Everything Is Wrong With Nigeria Under Your Watch - Fayose Tackles Buhari

Governor Ayodele Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state and presidential aspirant for the 2019 elections, Ayodele Fayose has carpeted President Mohammadu Buhari over claim that some individuals were inflicting hardship on Nigerians by creating artificial fuel scarcity in the country and that he was determined to deal with those responsible, telling the President to "stop the blame game and take responsibility for once".

President Buhari had during his New Year Broadcast to Nigerians said that "some of our compatriots choose this period to inflict severe hardship by creating unnecessary fuel scarcity across the country and that...whatever group that is behind this manipulated hardship will be prevented from doing so again"

But reacting to the claims through a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka Tuesday January 2, 2018, Mr Fayose said "the President should rather take responsibility, apologize to Nigerians, and stop blaming others for his failures because apologising when you are wrong is the hallmark of honest and sincere leaders".

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The statement read: "What is wrong if he had said sorry to Nigerians who are at the receiving end of his bad policies? But in the case of President Buhari, he will always have someone to blame for his own failure.

"As a military Head of State, he blamed former President Shehu Shagari's government. Since he assumed office, he has been blaming his predecessor. And now that he can't provide fuel for Nigerians, he is blaming some unknown Nigerians. When is he going to be man enough to stop his blame game?

He reminded the Mr. Buhari that rather than looking for scapegoats to blame, the President "should tell Nigerians what had been done and being done to stop the loss of millions of jobs and hunger that is ravaging the land as well as wanton killings going on across the country".

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Fayose said: "Nigerians are aware that petrol is scarce across the country because the federal government deliberately reduced supply since it is the only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC that is importing the product. This is aimed to forcing increment in pump price from N145 to N185 per litre on Nigerian.

While noting that Nigerians are now tired of President Buhari's repetitive speeches and unfulfilled promises, the Governor insisted that everything is wrong with Nigeria under President Buhari.

"Nigerians are tired of Buhari's repetitive speeches and unfulfilled promises. Nigerians are crying that he should give them responsive and competent Cabinet.

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"Nigerians want the president to create jobs for the suffering masses and make life more abundant for them.

"As at today, everything is wrong with Nigeria under president Buhari. The country is not secure. Look at the horrific and disheartening killings in Adamawa, Kaduna, Benue, Borno, and Rivers State between yesterday and today. The president is totally not in charge of the country. The cabal only brief him and whatever they tell him is what he accepts. Nigerians want their president to take charge and stop buck passing," the statement read.