Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo saying he is desperate to be relevant.
His recent comment on Igbo presidency in 2019 had generated controversy. He had said “…irrespective of the thinking of the people ahead of 2019, I personally think that South East should have a go at the Presidency too. “The same is happening here. If Ijebu and Egba have produced the governor, it is only fair and just to allow the Yewa or Ogun west to also produce governor, or else, one day, they will also stand up and take up arms against this injustice against them. That is my personal position on this.”
Fayose said he does not take the former Obasanjo because all he desires is to be relevant at all times.
His words: “Do you ever take Obasanjo seriously? I don’t take him seriously. By his nature, Obasanjo wants relevance at all times. We have worked with him and used to be his foot soldiers. ”
According to him” I know him more than anybody in this country. He just talks, so that he would remain relevant. Do you see any other former President in the country running his mouth like his? If it is not the fact that he has a voice as a former head of state, where is Obasanjo’s constituency? Who are his followers? How many votes can Obasanjo win in his ward? ”
The PDP Governors’ forum leader said further “We must say the truth and we must face the truth. Let’s give it to him, as a leader in this country, whoever has governed this country before would remain our leader, but he must equally recall and admit that he is becoming more fairly negative than working towards national building. ”