Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has described the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as an old horse who
cannot rule the country.
Fayose also warned Nigerians to be careful of the strange relationship
between APC leader, Bola Tinubu and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Fayose said their sudden romance might not be unconnected with the forthcoming presidential election.
Fayose said the North deserved to present a better candidate and not
“old horse like the All Progressive Congress Presidential candidate,
General Mohammadu Buhari, whose state of health is a concern to all
Nigerians.”
In a statement made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday,
the governor said Obasanjo should also be watched for his romance with
some leaders in the APC despite claiming to be a leader of the Peoples
Democratic Party.
“Nigerians should be wary of Obasanjo’s banana peel. He was the one who
put forward Umar Yar ‘Adua as the president knowing the man’s state of
health and the man died in office. He was the one who said President
Goodluck Jonathan was the best for Nigeria and that without him there
would be no Nigeria.
“The question people should ask former President Obasanjo is what has
gone wrong between now and then? He is against President Jonathan
because the President refused to be pocketed by him and any Nigerian
leader who wants to succeed will not allow that.
“Obasanjo is now presenting General Muhammadu Buhari as the best
candidate for Nigeria knowing the man’s age and that the pressure of
office would be too much for him,” he said.
Fayose said Obasanjo only wanted to plunge Nigeria into needless crisis, just like he did during the Yar ‘Adua era.
“In the North, there are so many qualified, brilliant and credible
people who can rule the country well. Why is Obasanjo going after an old
horse that may collapse mid way. Nigerians should know the state of
health of Buhari. His age and health cannot stand the rigours of the
office. Nigerians deserve to know the health status of Buhari
“The strange love between Obasanjo and Tinubu is like a lion and a goat
living together in the same house. Jonathan should be allowed to
complete his term and after that the North will be allowed to present
credible candidate in 2019, not an old horse being put forward,” the
governor added.