The Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has declared
that President
Muhammadu Buhari is not sincere with Nigeria about
the strength of Boko Haram terrorists.
He faulted the federal government on claims that
the terrorist have
been technically emasculated and that government
was clamping down heavily on perpetrators of the Southern Kaduna massive
killings.
Fayose, who disclosed that he is not just an
opposition to the government but also, that he has chosen the path of revealing
the truth to
Nigerians against all odds, urged the citizens to
look at the sequence of events in the country and juxtapose them with his
comments and how things are turning out to be.
Fayose, who made the remarks on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti
during a chat with journalists, cited the recent upsurge in insurgency despite
claims by the military and the federal government that the terrorist group had
been defeated, said he had told Nigerians that the government was being
economical with the truth.
"I do not want to be seen as an opposition
figure, but a man who tells
Nigerians the truth. You can place my predictions,
comments and
warnings side by side with happenings in the
country, and you would know that I tell the truth and I do not mince words.
"Look at the Boko Haram issue. The federal government
first said it
has technically defeated the group; later, they
brought a flag to the president saying Boko Haram has been utterly defeated,
but look at what we are witnessing now? In as much as they are making some efforts,
they are not telling us the truth.
"I can't join them to lie. I say the truth and
stand by it. Over 1,000
people have been killed in Southern Kaduna, but
what are they telling Nigerians? It is a pity that the military has been
drafted into the
lying game. They too are no longer saying the
truth. If you look at the video clips sent from Southern Kaduna before the
military clamped down on sending such videos out, you will know that we have a terrible
situation on hand.
"Hunger is unprecedented in the land. The
economy is down and people are hiding under the guise of fighting corruption to
hunt opposition figures. A government that cannot make any impression in the
first two years, I am afraid, may not be able to make any at all," the governor
said.
On his achievements in office, Fayose said he had
raised the standard, and that despite the huge debts left by his predecessor
and the economic downturn, he had done what Napoleon might not be able to do.
He added that various projects had been executed,
while some are ongoing and gave the assurance that he would not leave any
project uncompleted.
"We are now at the stage of completing legacy
projects such as the
flyover, the new governor's office, High Court
Complex, the new Ojaba
market, the last phase of the dualisation of
Ado-Ikere road among others. I thank the people of the state for their support
and their cooperation. They are the denominators. They gave me resounding victory
over the opposition in 2014 and it’s what they say that matters, not the
ranting of the opposition," he added.
Fayose pleaded with the people of the state to endure
the inconveniences being experienced as a result of execution of projects all
over the state, saying the completion of the projects would
bring comfort to them.
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