The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has said he stands by all he said about President Muhammadu
Buhari on his ill health and therefore has no apology to make to anyone
about it.
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party’s Governors Forum advised the President “to resign so as to look
after his health because he is sick and tired.”
Fayose spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with political office holders at the Government’s House in Ado Ekiti.
He said, “If not for our efforts, Buhari
wouldn’t have returned now. Buhari is sick and tired and even his
physical appearance portrays this and he needs to go home and rest.
“Today, they have cancelled the Federal
Executive Council meeting. You cannot hide the truth forever, it will
reveal itself someday. You cannot continue to deceive Nigerians.
“Every word that has come out of my
mouth, I have no apology for them. President Buhari was indeed in coma
and one of those who visited him said his recovery is a miracle. That
shows that he was indeed very sick. Let Buhari go back to Daura and
rest, don’t send him to early grave.”
Fayose, however, denied reports on the
social media that he vowed to commit suicide if the President came back
alive from his medical vacation to the United Kingdom.
He attributed the rumour to the work of miscreants spreading misleading reports about him on the social media.
“How can I commit suicide because of an
old man? Such are from miscreants on the social media. Let me tell you
expressly, why would I commit suicide? I cannot commit suicide because
of my mother. Even if they are burying my mother now, I will cleverly
stay away from the grave so that I won’t fall into it. I can’t commit
suicide because of Buhari. I never said that and will never make such
statement.”
Fayose said pressure from him and the civil society groups including the ‘Resume or Resign Movement,’ was responsible for the “forced return of the President to Nigeria.”
“The pressure from me and many other
Nigerians made the President to return home. They have been treating
this matter under the table forgetting that the life of a president is
an open book that can be read by everybody and anybody.
“Not until civil societies and people
like us started making noise. You can’t be our President without us
knowing what is happening to you.
“For me, the President went to coma on
July 6. Today, they can come back and organise rallies and all that
attested to the fact that the President recovered by miracle which we
are glad about.
“We are happy that he is back. But when
you look at the President physically, you will see that he is emaciated,
tired and weak. You don’t have to be president at all costs, when you
are tired, you go home.
“I stand by all I have said about the
President. We are glad he is back, but don’t over flog him. I am not a
sycophant and I stand to speak for Nigeria. Somebody must be able to
speak on behalf of the poor masses. This was how they deceived us during
the time of Yar’Adua.
“I am not a hypocrite and I will never
be one. This country deserves a very healthy person. The office of the
President is not for a sick man. The President is tired and should be
allowed to resign and go and rest. “
The governor also took a swipe at those saying Buhari was old enough to be his father.
“Buhari is not old enough to be my
father. My mother is older than Buhari, not to even talk about my
father, he can only be my uncle. I am close to 60.”
Asked if he would honour the invitation
if invited to see the President, the governor said that could be
misinterpreted, adding that he would prefer to watch from a distance.
“I cannot go and greet the President if
invited and the reason is that such action would be misinterpreted to be
something else. So, it is good for me to wish him well from a distance
and be able to tell Nigerians the truth.
“I don’t want to talk about 2019 but I
want to tell you that Nigeria needs a president that is agile and
strong. The job is too much for an individual that does not have what it
takes.
“We wish him well and we want him to recover but the President should throw in the towel, resign and go home.
“They said he would come back and resume
in his office, he resumed in his office, they said rats have taken over
his office. Now, they said he is working from home; tomorrow, they
would say he is coming from the bedroom. All these stories are ending up
in a make-believe.”
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