Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has warned Nigerians to beware of the activities of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the nation prepares for next month’s presidential election.
Fayose also said the North deserved to present a better candidate than All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer, General Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement by the governor in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, he said Nigerians should be wary of the former president’s intention regarding who should be elected president during the election.
Obasanjo, he said, should also be watched over his romance with APC leaders despite claiming to be a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “Nigerians should be wary of Obasanjo’s banana peels. He was the one who put forward Umar Yar ‘Adua as the president knowing the man’s state of health and the man died in office.
He was the one who said President Goodluck Jonathan was the best for Nigeria and that without him there would be no Nigeria.
“The question people should ask former President Obasanjo is what has gone wrong between now and then? He is against President Jonahan because the president refused to be pocketed by him and any Nigerian leader who wants to succeed will not allow that.”
“Obasanjo is now presenting General Muhammadu Buhari as the best candidate for Nigeria knowing the man’s age and that the pressure of office would be too much for him,” he said.
Fayose insisted that the former president only wanted to plunge the country into needless crisis, like he allegedly did during the Yar ‘Adua era.
“In the North, there are so many qualified, brilliant and
credible people who can rule the country well. Why is Obasanjo
going after an old horse that may collapse midway ? Nigerians
should know the state of health of Buhari. His age and health
cannot stand the rigours of the office. Nigerians deserve to know
the health status of Buhari.
“The strange love between Obasanjo and Tinubu is like a lion
and a goat living together in the same house. Jonathan should be
allowed to complete his term and after that the North will be
allowed to present a credible candidate in 2019, not an old horse
being put forward,” the governor said.
He admonished Nigerians not to trust Obasanjo in his latest
