The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not sending him any message to congratulate him on his 57th birthday.
Fayose said he deserved to be sent a congratulatory message from the Presidency as âone of the governors in Nigeria and a leading opposition figure in the country.â
The governor spoke on Wednesday with reporters at the Government House, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital as part of the occasions to mark his 57th birthday.
Fayose said âone of his greatest wishes on his 57th birthday was to have woken up this morning to receive congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari or read such message in the media.â
He said:
âMy wishes on my 57th birthday as Ayo Fayose are many but one of them which will interest you is that I wish âPresident Buhariâs congratulatory call would have woken me up today as one of the governors in the country, as a father of the nation and as a leading âopposition figure in the country.â(The President ought to congratulate me as) a fearless young man who believes that things should be done rightly to show himself (Buhari) as a father of all, preaching that we must extend love to everybody not only those in his political party.âThe President would have made a difference if he had extended such gesture to others beyond his political party. Such a congratulatory message should have been conveyed through his Minister of Information.âI would have loved to either wake up receiving a congratulatory call from him or read it in the papers. But since it is not coming, it is not a big deal to me and I take no offence on it.âI am not Buhariâs enemy; opposition is the strength of democracy, it ensures that the electorates get value for their votes. Those who criticize your government are not your enemies, they are catalysts to your growth as a government.âI remain a factor no one can ignore in this country. Apart from the fact that I am a leading opposition (figure), Nigerians respect my voice; they believe that I donât compromise the truth no matter whose ox is gored.â
On the confusion over who becomes the next PDP National Chairman, Fayose said: âNobody can say some zone would hijack it because there is no election yet. You donât know where the election would go. 24 hours is a long time in election.
He said:
âWhat is important is that a credible candidate emerges as PDP chairman and the fact that we must as members, conclude this convention as one party.âYou also remember that all our candidates have signed and agreed to remain one regardless of the outcome of the convention. That shows unity among us, the chairmanship is zoned to the south.âResponding to a question that his presidential ambition may rob the Southwest of the partyâs national chairmanship slot, Fayose said: âHow can only one manâs ambition rob others their own chance?âThat is just cheap blackmail. You see when I wanted to be governor; there was nothing that could stop me because I was determined.âThe aspirants for PDP chairmanship who have come from the South-West were determined, if not, they wouldnât have come out. Let us say that expressly that we donât know tomorrow, 24 hours is a long time in politics.ââThe aspirants for PDP chairmanship who have come from the South-West were determined, if not, they wouldnât have come out. Let us say that expressly that we donât know tomorrow, 24 hours is a long time in politics.â
Source: THE NATION
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