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  • Tinubu, Aregbesola, others in Lagos march for Buhari

    Tinubu, Aregbesola, others in Lagos march for Buhari

    The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress ( APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Lagos State governorship candidate of the party , Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State were among participants in a  one-million-man solidarity march in Lagos on Saturday.

    The march which also featured civil society groups and other members of the public is in support of the Presidential candidate of the party, General Muhammadu Buhari.

    Asiwaju Tinubu flagged off the March for Change which took off from Maryland, Lagos by 8am.

    The party leader adorned the party’s branded T-shirt, received standing ovation from the mammoth crowd of jubilant party faithful, shouting change, change when he arrived the venue.

  • Again, court joins PDP, APC in third suit to stop INEC from using card reader in elections

    Again, court joins PDP, APC in third suit to stop INEC from using card reader in elections

    A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday included the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) as defendants in a new suit filed by a group, Society for Advancement Protection of Public Rights (SAPPR) seeking to among others, prevent the deployment of the Card Reader Machine (CRM) for the next general elections.

    Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in a ruling granted applications by PDP and APC to be made parties in the case. Both applications were not opposed by the plaintiff.

    SAPPR has a similar suit pending before Justice Abdulkadir Abdulkafarati (another judge of the same Federal high Court, Abuja). The group, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/06/2015, seeks to restrain INEC from using the PVC and card readers for the next general elections on the ground that they are likely to lead to the disenfranchisement of eligible voters.

    It claims  that since INEC has not engaged in trial application of the PVC and card readers, it could not guarantee their effectiveness.

    The group  therefore wants the court to ,among others, direct INEC to revert to the use of TVCs, which it said, have been tested during previous elections.

    Justice Abdulkafarati had, on February 23 ,joined the PDP, the APC and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari and a group, the Registered Trustees of Fiscal and Civil Rights Enlightenment Foundation (FCREF) in the suit as 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants.

    In the fresh suit before Justice Kolawole, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/66/2015, SAPPR wants the court to hold that the planned deployment of the CRM for the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a violation of the provisions of Section 52(1) of the Electoral Act.

    With the inclusion of the PDP and APC in the suit, the number of defendants has now risen to four, including INEC and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), who are also parties in the suit before Justice Abdulkafarati. The case is adjourned to March 18 for mention.

    Yesterday, Justice Kolawole fixed hearing in the fresh suit for March 24. He ordered the service of hearing notice on INEC that was not represented in court.

    Justice Adeniyi Ademola (also of the Federal High Court, Abuja) refused on March 2, to grant an ex-parte motion filed by  four political parties, that had adopted PDP’s President Jonathan as their candidate, for an interim order restraining INEC from proceeding with all arrangements to conduct elections using the CRM.

    The parties are: United Democratic Party (UDP), Action Alliance (AA), Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and Alliance for Democracy (AD).

    The judge  abridged the time within which the defendant – INEC – was to respond, granted accelerated hearing of the substantive case, and adjourned to March 10 for hearing.

    In the substantive suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/173/2015, filed  by Alex Iziyon (SAN), Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), Ikechukwu Ezechukwu (SAN) and Adekunle Oyesanya ( SAN), the plaintiffs are seeking the following reliefs:

    *A declaration that the provisions of Paragraphs 2.4. Step 1(c) &(f), 2.4.1, Steps 3, 4, 5; 4tep5 Scenario B, C, D, E; 2.6; 2.6.1 of the Manual for Elections Officials 2015 and Paragraphs 4, 7(a), 8(a), 10(a), (iii), (iv); 10(b); 12(a)(b)(c), 13(a)(e), 14, 33(b), (d)&(e) of INEC Approved Guidelines and Regulations for the conduct of 2015 general election are inconsistent with the provisions of Paragraph 15(i) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended), Sections 49(1)(2); 4ection 52(1)(2)(3) of the Electoral Act 2010(as amended); Sections 49(1)(2); Section 52(1)(2)(3). Of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and therefore untra vires, null,void and unconstitutional.

