Governor
Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
Federal Government of plotting to turn Nigeria into an Islamic country.
Fayose
described Nigeria as a free society and that would not be taken as an Islamic
nation.
He
stated that the All Progressives Congress deceived Nigerians to steal the
inheritance of the people and maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party
would reclaim the Presidency in 2019.
Fayose
spoke on Saturday at the thanksgiving and Supreme Court victory celebration of
Governor Nyesom Wike that was organised by the Rivers State Chapter of the PDP
at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt
Fayose
hailed the Supreme Court for being courageous in delivering a landmark ruling
on the Rivers State governorship election.
He
explained that Nigerians now had the opportunity of comparing the current and
immediate past administrations.
“Rivers
State is the soul of Nigeria and it is governed by a man who fears God. Your
people will never go to Egypt. I want to appreciate the Supreme Court which was
courageous enough to clear the mess.
“We
have all summoned courage. They have deceived us to take our inheritance. We
are going to get our inheritance back. I want to say one thing; they have
started again.
“I
want to reveal one secret here; they have started subtle moves to make Nigeria
an Islamic nation. But God will not allow it. This was done in 1984, but it failed.
I cannot run away; I am Ayo Fayose. If you hit me, you hit trouble, if I hit
you, you will be in trouble.
“Nigeria
is a free nation and this nation will not be taken for an Islamic nation.
Today, I decree the return of a PDP government in 2019. They (APC) are here by
chance, they will go by chance,” Fayose said.
He,
however, decried the current economic situation in the country, regretting that
such was the type of change promised Nigerians by the APC-led government.
In
his remarks, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, declared that only those in
support of political armed robbery would kick against his declaration that
election riggers would be resisted.
Wike
also stated that desperation for power was behind the killing of the Ogoni
people through an “ill-fated” military operation, adding that his
administration would stand firm to protect the Ogoni people.
The
governor said he stood for free and fair rerun elections in Rivers State,
maintaining that nobody will be allowed to subvert the mandate of the people
with the use of the military.
He
noted that it was the responsibility of the Independent National Electoral
Commission to conduct credible rerun elections.
“Let
me reiterate that if any INEC officer is bent on rigging the rerun elections,
let him first tell his wife and children where his will is located because he
will be treated as a political armed robber.
“Popularity
is tested on the ground. It is not by carrying army around to intimidate
voters. As your governor, I don’t carry army around. How can a politician be
campaigning with soldiers,” he said.
Wike
added that no matter the number of soldiers introduced in the state, the people
would protect their votes and the PDP would emerge victorious in all the rerun
elections.
He
said, “I will continue to threaten political armed robbers. I will stand firm
against those who use guns to steal votes.”
He,
however, called on the congregation to observe a minute silence for those
killed by the army during an operation in Ogoniland recently.
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