Postponement: Nigeria’s democracy in danger, says Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has depicted the delay of the Edo State governorship race by the Independent National Electoral Commission as a perilous sign for the nation's vote based system.
An announcement by Fayose's Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, on Thursday, blamed the All Progressives Congress for accelerating the delay of the decision.
The announcement said, "I cautioned Nigerians not to choose President Muhammadu Buhari in light of the fact that he does not have the mental, good and scholarly abilities to superintend any socialized society. We are all seeing the outcomes. Our economy is in subsidence and vote based system is likewise in retreat."
Fayose said INEC realized that it was not going to lead the race on Saturday as planned however picked to mislead Nigerians.
He said, "Aside from the security offices that they trained not to give security to the decision, the Central Bank of Nigeria was under direction since Wednesday not to discharge constituent materials to INEC.
"It was only a diversion by the APC-drove Federal Government to baffle the general population of Edo State from starting the adventure of changing the APC one-chance change in Nigeria. "Yet, they ought to understand that the force of the general population will dependably be more prominent than the force of people with significant influence.
"In what manner would you be able to put off a decision under 48 hours to the booked date? What way of security concerns could keep a race in only one state when decisions were held in North-East expresses that were defied with Boko Haram guerillas?
"Clearly, this is an indication of what to come in 2019 and Nigerians ought not be stunned if in 2019, they let us know that decisions can't be directed."
Fayose said the deferment of the decision was a pitiful analysis on the country's majority rule government, cautioning that Nigeria's vote based system was nearly crumple.
He said, "This is dismal. It is a dismal critique on majority rule government in Nigeria and I just trust this present Buhari's APC government won't crumple vote based system in this nation."
He approached the general population of Edo State to stay resolute in their resolve to vote out the APC government, which he said had turned into a legislature of appetite, destitution, work misfortune, financial retreat, unreliability and exceptional sufferings.
The representative said; "Let them continue putting off their insidious day. Edo individuals ought to simply be careful and sit tight calmly for that day that they will utilize their votes to change the APC one-chance government."
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