    *A declaration that the same provisions of the INEC Approved Guidelines and Regulations for the conduct of 2015 General Election and Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) “and to the extent of their inconsistencies, null, void and unconstitutional and of no effect whatsoever.”

    *A declaration that the introduction of Card Reader Machine and subjection of the permanent voters card (PVC) of eligible voters, whose names are contained in the voter’s register in the manual for Election Officials 2015 and Paragraphs 4, 7(a), 8(a), 10(a), (iii), (iv); 10(b); 12(a)(b)(c); 13(a)(e), 14, 33(b), (d) & (e) of INEC Approved Guidelines and Regulations for the conduct of 2015 General Election for the conduct of General Election 2015 is an infringement of the right of the eligible voters already guaranteed under Section 49(1)(2); Section 52(3) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and therefore null and void.

  • ‘APC is our only hope of survival’

    The Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oji Ngofa,  has described his party as the hope of  the people of Eleme, Rivers State.

    Ngofa  spoke at  the State School, Agbeta, Onne, during a ward rally by APC governorship candidate Dr. Dakuku Peterside.

    He urged voters to reject the PDP. According to him, the ruling party represented the worst form of subjugation and repression.

    “I am here to affirm as deputy national secretary of APC that the mantra of change has taken a firm root in our local government. APC represents our hope and the only means of our survival. Without APC, Eleme is finished. Therefore, we will give everything to the party, including our blood, if necessary.

    A member of the House of Assembly, Josiah Olu, said Eleme would deliver block vote to Dr. Peterside and the APC.

    “We are for APC. Though we are under serious threat from the ruling party, our loyalty will continue to be with APC because they have a peaceful and God-fearing man like Dakuku. I am happy that everybody here fully appreciates the fact that this election is all about our future, so we are not leaving anything to chance,” he said.

    Peterside promised to pay special attention to Eleme because of its potential.

    “PDP should not even get a vote here and you know why. On my part, I promise to work with you. Nobody will harass you again because they are not God. They boast because they have power but I want you to put your hope in God. I will fight for you, I will protect your interest and I will complete every project that Governor Rotimi Amaechi started. Let me also assure you that our government will recognise and give special place to women and the youth,” he said.

  • Fayose alleges APC, INEC conspiracy over card readers

    Fayose alleges APC, INEC conspiracy over card readers

    Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has alleged a conspiracy between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the proposed use of smart card readers during this month’s elections.

    Fayose said the APC has a sinister agenda up its sleeves with its insistence that the device should be used on the election day, stressing that the use of card readers might cause confusion during and after elections.

    But the Youth Wing of the APC in the state slammed the governor for opposing the use of smart card readers, saying “it is only enemies of democracy and incorrigible election riggers” that will oppose any patriotic step taken to ensure a cleaner electoral process.

    The APC youths said Fayose is afraid that another electoral fraud like that of June 21, 2014 which has been exposed won’t be possible in the March 28 and April 11 elections.

    Fayose in a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, alleged that the APC is known for its penchant for promotion of confusion and division in Nigeria for political gain even at the expense of the wellbeing and unity of the country.

    The governor claimed that the leadership of the APC has a hidden agenda hence its consistent calls for the use of card readers, accusing the opposition party of crying wolf where there was none in an alleged bid to throw the country into chaos.

     

  • Why Obasanjo didn’t get APC card – Oyegun

    Why Obasanjo didn’t get APC card – Oyegun

    The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. John Odigie – Oyegun, on Thursday disclosed that the party was on the verge of issuing former president Olusegun Obasanjo with the party membership card when he torn his Peoples Democratic Party card, but had a second thought on the matter.

    Oyegun said by tearing his PDP membership card, Obasanjo has qualified fully “as the “true father of the nation that anybody can now run to for guidance.”

    The APC chairman said issuing the former president with the party’s membership card, would be “demeaning to a man who should now be seen as true nationalist, statesman and non partisan icon.”

    Oyegun spoke while making a short remark during the ex-president’s 78th birthday celebration at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

    He noted that Obasanjo has done great service to Nigerian politics by tearing his PDP cards, making him the “only symbol of this country everybody can run to whenever the need arises.”
    Oyegun said, “When we watch someone tearing a card of the umbrella party on his behalf, the APC leaders authorized me to issue him a fresh membership card of our party, but we decided to look at the matter closely.

