PDP governors and
leaders are now targets of harassment, and by this,
the president is telling Nigerians that it does not pay
to be honourable. Dr Goodluck Jonathan was
honourable enough to allow a peaceful transition and
conceded to the president even though it was
obvious that his victory was questionable. Visiting
such a person and those who worked with him with
persecution as being done now, is no doubt a sad
reminder of the reason we have many sit-tight
leaders in Africa.

Interestingly, some of those who worked with Dr
Goodluck Jonathan that the APC called thieves are
now being appointed to manage the affairs of
international organisations like the World Bank and
African Development Bank.


LOPSIDED AND ILLEGAL APPOINTMENTS

In the last 100 days of President Buhari,
appointments made have shown the president's
insensitivity to the ethnic diversity of Nigeria
andcontempt for the Constitution of the country.

The South-East has been totally neglected as if the
likes of Dr Ogbonnaiya Onu who was earlier touted
as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
and others in the region do not merit
appointments. This is unacceptable.

Appointment of Buharis's in-law, Mrs Amina Zakari
as Acting Chairperson of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC); APC member, Alhaji
Lawal Daura as Director General of the Department
of State Service (DSS) and Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali
(rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria
Customs Service, clearly violated the 1999
Constitution of Nigeria.


ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE

While I am in total support of the fight against
corruption, it is my opinion that corruption can
neither be fought along political party lines nor
through the media.

What is being witnessed presently as fight against
corruption is mere noise-making, witch-hunt and
harassment of perceived political opponents of the
president. This is more so that most of the political
allies of the President and those sponsored his
election are also being accused of corruption and the
president is looking the other way.

Most importantly, the Halliburton bribery scandal
must be revisited.


INVASION OF AKWA IBOM GOVT HOUSE

The major sore-point of the 100 days of President
Buhari is the last Thursday invasion of the Akwa
Ibom State Government House by armed men of the
DSS.

Nigeria is a Federation, with 36 States Federating
Units and in a federation, the component states are
in some sense sovereign.
Therefore, what happened in Akwa Ibom
Government House last Thursday was clearly a
government (FG) authorising the invasion of another
government (State Government). Even during the
dark days of the Military, it never happened in
Nigeria.

The invasion of Akwa Ibom State Government House
by armed men of the DSS deserves condemnation
from all men of goodwill, including State Governors.
It was Akwa Ibom last week; it could be the turn of
any other governor irrespective of political party
tomorrow.
Today, we are also being informed that it will soon be
the turn of Ekiti State. We await Alhaji Lawal Daura's
men, but we assure him that Ekiti people will always
rise to defend their government.


CONCLUSION

I commend the president for his efforts at ending the
Boko Haram insurgency and I wish to call on all
Nigerians to support the President in restoring peace
to the Boko Haram ravaged North Eastern
part of Nigeria.

As we look forward to the end of the honeymoon of
Buhari's presidency, I wish to state that if supposed
men of honour are going underground because of
possible harassment and intimidation, I, Peter
Ayodele Fayose will not; because this is our
fatherland.

Most importantly, those regarding President Buhari
as a saint should know that he is not. The president is
not also the Almighty God that cannot be questioned.

After all, the beauty of democracy is in credible
opposition.

As for me, I have been comfortable before I became
governor and will not because of cheap publicity
deceive Nigerians with declaration of cattle herds
and mud houses as assets.

Today, I have expressed my mind concerning the 100
days of Buhari's presidency as I did before the
election. This I have done basically to remind
Nigerians that I told them then, and it is happening
now.

May God be with the President and bless

Nigeria.
Ayodele Fayose,
Governor, Ekiti State



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