A former governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, remains the major obstacle the Goodluck Jonathan-led government is unable to crack in its quest to retain power, adding that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP controlled Federal Government had lined up a number of sinister plans aimed at demystifying the APC chieftain.
Fayemi, who spoke in Aramoko Ekiti, said he has evidence against President Jonathan over claims that the Federal Government was secretly planning to foist an Interim Government on Nigerians, adding that the PDP government would soon run out of gas.
His words: “President Jonathan is becoming desperate by the day and he would stop at nothing to return to government. You know what they did in Ekiti. So, there was nothing Tinubu said that was not verifiable.
“I have evidence that he was invited to be part of Interim Government as a way of dividing us as a prominent member of our party. There is absolutely nothing they cannot do to distract us because they could see that the Presidency is gradually slipping off their hands.
“It was good that these alarms were being raised and put in the front burner that there was a sinister intention to subvert the will of the people.
“What Nigerians are looking for now is for the elections to be held on March 28 as scheduled by INEC and for the victor who was overwhelmingly elected by the popular votes to be announced.
“We as party leaders and members of opposition are ready to congratulate the winner, but if they go ahead and subvert the will of the people, they will surely go to jail”, Fayemi stated.
The former governor also said that the APC presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari will keep to his promise not to dig into the financial corruption of the past, including the one perpetrated under President Jonathan’s administration.
“Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari said he won’t look into the past. He said he will draw the line on the very day he took over and I don’t know why President Jonathan, who has the paraphernalia of office, is afraid of election.
“There was nothing the PDP, even as a ruling party has not done to ensure that these elections are not held. We have heard about the sowing of fake Army uniform, we have heard about how they want to use the Army to rig the election, we have seen attempt to sack Prof Attahiru Jega, we have heard about how they have been preaching about religion, talking about the health of Gen. Buhari and the way they had been canvassing for postponement of elections and non-usage of card readers. The big question still remain, why are they afraid of election?” he asked.
Fayemi berated his successor in office, Governor Ayodele Fayose for allegedly lying against Gen. Buhari over his health status, urging the governor to stop ridiculing and debasing the virtue of respect the state is known for.
“We have heard somebody whose own definition of politics is about lying saying Gen Buhari was taken to a hospital in London. Buhari never went to hospital throughout the 10 days he was in London because I was with him throughout”.
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