Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has condemned the alleged removal of Governor Wike’s CSO less than five days to the re-run election. “With this ignoble action by the Federal Government, it is now clear that the Federal Government is out to subvert the will of the people of Rivers State by whatever means in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he claimed.
Governor Fayose alerted the international community to the imminent danger being posed to Nigeria by the APC-led Federal Government.
“Nigeria deserves total attention from the international community at this time. The international community should not look the other way while those holding power in Abuja plunge the country into crisis of international magnitude,” he said.
Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, quoted the governor as saying: “It was getting clearer that Governor Wike was right when he claimed that there was a plot to assassinate him before Saturday.”
The governor said President Muhammadu Buhari should be reminded that he swore to protect all Nigerians, irrespective of the party they belonged.
“How can anyone tamper with security aides of a state governor without his consent? How can the CSO of a state governor be changed without the consent of the governor? Isn’t it now clear that they actually want to kill Governor Wike before the Saturday election?”
Governor Fayose, who said all steps being taken by the Federal Government were geared towards turning Nigeria to a one party state, warned that “Nigeria can never be turned to a one party state and if care is not taken, by the time this house of democracy is destroyed by the APC cabal, no one will be spared.”
He said those trying to impose their will on the people by whatever means must learn from history, especially what happened in Nigeria between 1979 and 1983.