Babatunde Fashola
The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to distant himself from the provocative and inciting comments being attributed to him; as such comments can turn the people against him,
He said this in regards to the attack on the President’s convoy in Bauchi State and other parts of the country, adding that nobody should attack the President.
Fashola, expressed this during an event to mark his 2,800 days in office, held at the LTV Blue Roof. He said the President retained the right to campaign in any part of the country, adding that such actions should be condemned.
He affirmed “That report is correct that those who attacked the President’s convoy were not APC members, that they were members of their own party, who were disgruntled about the gubernatorial tickets in their states.
“Now that is one hand of the story because APC was accused of the attacks and nobody must attack the President. Let me be clear on that. He has a right like anybody to move freely, especially at his campaign time, and this is not about violence; the vote is really the choice that we need to make, so I want to be clear on that.
“But look at what the President’s campaign has done; they started campaigning before INEC said it was time. As if that was not bad enough, some people have come out to say that if the President loses, heavens will fall.
“Now, it is not the President saying so but it’s being said on his behalf. For me, if somebody is true to a peace accord, he must disclaim those statements.”
The Lagos State Governor also commented on the peace accord signed byJonathan and the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Gen. Buhari. He stated that the peace accord was just an agreement anybody can make but what is actually of note is their conduct after.
“Like I said to the people, it is not the agreement that people make that is as important as the honour with which they make them. Some of the best agreements that have been made in contracts have created disputes that lawyers have gone to courts over them,” he said.
Comments