By Seun Opejobi
The Senator representing Ogun
East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu, on Sunday described the Ekiti
State Governor, Ayodele Fayose as a “liability, a loud mouth and an immature
politician” unfit to head the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum.
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| Senator Kashamu |
Recall that
governors on the platform of the PDP had on Friday appointed
Fayose as their Chairman.
But Kashamu said the emergence of
Fayose was a “misnomer,” adding that the governor will further polarise the
party.
A statement he personally issued
in Ijebu-Igbo, reads in part: “It was a misnormer that the governors of an
opposition party that is in need of rebranding and repositioning could chose a
liability, a loud mouth and an immature politician like Fayose as the Chairman
of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
“It is not that his emergence as
the Chairman of the Forum means anything to me. But as a committed and loyal
party man, it gives me great concern that instead of taking steps that will
foster peace and unity, we are doing things that will widen the gap and cause
more unity.
“Those who chose him should have
a rethink in the interest of the party that is striving hard to return to
power. His brother-governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, whose tenure he purportedly
continued as Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, is a cool-headed and
balanced character.
”Even then, some of us pointed
out that Governor Mimiko was slippery and sly, and a traitor who could not be
relied upon. What happened at the end of the day? The party broke on his head
when he overreached himself in the South West as the Chairman of the PDP
Governors’ Forum at the behest of Governor Fayose. Instead of being a strong
leader who would be fair to all, and do good to all manner of people, without
fear or favour, he became more of a weather-beaten fowl, sullen and
uninspiring. But, we thank God that we held our grounds and fought for our
rights.
“Fayose had always wanted to be
the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum. That was why he had some resentment
towards Mimiko upon his emergence as the Chairman of the Forum in 2015. While I
concede to our Governors the right to choose whoever they want to lead them, my
point is that they should have settled for a balanced, more experienced and
mature person to lead the Forum, not a cantankerous, divisive and unstable
character like Governor Fayose who snaps at the slightest provocation. I know
that the Forum boasts of Governors who are true leaders, not pretenders.
Ayodele Fayose and Buruji Kashamu
“There are those who are better
educated, well-cultured and better exposed who are not working against the interest
of their people and country. We have Governors who have held public offices
since the return to democracy in 1999 but who are untainted. The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not have any case against them. Those
are the kind of people that could have been chosen to lead the Forum, not one
with a goodwill deficit whose hands have been found in the public till.
“How many of the notable leaders
of the party in Ekiti State and the South West are ready to work with Governor
Fayose? He had the opportunity to fight for the interest of the good people of
Ekiti State and Yoruba land but he flunked it, preferring to promote impunity
and side with a tiny clique who will always do his bidding.
” How can our respected leaders
stay aloof and allow this to happen when they are aware of the genesis of the
crisis in the party – Fayose’s and Mimiko’s unbridled ambition to impose their
will on the party and ride roughshod over all other stakeholders of the party
in the South West.
” The other day, he lured our
father, Chief Olabode George to Port Harcourt and sought to disgrace him at the
rescheduled National Convention in August, 2016.″
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Source: Daily Post
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