Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has
vowed to continue speaking the truth in
interest Nigeria and its people, saying
that “I am not one of those that will go
underground for fear of political
persecution.”
Fayose stated this while reacting to the
exclusive story in Trendz media on
Monday in which the senior special
assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, warned
him on the need to get his facts right on
federal allocation.
The governor, in a statement by his
special assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Mr Lere
Olayinka, in Ado -Ekiti yesterday, said it
was sad that the Presidency could be
warning a Nigerian, who is heading one
of the country’s federating units on what
to say or what not to say.
Olayinka also described the sthe
presidency’s reaction as a demonstration
of military dictatorship, claiming that the
country’s economy was in serious
recession.
He said,“The president himself attested
to this when he said that the country
was broke and this has also been
corroborated by the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) financial
report, which indicated that the
corporation incurred a total loss of
N120.07 billion in the months of August
and September.
“JP Morgan has also removed Nigeria
from its Emerging Market Bond Index, a
move analysts have said would have far-
reaching implications for the country’s
dwindling economy as investors could
move out their funds to competing
countries, resulting in higher lending
rates.
“It is, therefore, a sad reminder of the
military era that in a democracy, under a
federation in which all federating units
enjoy some degree of autonomy, the
Presidency is warning a state governor
on what to say or what not to say.
“Top functionaries of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), including state
governors criticised the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) government of
Dr Goodluck Jonathan, but the
presidency did not go about warning
them.
“Certainly, these people working with the
president need to be purged of Acquired
Immune Military Dictatorship Syndrome
(AIMDS), even as they must be told that
Fayose won’t stop speaking his mind and
exposing their hypocrisy in the overall
interest of Nigeria and its people.”
Speaking further, the governor’s aide
said “Nigerians are desirous of the
change promised by the APC-led federal
government, but as it stands, there is no
clear direction yet.
vowed to continue speaking the truth in
interest Nigeria and its people, saying
that “I am not one of those that will go
underground for fear of political
persecution.”
Fayose stated this while reacting to the
exclusive story in Trendz media on
Monday in which the senior special
assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, warned
him on the need to get his facts right on
federal allocation.
The governor, in a statement by his
special assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Mr Lere
Olayinka, in Ado -Ekiti yesterday, said it
was sad that the Presidency could be
warning a Nigerian, who is heading one
of the country’s federating units on what
to say or what not to say.
Olayinka also described the sthe
presidency’s reaction as a demonstration
of military dictatorship, claiming that the
country’s economy was in serious
recession.
He said,“The president himself attested
to this when he said that the country
was broke and this has also been
corroborated by the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) financial
report, which indicated that the
corporation incurred a total loss of
N120.07 billion in the months of August
and September.
“JP Morgan has also removed Nigeria
from its Emerging Market Bond Index, a
move analysts have said would have far-
reaching implications for the country’s
dwindling economy as investors could
move out their funds to competing
countries, resulting in higher lending
rates.
“It is, therefore, a sad reminder of the
military era that in a democracy, under a
federation in which all federating units
enjoy some degree of autonomy, the
Presidency is warning a state governor
on what to say or what not to say.
“Top functionaries of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), including state
governors criticised the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) government of
Dr Goodluck Jonathan, but the
presidency did not go about warning
them.
“Certainly, these people working with the
president need to be purged of Acquired
Immune Military Dictatorship Syndrome
(AIMDS), even as they must be told that
Fayose won’t stop speaking his mind and
exposing their hypocrisy in the overall
interest of Nigeria and its people.”
Speaking further, the governor’s aide
said “Nigerians are desirous of the
change promised by the APC-led federal
government, but as it stands, there is no
clear direction yet.
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