The immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has used the occasion of his 58th birthday to remind Nigerians of the need to send the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration out of office.
Fayose, a vocal critic of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), turns 58 today.
In a Wednesday statement to mark the occasion, Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi said the ex-governor would not be travelling outside the country to throw lavish parties, but would be deeply reflecting on the plight of Nigerians under the Buhari administration.
The statement read in part, “Nigeria spends more than 50 percent of its revenue to service debts. That is recipe for disaster.
“Most parts of the country are perpetually in darkness despite all their boasts and huge resources purportedly committed to power generation.
“Insecurity is at the highest level ever despite the huge funds they have illegally seized from the other tiers of government ostensibly to fight insurgency.
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“Fuel subsidy has returned with a fury never before known in this country. Subsidy is now done under the counter and the mind-boggling corruption going on in that department is better imagined than said.
“Unemployment, youth restiveness and collapse of the industrial sector imperil us all and mortgage the future of the present as well as future generations.
“Our country is the laughing stock of the international community. When our President is not described as lifeless, we as a nation are described as the poverty capital of the world.
“This is not the time to throw elaborate birthday bash. Hopefully, better days are coming when Nigeria shall be free from its present crippling emasculation brought about by the incompetence and arbitrariness of Buhari/APC.”
Fayose, who said Nigerians have never had it so bad, called on them to unite to boot out the Buhari administration in 2019.