Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has lamented that in just one year of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari, the country’s economy was ruined so much that States could no longer pay workers’ salaries, millions of jobs were lost, prices of essential commodities skyrocketed to the extent that Nigerians could no longer afford common tomato to cook and the middle class wiped away completely.
In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said; “Despite President Buhari’s electoral promise to reduce petrol pump price from the N87 per litre that he met it and make life more bearable for Nigerians, he increased the price of petrol to N145, increased electricity tariff in spite of lack of power supply.” He said; “food scarcity last experienced when Buhari was military Head of State between 1983 and 1985 has returned to the country, with Nigerians being unable to feed.”
The governor who said Nigerians should remove party, ethnic and religious sentiments and ask themselves what they have benefitted in the last one year, reminded Nigerians that “Foreign Reserve was $28.6 billion, Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $2.07 billion, dollars was less than N200, petrol was N87 per litre and most importantly, one bag of rice was N8, 500 and power generation was over 5,000MW when Buhari assumed office.
The statement read in part; “Today, power generation is less than 1,400, Foreign Reserve has reduced to $26.5 billion, dollar is now over N350, petrol has increased to N145 per litre and one bag of rice is now over N15, 000!” “I read the president’s speech and all that I saw was a president still sounding like he was campaigning for votes more than one year after winning election.
It is disappointing that the President’s speech was once again about promises, not about what has been done. “Not even a mention of one kilometre of road tarred by this administration, no single job was created except the ones created in Central Bank of Nigeria for their cronnies and children, not a single megawatt of electricity generated. This is shameful.
“The reward Buhari gave to Nigerians for electing as president was to increase petrol pump price by N58.50 and get the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to justify the increment by saying Nigeria was broke! “In other words, President Buhari increased petrol pump price because the country was broke and it needed to shore up its revenue base. The N58.50 added to the previous pump price of N86.50 was an Indirect Tax imposed on each litre of petrol purchased by Nigerians. “It is even more worrisome that we have a presidency that is not coordinated.
The president says one thing; his vice says another while his ministers also singing discordant tunes. This is a clear sign of cluelessness and unpreparedness for governance. “I cannot but agree with the position of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Obiageli Ezekwesili and others that President Buhari has no clue economically.
The situation of Nigeria today is like the visually impaired leading those who can see. But I warned Nigerians, and I am still warning Nigerians now that as it happened in 1984 when our President was a military Head of State, the economy of Nigeria may collapse! “Therefore, as we look forward to the end of the honeymoon of Buhari’s presidency, I wish to state that if supposed men of honour are going underground because of possible harassment and intimidation, I, Peter Ayodele Fayose will not; because this is our fatherland.
“Most importantly, those regarding President Buhari as a saint should know that he is not. The president is not also the Almighty God that cannot be questioned. After all, the beauty of democracy is in credible opposition.
“Today, I have expressed my mind concerning the one year of Buhari’s presidency as I did before the election. This I have done basically to remind Nigerians that I told them then, and it is happening now. “May God be with the President and bless Nigeria.”
go and pay workers salaries and stop making yourself looking like a fool, you don't have the moral justification to assess anyone on performance... because you are the only PDP governor who is presently not performing
ReplyDeleteABIKE DABIRI WRITES:
ReplyDelete"1.Saudi Arabia with a population of 26m
has 16 functional refineries, to
commission another 2 of 400k barrel each
per day capacity in 2016.
2. The U.S State of California alone has
26, Texas has 19 refineries
3. While Singapore with a population of
5.6million people has 3 refineries with
combine refining
capacity 1.3m bp/d
4. Nigeria has 3 or 4 (non functional
refineries) built in the 70s & early
80s...now obsolete...16 years of oil
boom we didn't add even ONE.
5. When you don't invest in our
downstream sector, but handed out
importation licenses to cronies & acolytes.
Today we are paying the price.
6. We are paying the price of our past
profligacy, irresponsibility in governance
and blind leadership.
8. Egbin power plant was valued at $1.2
billion a German electricity company bid
but GEJ sold is to Sahara energy at
$470m.
9. Sahara had no previous antecedents on
power plant aside importation of petrol
but we handed them our LARGEST
thermal plant.
10. Easier to cry today but whatever
problems we see today was created
yesterday with the active connivance of
all of us...
