Senator Buruji Kashamu has said that Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose is not fit to lead the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum.
Fayose was appointed Chairman of the PDP governors’ forum on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
Kashamu,
in a statement released on Sunday, January 22, described Fayose as a
“liability, a loud mouth and an immature politician.”
The statement reads:
“It
was a misnomer that the governors of an opposition party that is in
need of rebranding and repositioning could chose a liability, a loud
mouth and an immature politician like Fayose as the Chairman of the PDP
Governors’ Forum.”
“It is not that his
emergence as the Chairman of the Forum means anything to me. But as a
committed and loyal party man, it gives me great concern that instead of
taking steps that will foster peace and unity, we are doing things that
will widen the gap and cause more unity.
“Those
who chose him should have a rethink in the interest of the party that
is striving hard to return to power. His brother-governor, Dr. Olusegun
Mimiko, whose tenure he purportedly continued as Chairman of the PDP
Governors’ Forum, is a cool-headed and balanced character.
“Even
then, some of us pointed out that Governor Mimiko was slippery and sly,
and a traitor who could not be relied upon. What happened at the end of
the day?”
“The party broke on his head
when he overreached himself in the South West as the Chairman of the PDP
Governors’ Forum at the behest of Governor Fayose. Instead of being a
strong leader who would be fair to all, and do good to all manner of
people, without fear or favour, he became more of a weather-beaten fowl,
sullen and uninspiring. But, we thank God that we held our grounds and
fought for our rights.”
“Fayose had
always wanted to be the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum. That was
why he had some resentment towards Mimiko upon his emergence as the
Chairman of the Forum in 2015.”
“While I
concede to our Governors the right to choose whoever they want to lead
them, my point is that they should have settled for a balanced, more
experienced and mature person to lead the Forum, not a cantankerous,
divisive and unstable character like Governor Fayose who snaps at the
slightest provocation. I know that the Forum boasts of Governors who are
true leaders, not pretenders.”
“There
are those who are better educated, well-cultured and better exposed who
are not working against the interest of their people and country. We
have Governors who have held public offices since the return to
democracy in 1999 but who are untainted.”
“The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not have any case
against them. Those are the kind of people that could have been chosen
to lead the Forum, not one with a goodwill deficit whose hands have been
found in the public till.”
“How many of
the notable leaders of the party in Ekiti State and the South West are
ready to work with Governor Fayose? He had the opportunity to fight for
the interest of the good people of Ekiti State and Yoruba land but he
flunked it, preferring to promote impunity and side with a tiny clique
who will always do his bidding.”
“How can
our respected leaders stay aloof and allow this to happen when they are
aware of the genesis of the crisis in the party – Fayose’s and Mimiko’s
unbridled ambition to impose their will on the party and ride roughshod
over all other stakeholders of the party in the South West.
“The
other day, he lured our father, Chief Olabode George to Port Harcourt
and sought to disgrace him at the rescheduled National Convention in
August, 2016.″
Meanwhile, Fayose has vowed that the PDP will reclaim the ruling party position in 2019
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