    “We reasoned that this nationalist and statesman has crossed the threshold. He has become truly the father of the nation and it would be demeaning by going to present APC card to him.

    “Nigeria and Nigerians have an icon now, a non partisan man has arrived, somebody we can all go to and if you do well he tells you and if you have not done well, he can look at you in the eyes and say you can go to hell.

    “Baba Obasanjo, you are the only symbol of this country everybody can now run to meet. We know where you are and we know your views too.

    “You have done great service to APC, you have done great service to the politics of this nation. We know you desire change, rather than continuity of nothingness.”

     

  • APC alleges plot to cause mayhem in Ibadan

    APC alleges plot to cause mayhem in Ibadan

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has alerted to an alleged plot by the leadership of the opposition parties to sponsor mayhem in parts of Ibadan, the state capital.

    In a statement by its Director of Publicity and Strategy, Olawale Sadare, the  party said it had information that some leaders of the opposition have been meeting to cause disaffection for political reasons.

    “Apparently, opposition elements in the state are not comfortable with the celebrated peaceful atmosphere since it earns the current APC administration the confidence of the electorate as well as soaring popularity among the people, who were victims of insecurity, lawlessness and impunity perpetrated by the previous administrations.

    “And since any general election is a do-or-die affair for the PDP, their leaders in Oyo State are bent on employing all crude means to manipulate the polls. Part of the plans being nursed is the recruitment of some urchins who would be asked to put on APC branded T-shirts and instigate mayhem in parts of Ibadan.

    “As the world is aware of the fact that the PDP is a leper’s hand, which has its leprous fingers in Accord, Labour Party, Social Democratic Party and others, the plan to reintroduce political unrest and chaos into the state is a conspiracy among them all and it has the strong backing of the Presidency since all of them have been compromised to work for the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan.

    “And in addition to this, arrangements have been put in place by these opposition elements to attack APC members and supporters as our party’s campaign train resumes across the state.

    “However, we urge the public, including APC faithful and supporters, to be vigilant and endeavour to report activities of disgruntled elements in the society to law enforcement agencies.”

  • ‘Why Ndigbo ‘ll vote APC in Lagos’

    ‘Why Ndigbo ‘ll vote APC in Lagos’

    In this piece, the Co-ordinator of the Association for the ‘Defence of Igbo Interests in Lagos’, Comrade Chris Nwokobia, explains why Ndigbo will vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the April 11 election.

    In all parts of Lagos, we have been inundated with innuendoes that will clearly endanger Ndigbo, their properties and other interests in Lagos if not well handled. We are concerned because there is a raging feeling all over Lagos that Igbo are deep into a conspiracy to undermine the political interests of the Yoruba and help impose an anti-Yoruba surrogate in Lagos, as a way of mocking and undermining the political interests of the Yoruba Nation.

    We see this as dangerous and we note that this has sparked hostile reactions and promises to spark more reactions after the election.

    We are compelled to state that Ndigbo are parts and parcel of Lagos and that we share an excellent relationship with the people of Lagos, especially the Yoruba. We state also that Ndigbo are the prime beneficiaries of the conducive environment Lagos offers, that Ndigbo are the prime beneficiaries of the good, orderly and secure governance in Lagos, especially in the past sixteen years, we note that Igbo businesses and spirit of enterprise have flowered so well in the new Lagos, a working and modern Mega City that offers a home for all Nigerians and offers an expansive environment for Igbo businesses to thrive unimpeded.

    Our concern is that these great benefits stand to be endangered by a misreading of the present and unfolding political situation in the country, where it is being made to seem as if Igbo are in the forefront of what is seen as a political battle to upstage the Yoruba in Lagos. We are concerned that the greedy and selfish interests of some self-serving Igbo masquerading as leaders of Igbo people and self serving groups, stand to endanger the Igbo in Lagos in the near future hence we issue this disclaimer. We want to state the afore-mentioned impressions amounts to a    misreading of the Igbo in Lagos and their well known republican disposition especially as it relates to issues and politics in Nigeria and do not represent the feelings and political inclination of the majority of Igbos who do their business, live their lives and work in Lagos unimpeded.

