Imo State Governor and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors Forum Rochas Okorocha yesterday led attacks on Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose over his comments on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health.
Others, who flayed Fayose, include Buhari Media Support Group (BSG) and activist lawyer Morakinyo Ogele.
Fayose, at a news conference on Wednesday, claimed that Buhari had been on life support in a hospital in the United Kingdom.
He called for the President’sresignation over his health issues.
But, speaking on Fayose’s call, Okorocha said: “As you are aware, we are passing through a very difficult time in our nation and we have a lot of challenges – political, economical, social, cultural and what have you. I want to advise that this is what many great nations of the world have passed through before getting to their point of greatness and Nigeria will not be an exemption.
“We must see this time as a trying period for Nigeria and by the grace of God, we shall overcome. So, this is the time to preach love, this is the time to love one another, this is the time to embrace one another, this is the time to preach peace, especially in more of the things that unite us as a people and talk not at all the things that will divide us.
“And this called to question the recent statement created to Governor Fayose over the health of Mr. President. I want to advise that Fayose’s statement should not be regarded. It’s baseless and there is no substance for that information. What he said is not right, it is uncalled for and that is simply hitting up the polity.
“In our culture and tradition, we do not pray politics with people’s lives and anybody can be sick, anybody can be in the hospital. So, making such categorical statement which is unfounded that Mr. President is on life support, is to the best of my knowledge, a statement of hate.
“That is a cheap talk and Nigerians should not regard it. What we should do right now is to pray for Mr. President, wish him well, anybody can be sick. Even as he is sick out there, many people have been sick in Nigeria. So, we should not politicise this and play politics with people’s lives and try to create hate and confusion in the system.
“I think that has become Fasoye’s style of talk and Nigerians must never take those kind of talk serious because is capable of creating confusion in the system.
BSG described Fayose as a serial liar and attention-seeker, who will do everything possible to remain in full public glare.
The group, in a statement by its chairman, Austin Braimoh and secretary, Chief Cassidy Madueke, described the governor as a born agent of confusion, who was ready to spread hate speech to achieve his aim.
The statement reads: “The attention of BMSG has been drawn to a statement credited to Ekiti Governor, where he dished a cacophony of lies on the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming that he has been on life support system for 20 days.
“The comments of Fayose did not come as a surprise because of his penchant for exhibiting the characteristics of a serial liar and a born agent of confusion over the years and who thrives in hate speeches and campaigns of calumny.
“We believe that most Nigerians are already familiar with the infantile character of the Ekiti State accidental governor. Nigerians are already familiar with his antics.”
Ogele accused Fayose of raising false alarm on Buhari’s health.
He said Fayose was not competent to speak on thepresident’s health status, noting that “only Buhari’s physician is competent tocomment on the health of his client”.
In a chat with The Nation in Ado-Ekiti, Ogele berated Fayose for “always seekingundeserved attention through the backdoor and endlessly portrayingEkiti in bad light”.
He claimed that Ekiti is bleeding under the watch of Fayose whom heaccused of bastardising government and mismanaged the state economy, leading to several job losses and flight of investors from the state.
The lawyer, who is also the National Coordinator of Ekiti RedemptionGroup (ERG), criticised Fayose for “always playing bad politics” in abid to get at Buhari and his government.
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