Afenifere Warns Governor Fayose: Leave President Buhari Alone

 

Ayodele Fayose

- The Ekiti state chapter of Afenifere has chided Governor Ayodele Fayose for his constant criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari
- The pan-Yoruba socio-political and cultural organisation advised Fayose to stay at home and find solutions to the problems afflicting the state
- They decried the constant verbal attacks by the governor on the person and office of the president
The Ekiti state chapter of Afenifere has chided Governor Ayodele Fayose for his constant criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The pan-Yoruba socio-political and cultural organisation advised Fayose to stay at home and find solutions to the problems afflicting the state.
They decried the constant verbal attacks by the governor on the person and office of the president, describing it as an ‘attention-seeking gimmick.’

They also called on people in the state to seek divine intervention in resolving the ongoing fuel crisis that had paralysed economic and transport activities in the state.

The group's stance was contained in a press statement sent to journalists on Wednesday, May 31, signed by its chairman, Elder Yemi Alade and publicity secretary, Chief Biodun Akin-Fasae.
They expressed regret that Fayose had reduced Ekiti is ‘fast sliding to be a pariah among other states in Nigeria, despite its God-given endowments’.
They said the scarcity of fuel unleashed on the citizenry by the governor’s face-off with petrol marketers could have been resolved through dialogue, rather than armed tactics which culminated in destruction of some filling stations by suspected thugs.
Part of the statement read: “Currently, the economic activities of the state have run berserk due to executive misapplication of strategic management of human and business relationship.
“This is what is called executive recklessness; and this is very unacceptable. We wonder the whereabouts of Governor Ayo Fayose during the celebration of Democracy Day, a national activity.
“He was conspicuously absent from Ekiti for days, only to resurface to abuse President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting him to resign because of ill-health.”

President Buhari has largely ignored Fayose each time the governor criticizes him

Meanwhile, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu has described Fayose’s call for Buhari’s resignation as misplaced.
Speaking on Channels TV, the presidential media aide said the governor’s statement was borne out of desperation for publicity.

ELB