    We note that the PDP has been brash, immodest and loud in dropping the good name of Ndigbo for their political ambition to rule Lagos. We note the insinuation being created all over Lagos at present that Igbo are being mobilized with huge money and resources to work for PDP. While we do not deny this, we insist that this is restricted to few people who are transacting business with the name of Ndigbo. They neither represent the generality of Ndigbo nor do they represent credible Igbo platforms, which have worked well with Yoruba since the amalgamation of Nigeria.

    We align with the huge success story Lagos has been in the past sixteen years under APC leadership and we are happy that Ndigbo have expanded tremendously in this period, investing hugely in the expanding economy of Lagos and exploiting the promises of the state, enjoying excellent security, good infrastructures, good transportation and a friendly business environment.

    Given that there is clear danger ahead, we want to state that Ndigbo are not part of the indecent money sharing going on now as a campaign strategy of President Jonathan and the PDP. This is not to dispute that various so-called Igbo groups are not partaking in this malfeasance. They are on their own and represent themselves the few members of their groups and families. Millions of Igbo in Lagos are not part of this and we wonder how much it will take to settle all Igbo in Lagos. Those who have partaken in the sharing of dollars and Naira are on their own, if we must restate this fact. They should not drag Ndigbo to their illicit business.

    Proceeding further, we want to advance reasons why Ndigbo must vote the APC government in Lagos.

     

    Why vote APC?

    • APC Lagos has shown through actions and deeds that it understands what leadership is all about.  It has shown leadership in Lagos and made Lagos a destination for all Nigerians especially for Ndigbo when the Federal Government under PDP has abdicated its responsibility to Nigerians.

    • APC government in Lagos has made the issue of Security the number one agenda and this has made it possible for Igbo businesses to thrive in Lagos.  When kidnappers ravaged the South East I know many Igbo Lagosians who traveled to the village to bring their parents to Lagos. Today, Lagos is the safest state of Nigeria where Igbos sleeps with both eyes closed and do their lawful businesses without molestation.

    •APC government in  Lagos  led by Governor Fashola fought Ebola to a standstill and effectively stopped the spread to other parts of  Nigeria.  This led the United Nations to declare Nigeria Ebola free. It could have been worse if not because of this courageous intervention that led the way in curbing this deadly virus in Nigeria.

    • APC government in  Lagos  has created a conducive atmosphere for Igbo businesses to thrive in  Lagos  whether is Real estate, Commerce, Transport, Artisans, Okada, Churches, Construction and other professions.

    • More than 500 Igbo are working in Lagos State Ministries and LGAs in various capacities, including the powerful office of Commissioner for Budget and Planning. Time and space will not permit me to mention their names here.  In Abia State, a PDP Governor, Theodore Orji sacked Igbo from Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Ebonyi states.

    •Lagos APC government has fought for justice for Igbo Lagosians like Miss Uzoma Okere who was assaulted by a Naval Rating.  Lagos also funded the treatment of a popular Actress, Ngozi Nwosu, OJB Jezreel, Prince Ifeanyi Dike, etc abroad.  Lagos APC government  not only rehabilitated the family of the late Human Rights Activist, Chima Ubani, it also gave the family a house  and offered his children scholarship to all levels of education when the Federal Government and his home PDP State government turned their backs on his family after he died fighting for the masses. APC government in Lagos has fought for countless number of Igbo Lagosians to get justice in Lagos.  Again time and space will not permit me to mention their names here.

    • Lagos  is the second home for Igbo in  Nigeria.  Check the number of Igbo in  Lagos. Check the volume of investment and check the successes. This can only happen because a stable and trusted APC government has been in place. Contrast this with what obtains at the Federal Level where PDP holds sway.

