Fayose’s Aide Accuses EFCC, APC of Sponsoring Protest Against Gov.
Special Assistant to the governor of
Ekiti State on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has described
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as the headquarter of
corruption in Nigeria, saying; “If there is anyone that should be urgently
prosecuted, it is Ibrahim Magu who was indicted by the DSS and still operating
illegally as the EFCC Acting Chairman despite his rejection by the Senate.”
Olayinka, who reacted to a protest in Abuja today against Governor Ayodele
Fayose, said it was shameful that instead of labouring on how to better the
lives of suffering Nigerians, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Minister of
Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi and the EFCC were busy sponsoring
a N1, 500-per-protester protest against Governor Fayose.
Describing the
so-called protest as petty, useless and an afterthought, the governor’s
spokesperson said;
“It is obvious that Fayose’s emergence as Chairman of PDP
Governors’ Forum has unsettled the APC cabal because they fear that he is
capable of using the platform against President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term
ambition.
“Ridiculously, in their desperation and fear of the unknown, EFCC
shamelessly turned itself to the mouthpiece of the protesters by issuing press
statement on their behalf.
“Less than 50 paid protesters came to the EFCC and
the next thing to be seen was a press statement signed by EFCC Head of Media
& Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, isn’t this ridiculous?
Is EFCC spokesperson
also the mouthpiece of the so-called protesters?
May be EFCC operatives
including Magu should have joined the protest so that Nigerians will know that
it was EFCC that protested and the media will be able to use appropriate
headline like; ‘EFCC stages protest against Fayose.’
Shame! “If they are having
headache because of Governor Fayose’s rising profile, especially his emergence
as Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, their headache will soon turn to migraine
that will be difficult to cure.”
Insisting that the EFCC must first remove the
timber in its eyes before attempting to remove the toothpicks in other people’s
eyes, Olayinka said;
“Magu that was indicted of corruption by the DSS and other
functionaries of the Buhari’s APC government must be prosecuted first.” He
reminded Governor Fayose’s detractors that he is a sitting and well rooted
governor that cannot be prosecuted, saying;
“Those whose only daily business is
to run after Peter Ayodele Fayose should just keep their gun powder dry and
wait till 2018.”
Olayinka advised APC leaders, especially Fayemi to rise above
pettiness and stop fighting a lost battle, saying;
“It is funny that they still
believe they can use the same strategy that they used in 2006 to wrestle power
in 2017.”
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