The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the treatment being meted out to a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Tinubu, in the party.
It will be recalled that a group known as the All Progressives Congress Youths Democratic Frontiers, APCYDF, had protested at the National Headquarters of the APC against Tinubu’s demand that the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun should resign.

But reacting to the development in the APC, Fayose said the “humiliation of Tinubu is as good as (the) humiliation of the Yoruba race.”

The governor, in a statement by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, said allowing Tinubu to be embarrassed like past Yoruba leaders was not in the best interest of the race.

According to Fayose, “Even though I am not a member of APC and I will never be, I have elected to stand in defence of the Yoruba nation once again by saying no to the continuous dishonourable treatment being meted to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, having paid his dues.

“If Tinubu is allowed to be embarrassed and disgraced just the way our past leaders were humiliated by these same elements, the Yoruba nation would have been made to suffer for uprightness.”

Condemning Tuesday’s protest by APC’s youth, Fayose said, “It is unfortunate that Tinubu is now being vilified in a party he invested heavily in; and his fellow kinsmen that he brought up politically are part of this conspiracy.


“In their desperation, they have even tried to set him against the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, by insinuating that he tried to prevent his (Osinbajo) emergence as President Mohammadu Buhari’s running mate. This is sad!

“When other tribes protect their own, it is becoming historically common among the Yoruba to allow themselves to be used against their leaders just for momentary political gains at the expense of the collective interests of the Yoruba nation.

“It should be noted that late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was sent to jail by the conspiracy and collaboration of some Yoruba with the external aggressors.

“Most importantly, it is my position that irrespective of political affiliation, no leader of the Yoruba nation must be vilified unduly, especially by the same people who humiliated our past leaders such as Obafemi Awolowo, Adekunle Ajasin, Bola Ige, Bisi Onabanjo, Lateef Jakande, and others.

“To me, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu should not be seen just as an APC leader, but acknowledged as a major stakeholder in the Yoruba nation that we must all protect beyond politics.

”It should be recalled that these were among the issues that I raised when I visited Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State a few months ago on the need to work together beyond party affiliations.

“Here in Yorubaland, it is said that if a household is at peace, it is because the bastard child of the family is yet to attain the age of maturity and those people that Asiwaju Tinubu made, but are now being used against him, should watch it.

“I therefore condemn this conspiracy against Asiwaju Tinubu and I admonish those that are hoping to make political benefits from it to have a rethink.”

Calling for unity among Yoruba nation, the governor said, “We are first Yoruba before becoming members of political parties. It is my opinion that our leaders must be defended and protected, not minding the personal gains of today.”

Cc: lalasticlala

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God bless fayose.. I hope we can put aside party affiliation for the development of a better tomorrow.... This season film go sweet die.

True

who send you fayose?......

GBAM

iamdynamite:
who send you fayose?......

Fayose has more sense than Chinakwe's dog and the brown teeth afonja anyday, anytime.

Watch how zombies will turn around and start supporting Fayose. The are the most hopeless entities on earth

If this is coming from Fayose that if Tinubu is humiliated, its a slap on SW.
Then He also needs to apologies to OBJ for insulting him as well since that is also a slap on the SW as well .
Except Fayose want us to believe that only SW can insult each other

FAYOSE is just appealing to yoruba peoples sentiment.

WONDER WHO SEND AM

Busy bee,juz stick ur butt hole somehwer.
U seems to be everywhere,na only u waka come,ehn

Nonsense

We warned them about the unity of these strange bedfellows forming APC but they wouldn't believe us now you see what they've done

K

See Oshoko o. Why is he ethnicising the matter? I guess Fayose is affirming that Tinubu is the leader of the Yorubas. Interesting.

DONSMITH123:

he should just shut up....as if he is not happy with what is going on

iamdynamite:
he should just shut up....as if he is not happy with what is going on

He's nothing but a pretender? can anyone really take Fayose by his words?

Fayose the man

hehehehe
very cheap!
since when did BAT became the symbol for Yoruba race?
Iam not saying BAT is not an important figure in S/W but many of us know that politicians can whip up tribal and religious sentiments when it soot them.
The same way FFK suddenly became an overnight Christian crusader. Just to appeal to the God fearing Christians among us.
Fayoshe should try harder to gain the support of the people. This is dead on arrival.
Jagaban is more than capable to defend/fight for himself. I am sure he doesn't need Fayoshe's "crocodile support"

Obviously, by my comment above, discerning minds will know I am not even a major supporter of Tinunbu.

I knowthe ipobians will soon call their father "slave". Just watch the following comments to this posts.

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DONSMITH123:


He's nothing but a pretender? can anyone really take Fayose by his words?

yesooooo...his people from the east...he is their demi semi god

iamdynamite:
yesooooo...his people from the east...he is their demi semi god

god of the Eastern monkeys, pls stop... This act of pretence is stinkinky filty

JAGABAN, YOU ARE THE BABA OF APC . SARAKI MUST GO FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO DO THE NEEDFUL AND OYEGUN MUST GO BECAUSE IS BACKING WRONG ALWAYS. BUHARI WAKE UP,WORKING AGAINST TINUBU WILL SINK YOUR BOAT.REMEMBER,THE POWER LADDER THAT BROUGHT YOU TO POWER,IF YOU THROW IT AWAY,YOU ARE ROMANCING PEOPLE THAT WILL TOPPLE YOUR GOVT. TINUBU IS THE BABA OF APC.FAYOSE AND ATIKU THANK YOU FOR THE WORD OF WISDOM.

fiizznation:
First you are not a member of the ruling party, so a dunderhead like you should learn to always mind his business. You are Yoruba first; so bloody what? Being Yoruba first or any other tribe don't warrant anybody to dictate to a party. Yeah tinubu is a Yoruba spearhead and I respect him alot. But dictating to a party because he thinks he made somebody a president is what will not be accepted from anybody. And if he pushes his luck too much, his 'influences' in the party will be summarily cut down.

You guys never said so when he was investing in the business. Now that it is time for him to reap the fruits of his labor, you now introduced a new story

It's not good enough

DONSMITH123:

they love fayose more than their own personal parent....infact if they manage to actualise biafra....am sure they will make him their first biafran president

G2G16:
JAGABAN, YOU ARE THE BABA OF APC . SARAKI MUST GO FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO DO THE NEEDFUL AND OYEGUN MUST GO BECAUSE IS BACKING WRONG ALWAYS. BUHARI WAKE UP,WORKING AGAINST TINUBU WILL SINK YOUR BOAT.REMEMBER,THE POWER LADDER THAT BROUGHT YOU TO POWER,IF YOU THROW IT AWAY,YOU ARE ROMANCING PEOPLE THAT WILL TOPPLE YOUR GOVT. TINUBU IS THE BABA OF APC.FAYOSE AND ATIKU THANK YOU FOR THE WORD OF WISDOM.

for your mind abi