    • Under APC government, Lagos is the fifth largest economy in Africa, larger than the economies of many African countries. Today, Lagos remains the driver of the Nigerian economy and pulls its weakest links. This is what the Igbo need to thrive and excel and not the consumptive politics the PDP promotes which excels in looting and sharing parts of the loot during election time.

    • APC government in Lagos has remained a pacesetter for other states to copy in Nigeria.  Every good idea, every good thing, every evidence of good leadership you see anywhere in the country must have a link and or connection with Lagos.  APC government is a thinking government and you do not prefer a fourth-eleven for the first-eleven.

    • It is better for Ndigbo in  Lagos  to work with those they know than to plan a deal with total strangers. His Royal Highness, the Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwanu Akiolu has told all Lagosians that they do not want PDP anywhere on their soil.  Igbo in Lagos should listen to him as a mark of respect.  PDP has devastated Yoruba land since 1999 from Ogun to Oyo, from Ondo to Ekiti and to Osun. PDP has devastated Nigeria in 16 years and made the country a laughing stock in the comity of nations. Yoruba see PDP as a virus.  That is why they formed an alliance with the North to stop PDP.

    • A lot of money is exchanging hands in  Lagos  but money cannot buy friendship or relationship.  Friendship and Relationship are built over years of hard work and commitment.  Money can buy you a bed but it cannot buy sleep.  Money can buy you a car but it cannot buy you safety.  Money can buy you the best shoes in the world but you need to have legs to wear shoes. If Igbo make the mistake of investing in a dying horse by voting PDP at a time other Nigerians are rejecting it for its sixteen wasteful years in power, it will neither affect the electoral choice of Lagosians nor make any positive difference for Igbo. It will rather worsen their woes in Nigeria especially in Lagos where they co-exist and compete favorably with other Nigerians. Igbo be warned.

     

    Wake-up call:

    In concluding, we want to debunk the impression being created that Ndigbo are against the present wind of change in Nigeria. We want to correct the impression that Ndigbo are very comfortable with the state of affairs in Nigeria.

    We are all for change and Ndigbo will maintain significant presence in the change movement sweeping all over Nigeria.

  • APC wants Ekiti rigging investigated

    APC wants Ekiti rigging investigated

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for a thorough investigation, arrest and prosecution of the officials implicated in the recently released audio clip of a meeting where the plan to rig the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti was hatched.

    Those implicated includes serving and former government officials, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains and military personnel whose ignoble roles were revealed in the audio clip.

    Those whose voices and names were revealed in the audio recording of the meeting released by Captain Sagir Koli of the 32nd Artillery Brigade in Ekiti State, included the current state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose who was at the time the PDP governorship candidate.

    Others are: the Minister for Police Affairs, Mr. Jelili Adesiyan; his predecessor, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retd.); then Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro; the Commanding Officer in charge of soldiers deployed to provide security for the election, Brig.-Gen. Aliyu Momoh and a PDP stalwart, Senator Iyiola Omisore among others.

    But, the APC protest letter to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega said it was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke and Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Mr. Suleiman Abba, that flayed the secret meeting, as against the tenets of democracy and electoral law.

  • ‘APC ‘ll defeat PDP in Rivers’

    ‘APC ‘ll defeat PDP in Rivers’

    All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, is optimistic that he will win the March 28 election. In this interview with EMMANUEL OLADESU, he explains why he believes the APC will have an upper hand. 

    You claim Nyesom Wike is your friend. Are you surprised by the allegations of violence attributed to him and his party?

    Yes, but there are many friends you have that you cannot predict what they can do!

    How are you sure you will get the security agencies to implement the plans you have outlined to protect the people of Rivers State?

    Everything you deal with in life depends on season and context. For those of us who are Christians, the book of Ecclesiastes says that there is time for everything. I know that if I get there, the contexts will be different, the factors at play will be different and I am optimistic that I will get all the cooperation I need to implement my security programme. Rivers State will be peaceful again.

    Are you optimistic that the votes will count?

    I am optimistic that the votes will count. Rivers people are looking forward to installing the type of government they deserve. They won’t be intimidated by anybody; they won’t be harassed by anybody; they won’t submit to threat and intimidation. It is a matter of time and we will rise to the occasion. We will cast our votes, we will defend our votes and we will ensure that our votes count. I am convinced about that.

