Mr Ayodele Fayose the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, has congratulated and commend Nigerians for their courage to stand against what he explain as “gun-point democracy,”. He said that the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last Saturday’s 23rd 2019 presidential election as one which was secured “at the barrel of the gun” and he did not deserved to be celebrated by the winner.
Fayose, made these known via statement when he was reacting to the just concluded presidential and national assembly election on Wednesday 27, he said:
“Rather than a word of congratulation to President Buhari, who will be leading our country against our wish as a nation, Nigerians are the ones who deserved to be praised for their courage.”
He further explains the roles played by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in the election as disgraceful. He said“their quest to Nigeria have incredible leadership was reveal from the beginning.”
He also said that the manner in which the election was conducted and “won” by Buhari show the reason whyJustice Walter Onnoghen was removed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
His statement read:“At the barrel of the gun, today, Nigerians are cowed and captured evidently by the non-celebration of this pyrrhic victory by anyone in Nigeria except those who hoped to benefit directly from it, which is characteristics of a thief that came in the night to deprive the residents of their belongings, leaving them in anguish and nightmare.
“This election will remain in the annals of our history as a nation as a bare-faced rape on democracy.
“Rather than celebrating today, Nigerians, especially those whose loved ones were brutally murdered for a cabal to sustain its hold on the country are moody and sad. However, in their quiet moment, they are consoled with the fact that no one can attain everlasting joy by subjecting others to perpetual sorrow.
“Definitely, the blood of those innocent Nigerians that were murdered just to actualise this inordinate ambition will speak justice on the heads of the perpetrators and beneficiaries of the killings and also speak better things for our tomorrow, having paid the supreme prize.”
While reiterating his avowed commitment to the defense of the oppressed in the country, the former governor said: “As already known, I am not afraid of arrest and detention. I have been persecuted and still being persecuted because of my stand on national issues and I will remain undaunted.
“Let me, therefore, commend Nigerians and tell them that they should not lose hope because help will come someday.
“As for the president, no victory songs for him; he should rather begin a soul-searching, constantly asking himself why he opted to drag Nigeria and its democracy back to the FEDECO years of 1979 and 1983 in which votes were merely allocated to candidates.
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