By Seun Opejobi
The Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has blamed the current spate of corruption in Nigeria
on former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
Governor Fayose |
The fiery
governor who used to be in close affinity with the former President but
strained relationship after accusing the elder statesman of attempting to
impeach him in 2006, described Obasanjo as a laughing stock.
In an interview
with the Punch, the governor alleged that Obasanjo bribed lawmakers with N50m
each for his failed third term bid.
Wondering if
the former President has shame, Fayose alleged that the frequency with which
Obasanjo visits the villa, shows that he is trying to “cover up something at
all cost.”
General Obasanjo |
Part of the
interview reads, “That is if he is ready to make up with me.
“I’m not ready
to take issues with Obasanjo because if you are talking about corruption today,
Obasanjo is the cause. (What about) the N50m Obasanjo (allegedly) gave each
lawmaker for his failed third term agenda?
“I was an Obasanjo boy. Obasanjo can’t be
celebrated as a saint in Nigeria. When he talks, I just shake my head.
Sometimes, when he goes to the [presidential] Villa, I wonder if he has shame
at all. When he was [the president], Buhari was not visiting him regularly.
Obasanjo is behaving like somebody who wants to cover [up] something at all
cost.
“I want a
former president that will know this nation does not belong to one man. Most of
the problems in this country were caused by Obasanjo. The impeachment of a
governor by four lawmakers was done during Obasanjo’s tenure as a president.
Tell me where the moral is.
“We should not
deceive ourselves. The fact that he is supporting the government of the day
tactically is to protect himself. Sometimes, I ask if he is looking for a
political appointment. Have you seen Ernest Shonekan and other former presidents
visit Buhari like he does? He is becoming a laughing stock. That is the way I
see it.”
Meanwhile, the
fiery governor had stated that only a mad man will
want to join the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Source: Daily Post
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