Vote Buhari again and Nigeria is doomed —Fayose

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that Nigeria is currently at the mercy of herdsmen and warned that Nigeria will be doomed should President Muhammadu Buhari get a second term in office by 2019.

A statement made available to newsmen by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, quoted the governor as saying this when he appeared on a national television broadcast on Saturday.

The governor, who further noted that Buhari was being led by a cabal in power, explained that he organised hunters to tackle the herdsmen menace in Ekiti because the federal security agencies appeared helpless over the issue.

“The constitution of Nigeria is no longer working. The constitution was not even drafted to make the governor have control over the security apparatus that could be used to help his people. To worsen the situation, people who are supposed to protect this constitution are now collaborators. They are the ones trampling upon the laws of the land.

“The Federal Government under Buhari lacks the political will to tackle the (insecurity) challenge. The herdsmen are killing people every day and there is no security for anybody. It is now a common occurrence these days to see a herder threatening to command his cow to attack farmers. Anybody can see you on the way and attack you. They even slaughter their victims after attacks.

“You can’t even demean an animal like that. They would even threaten farmers that ‘if I see you in your farm, I will kill you; we have lost it. This administration rode to power with a threefold promise. To fix the economy, ensure security and fight corruption. They have failed in all aspects.

“Let us look at Ghana on the issue of herdsmen attacks, that country dealt with their herdsmen and got rid of them and they have peace of mind afterwards.

”But look at Nigeria, a minister would say that a governor is blocking the road. How important is a cow to human beings. I don’t know how we got into this mess as a nation, we are at the mercy of cattle rearers. We are now at the mercy of the current administration headed by someone who does not see any other tribe as important.

“Let us ask ourselves, the number of people that have been killed by Fulani herdsmen since Buhari came into power is more than the ones killed right after independence till 2015,” Fayose said.

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On what would happen to Nigeria if Buhari is voted again he said, “Before this administration came to power, I warned Nigerians, and I am warning again, if by any chance Buhari comes back to power, the county would be doomed.

”I have nothing against Buhari, he is our leader and remains so. All that I have spoken about presidency has come to pass. I was a 24 years old man when President Buhari was military Head of State at that time, the same way he ruled then is that same way it is happening now.

“Majority of the people that voted for Buhari are in the age bracket of 18 to 40. They didn’t know who he was. I am telling you expressly that this country is not well governed. The principal thing the people look for before you can talk of food is security, Nigeria is not secured. I said that the president wasn’t fit health wise to govern and he was away from office for more than half a year.

“That explains what I have been saying, ‘Nigeria does not need a man of over 70 years of age. It is not personal and I respect President Buhari but the fact is that my mother cannot say she wanted to be governor of Ekiti.”

 

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