Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to administer the country in line with democratic principle, urging him to always ensure that things were done towards the reversal of the ills in the country. The governor also urged the President to stop seeing himself as a sectional leader or that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but as the leader of all the groups and the people of the country.
In a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, at the weekend, Fayose commended the President for admitting some errors of his government. According to him, the President should be wary of some selfish persons in the APC, who were bent on dropping his name to commit atrocities all in the name of politics. His words:
“This is a moment of truth. I commend the president for being bold enough to apologise for his lapses. He has come out to admit and accept that criticism is part of democracy. He can do whatever he likes, but it must be within the ambit of the law. “The President has swallowed his pride by admitting that there is a sharp drop in electricity and that we are experiencing an agonising fuel scarcity in the country.
They told us the refineries are working, but that is not true, we are still importing fuel. “The President must not, however, stop at apologising. He cannot continue to apologise over everything, he must step up. A leader must think very well before making policy statements. “He apologised on the dissolution of Governing Councils of federal universities which I had earlier criticised.
There are laws establishing these boards and you cannot just wake up one day and say you dissolve them. “I call on the President to do something about the lingering fuel scarcity. Many people now sleep at filling stations. Unfortunately, the Federal Government has told Nigerians not to expect solution soon.
The government should end the pains without delay and stop chasing perceived political enemies. “The President should also address job losses which have become a daily occurrence. They promised Nigerians jobs but the reverse is the case now.
“They should also pay attention to security issues, rather than exerting energy on silencing opposition. Look at the Agatu issue. That place is a food basket for the country and when herds men now go on the rampage destroying lives and properties, we should not fold our arms,” he said.
Fayose also took a swipe at the manner elections have been conducted under the present regime, saying it had destroyed the legacy of credible elections left behind by former President Goodluck Jonathan. He equally called on Buhari to reduce his foreign trips and address pressing national issues at home, instead of globe-trotting, saying the country must be given adequate supervision.
