Fayose labels Obasanjo Library one of the greatest frauds ever

Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, on Monday lent weight to recent calls by some organizations for a full disclosure of the donor list and funding profile of the Obasanjo Presidential Library.

Commissioned on Saturday in Abeokuta, the event drew harsh comments from Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), in particular, as it demanded that former President Olusegun Obasanjo be persuaded to name sponsors of the project.

Urging the former Head of State to do the needful, SERAP said, “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo would serve public interest by making a voluntary disclosure of every single donation, particularly large donations, to his newly launched presidential library. This would contribute to greater openness, something that the presidential library seeks to promote about the work and achievements of Obasanjo while in government.”

However, speaking on Monday in Ado-Ekiti, Fayose described the Obasanjo Library as of the greatest frauds ever, demanding immediate return of the N10 million donation he made to the project with interest.

He alleged that 30 governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were compelled to donate N10m each in 2005 to the multibillion Naira project.

Read also: SERAP: Obasanjo Library may have been funded by political contractors

“We were compelled to make the donation as PDP governors in 2005 and now I need the return of my money with interest,” he said.

Fayose made the revelations while speaking at the opening of the PDP Southwest stakeholders’ meeting in Ado-Ekiti.

He also took advantage of the occasion to lambast the Ali Modu-Sheriff faction of PDP saying, “How can you call yourself the leader of a party and be working for the opposition. Sheriff and his group will fail in their devilish plot against our party. We, the committed members of this party will not allow this evil to work, because charlatans can’t be allowed to hijack our party.
“To me, the PDP is one under Ahmed Makarfi. I want you to be speaking out against President Muhammadu Buhari’s government , nobody can kill you. The tough time we are passing through is just a phase as tough time never last but tough people do.”

He added, “They said the PDP people are corrupt, but if you look critically, the PDP are mere petty thieves while APC members are super robbers. They are only interested in destroying and oppressing our members while the people groan in sufferings. Today, the country is under emergency situation.”

The Southwest meeting of the PDP attracted, amongst others, the following henchmen: Host governor, Mr. Fayose, his deputy, Dr Kolapo Olusola, former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniels, Senator Iyiola Omisore, former PDP Deputy Chairman, Chief Bode George, former PDP National Vice Chairman, Mr Tajudeen Oladipo, PDP Spokesperson, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, a member of the House of Representative from Ogun, Hon Oladipupo Adebutu, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, Prof Olu Agbi.

 

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