Ekiti State Governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose have reacted to certain
negative comments that trailed the advertorial he caused to be
published on the front pages of Punch and Sun newspapers of last
Monday, saying that he has no apology over the advertorial as it
contained facts. Fayose who stated this through his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday said that the
truth can never be covered indefinitely, insisting that the All
Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, General Buhari was
too old and sick to be president of this country.
The Governor said that the advertorial was his personal opinion as
citizen of this country and not opinion of the PDP and I stand by it.
The Governor asserted, " I wish to refer to the late President Umaru
Musa Yar; Adua who former President Olusegun Obasanjo claimed was hale
and hearty to lead this country and subsequently took ill and died. "I
must assure all those who have expressed genuine concerns,unlike the
APC that is playing cheap politics over the issue -that my intention
is not a death wish to General Buhari but a factual postion that APC
is covering.
"My consideration for the advertorial in the midst of alleged ill
health of the late president is the need for the nation not to forget
the crisis we were thrown into in 2010 but saved by the National
Assembly which had to invoked the Doctrine of Necessity after protests
by the Save Nigeria Group ( SNG) "It is in defence of fairness that I
called attention to the potential crisis we may face God forbid that
the health of the general becomes a hindrance if he was president and
his Vice who is from the South West would have to step into the saddle
not too long after Obasanjo eight years in office. " I wish to draw
attention to the lead story in the Sunday Tribune of January 18,
2015,entitled, " Buhari's planned visit to US causes furore."
"The story revealed that arrangement had been concluded to fly Buhari
to US for a medical check up. That Buhari has been stressed from
effects of the rigours of presidential campaigns across the country
and he is definitely in need of medical attention, adding that age was
a factor as rigours of the campaign was getting at him". Fayose
therefore adviced Buhari to be sincere with himself and step down for
a younger and more vibrant person..again,I say it that Buhari is too
old and spent to lead nigeria.
The Governor added, "The health of all of us who have stepped into the
leadership space is nothing personal to us anymore as it has
implications on the polity." Fayose said that he was certain that time
will vindicate him, calling on all Nigerians to vote enmass for the
vibrant and energetic President Jonathan to avoid a repeat of history.
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