11. Active connivance in the sense that
we all kept quiet & looked away... Our
day just dey break?
12. I am not exonerating the FG of
blame, but laying the facts as they are...
While you have the right to be angry, pls
be angry with sense.
13. Change will come but it will not come
overnight... A lot of mess was made
either out of omission or commission,
change will take a while,
14. I am laying these facts out and I
challenge anybody with contrary facts to
bring it.
15. I am doing this bcos I feel the pain
and agony we are going thru and I feel
the collective hurt but we must
understand why we are here.
16. I pray that the present FG will have
the courage and conviction to right so
many of the ills of the past. Our future
depends on it.
17. May Nigeria be great again & may our
collective suffering spur us to a greater
sense of true nationhood. Nigeria shall
rise again!!!"
Gov Oshiomohole and other APC governors were more interested in sharing the money and spending on frivolities that does not add values to the system. Some used it toarry and the dowries were paid in dollars for instance.
DeleteHmm,this seem like the real anatomy of the situation.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't Geberal Buhari and save us all this embarrassment. He is embarrassing us
ReplyDeleteMr ayodele please face your work and pay the workers. At least it is in the same 'ruined' Nigerian economy that ambode and ayede have been performing.
ReplyDeleteKayode is just an ignoramus. He lack studies of intelligence
ReplyDeletenigerian eye pls stop giving this nonenty audience.
ReplyDeletei think we should have a poll to decided whether to hear this lunatic speak or not...So what he is saying is Nigeria has been doing wonderfully well over the pas few years? no looting/corruption free etc only for President Buhari to destroy it in one year? please shut up...omo ale jati jati...msheww!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSome of you fools abusing Fayose cannot afford tomatoes again neither can you afford a decent two meals a day. Bit your stupidity and sentiment have blinded you to reason. It is only idiots and brainless sentimental fools like you that can die for even people that oppress you like what some of these selfish politicians are doing.Hopeless idiots.
DeleteTaye, can you please go through what others had written once again and perhaps take some deep breaths and go through your comment perhaps that might give you an insight of who's really hopeless idiot.
DeleteFayose is owning workers 6 months salaries,he is busy shuttling up and down in helicopter on hire,travelling to china without aim,sponsoring a loser as party chairman why workers are dying of hunger,even if buhari is bad,allocation had been sent to states every months,federal workers are not owned,mrs ogundipe
ReplyDeleteFayose can not even make a policy generate N200 million in a month in his state as revenue is blaming another person who is making wrong decision to feed his state.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to make a wrong policy than making none.........doing SOMETHING is better than doing NOTHING.
FAYOSE SHOULD LEARN TO DO SOMETHING.......but not selling EWA AGOYIN AND POMO on the street
When will EFCC pick this idiot up and save us from his stupidity?!!
ReplyDeleteHe is a failure! He hypocritically supported Boko Haram leader with hope to become VP. Where is his hope today?
You have a state. You receive allocations which I feel you have no problem with since u have not cried foul. So what have specically done as a pdp governor to justify ur noise against the fg apart from going to the market to by kpomo nkwobi and eat in buka? Remember APC through 1 governor endeared other state to vote APC until pdp finally lost presidency. So show us where and how u are better than the buhari. Until stop smoking what it is U're smoking now. It's not good 4 u.
ReplyDeleteBut as a Gov. Fayose What have you done in the past year . What's your own score card.?
ReplyDeleteThis man is very stupid. Your PDP destroyed the country economy and you are now blaming the APC!. Really, you are very stupid.
ReplyDeleteYou are stupid because you think we, Nigerians do not know what is the secret behind all rubbish you voicing out. Rigging of election is waiting for you. Anytime, you can be picked up to face your case like your friend, Mr. Saraki and co.
Always remember you are no more Danfo Conductor. You are Governor heading the affairs of a reputable State in Nigeria. Respect yourself and stop behaving like rogue.
COMMENT ARE NOT NECESSARY EXCEPT HE CAN PROVE THAT HE READS FROM COMMENTS. OTHERWISE, WE ARE WASTING OUR TIME ON REACHING FAYOSE THROUGH THIS MEDIUM. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, HE IS NOT ON ANY SOCIAL MEDIA. DOES HE KNOW HOW TO USE IT?
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