Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of killing Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former governor of Bayelsa State.
In tweets that repeated some political sentiments already expressed by some Ijaw groups and individuals, Fayose said President Buhari’s government hounded Alamieyeseigha to death.
“It is painful that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government finally succeeded in hounding an Ijaw leader to death just because of his staunch stance on the upcoming Bayelsa State governorship election.”
“Obviously, the Federal Government was behind the plot to extradite Alamieyeseigha to the United Kingdom to face fresh trial, a situation that made him to abandon his medical treatment in Dubai.
“Even though I am not against anti-corruption fight, it is painful that in the present day Nigeria, political vendetta is being allowed to override the sovereignty of the country, such that the Presidency was eager to release to a foreign country, a citizen of Nigeria that had been tried, convicted and later pardoned in accordance with the laws of the country.
“Having been tried and convicted eight years ago, served his sentence
and forfeited properties to the Bayelsa State Government; methinks
Alamieyeseigha should have been allowed to live his life without unnecessary political intimidation and harassment.
“I have consistently asked them why they have closed their eyes to the corruption allegations against their own people. Why is their attention only on people from the Southern part of Nigeria? And now that Alamieyeseigha has been hounded and harassed to death, what else can the apostles of political vendetta do?
“My prayer is that God, in His infinite mercies, will console the entire Alamieyeseigha’s family and the people of Bayelsa State, especially members of our great party, the PDP and also grant them the fortitude to bear this sad and painful loss.”
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The earlier Fayose is checked the better for this country. Such inflammatory comment is unbecoming of a state governor. It is really the fault of the Ekiti people to have elected an irresponsible man as a governor.
Fayose need to checked properly upstair, the way he talk suggests that many things are wrong with him