    I am also optimistic that we will get the cooperation of security agencies and will continue to spotlight what is going on in Rivers State and will attract the attention of the nation and the international community. It is not optional, because if votes don’t count in Rivers State, there is no guarantee that it will count elsewhere in the country. Today, we might isolate what is going on in Rivers State and say this is Rivers. If this trend of violence continues, people in other areas may be emboldened and the whole country will turn into crisis.

    So, we must all work together to ensure that we stem the tide of political violence in Rivers. It is in our collective interest and I am sure that Nigerians are listening.

    What is your fallback option?

    I have no fallback option, order than working with other stakeholders to ensure that the elections are free and fair. Up till now, nobody has found a better form of government than democracy. Democracy is our only option and we need to make sacrifices to ensure that it works.

    Will you follow the Ekiti example, by petitioning the National Human Rights Commission over the spate of violence?

    The situation in Ekiti is not as bad as it is in Rivers. Ours is worse than Ekiti and it is degenerating daily. We have made a few petitions to the National Human Rights Commission and we will continue to do so, hoping that somebody will pay attention to our cry in Rivers. So, it is not about following the Ekiti example and we will continue to act within the ambits of the law; we will not go outside the law to arrest the situation.

    The alternative is to have a lawless state and that is anarchy; that is not the option in any civilised society. We are civilised men and women and will not resort to self help.

    You have repeatedly stated you would continue with the policies of the present administration. To what extent?

    Governor Amaechi has laid a good foundation for the state and we will continue with the projects he has started. But, that does not mean that we will adopt all his policies and programmes. No two governments can be the same, just as no two individuals can be the same, even if they are Siamese twins. We will progress based on contexts and challenges that we confront, but if we are going to continue with most of his programmes.

    Would you continue with Amaechi’s policies?

    The teachers are being retrained as you are aware and the retraining is for a maximum period of one year. Some of them are in Oxford University and other UK-based universities, while the remaining ones are in Nigerian universities, under a phased programme. After some time, you won’t have Indians run the system again because we would have improved the capacity of our people, so that we can get world class education.

    We shouldn’t compromise our standards because we are scared of what people will say. A leader shows the people the way and not the people showing the leader the way.

    How are you sure that you will win the election on April 11?

    I am not a man who will waste my time on things that are not viable. I can feel the pulse of Rivers people; I know what the issues are and I have been involved in politics in Rivers State longer than anybody who is running today, including Nyesom Wike. If this election is conducted three times, I will win three times.

    I am happy you said that there may be a correlation between the outcome of the presidential election and the state election. As we speak, no one can say with certainty that either Buhari or Jonathan will win the election.

    I know that Rivers people are enlightened enough and the national scene is clear enough on who would win, no matter how we pretend. All of us have an idea who will win the election and we won’t be struggling with six week shift, if somebody was not leading and leading clearly.

  • APC to Fayose: Be focused, stop your endless war with Buhari

    APC to Fayose: Be focused, stop your endless war with Buhari

    The Ekiti State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Governor Ayo Fayose to stop what it called the governor’s “endless war” with the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

    The party also deplored Fayose’s frequent trips outside the state which it said are without economic benefits and has not added value to Ekiti people.

    The APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Taiwo Olatubosun, said in a statement on Wednesday that this became imperative following the lull in government’s activities and the governor’s alleged failure to fulfill campaign promises to Ekiti people.

    Olatubosun advised Fayose to sit down and face the serious business of governance, noting that the governor’s tirades against Buhari and endless trips out of the state are signs that he is not prepared for the demanding assignment of a state chief executive.

    He said Ekiti people are tired of the same story of debt profile being bandied by Fayose but are expecting him to fulfill his electoral promises to the people.

    “After five months, the stories of debts profile still dominate the public space instead of unveiling his developmental programmes.

    “What we have is frequent shuttling between the capitals of the Far East countries and a reversal of developmental efforts of the immediate past governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi,” Olatubosun said.