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Fayose prophesies, I’ll soon be Nigeria’s President, says Sheriff’s supporters are nonentities
Ekiti State governor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum chairman, Ayodele Fayose, has prophesied that in no distant time he will become the vice president of Nigeria if not the president.
“I will be the vice president of Nigeria, even the President very soon,” he declared.
The governor stated this during a live interview on African Independent Television (AIT) on Tuesday.
He also spoke on the judgment of the Port Harcourt Court of Appeal, which authenticated Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the authentic national chairman of PDP.
The governor frowned that some few PDP members he described as nonentities, still support Sheriff. According to Fayose, “Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is a general without soldiers not to talk of having a battalion.”
He said for Sheriff to know his stand and strength, he should try a popularity contest with Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
Read also: Jonathan did not endorse Sheriff – Aide
He added, “Without any gain saying, Makarfi is high above Sheriff. Makarfi has the state governors supporting him. The National Assembly caucus are backing Makarfi. Former ministers, former governors, former members of the National Assembly are also in support of Makarfi.
“In quantity and quality of support, Makarfi is shoulder high above Sheriff who is only deluding himself with the rent-a-crowd politicians that he goes to town with. All the organs of the party, including the Board of Trustees, are firmly behind Makarfi.”
Fayose has been unequivocal about his rejection of a Sheriff chairmanship of the PDP and had announced on behalf of the Governors Forum after the Appeal Court judgement that Sheriff can never be the national leader of the PDP.
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Margret Dickson
February 22, 2017 at 9:20 am
Well, with the love the Nigerian youths have for Fayose, when the time comes, we may see most of them vote for him as the President Fayose is one of the few governors who relate with residents like they are on the same level.
Animashaun Ayodeji
February 22, 2017 at 9:24 am
Mademoiselle, it is important you speak for yourself. Which statistic or survey told you Nigerian youths will like to have talkative who doesn’t know the right time to talk? Fayose can NEVER be voted in as Nigeria’s president.
Johnson Amadi
February 22, 2017 at 9:30 am
There’s every probability that Fayose is a dreamer or a ‘prophet’, but I’m very very sure he got the wrong message from God. God didn’t reveal to him that he’ll become Nigeria’s president very soon, the devil must have changed that particular dream/vision
yanju omotodun
February 22, 2017 at 3:32 pm
Forget that, fayose is a concise politician who knows how to storm his way up there. He can be the president of Nigeria truly though in paradise.
Roland Uchendu Pele
February 22, 2017 at 12:59 pm
Fayose never seizes to amaze me.
He’s not even loved by a good percentage of his own people.
He just keeps giving the media stories to write about, and he dare talk of becoming President?
Okay, we are waiting.
Balarabe musa
February 22, 2017 at 4:05 pm
This mumu fayose is foolish. Is it ekiti people that will vote him president of Nigeria, walahi, I can’t cease laughing at mad man like fayose. Well power belongs to the North insha Allah
seyi jelili
February 22, 2017 at 4:47 pm
Your sense is rotten. Nigeria belongs to north, not only north. If fayose contest and GOD says he will win, nothing will stop that not even the northern people. You people should even be at shame, with all your crave for power, you remain the most backward in all things. Violence in your region is destroying you people more and more. You better wake up and admit power is not your birth right.
You are not to be blamed if not for selfish Yoruba leaders killing us.