Fayose: Buhari Must Withdraw from Presidential Race or Be Disgraced

Olakiitan Victor The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Major Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), should withdraw from the presidential race, having allegedly lied to Nigerians on several occasions.

In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Lere Olayinka, the governor noted that the party had taken lies as its stock in trade, expressing dismay over the contemptuous manner in which the APC holds Nigerians.

The governor, who vowed that Nigeria will never be ruled by deceit, said: “In saner climes, you can’t lie and be discovered to have lied repeatedly as done by the APC and still want to stand for elections.”

Fayose said: “The new deceit from the APC is to use a photo-shopped picture of Buhari for posters in Lagos, making him look like a 50 year old man, whereas he is as old as my mother and cannot survive the rigors of office even as a governor not to talk of President of Nigeria.”

The governor noted that it was appalling that despite being found to have lied on several occasions, the APC has never deemed it necessary to apologise to Nigerians for trying to deceive them.

His words: “First, the APC vice-presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, a supposed pastor posted picture of Reinhard Bonke crusade on his Twitter Handle, claiming that the picture was that of APC campaign rally in Kano.

“Second, the APC claimed that Buhari made a surprise visit to Chibok and went further to lie that the people and parents of Chibok girls were filled with hope and joy upon sighting Buhari and his entourage, and escorted him into Chibok with singing and dancing.

“Third, the APC cabal claimed that Buhari travelled to the United Kingdom on a working visit and used fake pictures to back up their lies that Buhari met with ex-British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and had a television interview in London.

“Even when Buhari’s wife admitted that her husband was in the UK to rest, the APC cabal went on with their lies, using pictures taken in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja as a proof of Buhari’s activities in London.

“If a party and its candidate could lie so brazenly as done by the APC and Buhari, do they still have moral rights to desire to rule Nigeria?