Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the allegations by the Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he sponsors Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The Chief Press Secretary to Fayose, Idowu Adelusi, told journalists on Sunday that the APC allegation is an attempt to “cover up the federal government’s torture and killing of the Igbo people.”
He said the governor had the right to express his support for any group, including the IPOB, arguing that the travails of the Igbo people should be the concern of all Nigerians.
“The attack by the military on the IPOB should be a concern for all Nigerians. The people are expressing their fundamental rights which are legitimate.
“The agitation of the IPOB is as a result of bad governance by the present administration.
“If there was good governance, there would not have been any need for the agitations; there would not have been calls for restructuring by the Niger Delta agitators, Afenifere and other groups,” he said.
He denied raising funds for the group, saying that it is a ploy by the APC and the government at the centre to defend their wrongdoings and silence any opposition.
