Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has raised doubts over
the conduct of the 2023 general elections and the state’s June 16, 2022
governorship election amid the worsening security situation in Nigeria.
Fayemi disclosed that the increasing level of security
challenges facing the country posed a great threat to the conduct of the
elections.
According to the governor, Nigeria must first have a nation
before we are able to have an election.
Fayemi stated this in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, at a colloquium held in commemoration of this year’s June 12 celebration with the theme: “June12: Securing the Freedom of Democracy”.
He said: “We remember and celebrate June 12 because it
represents the possibility of a new Nigeria where our fault lines would become
our best lines, and our diversity becomes our strength.
“That is why even as we look forward to another election
both here in Ekiti in 2022 and in Nigeria in 2023, I think it is absolutely
important for us to always remember that we must first have a country before we
are able to have an election.
“If we don’t have a country because we have succumbed to the
forces of darkness, then we can kiss elections goodbye and that is why we must
all come together – both those who are in government and those who are outside
government – to challenge our leaders to do the right thing; confront the
issues that divide us, promote the issues that unite us, ensure fairness,
ensure equity and justice in our polity. Even as we fight to end criminality,
let us unite against all forms of bigotry to build a nation where peace and
justice shall reign.”
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