Fayose camp spits fire at criticisms over support for Tuface rally
Following huge criticisms of Governor Ayo Fayose’s declaration of support for music star Tuface Idibia’s nationwide rally, the Ekiti state leader’s camp has hit back.
Special assistant to Fayose on New Media Lere Olayinka, in a statement he released on Wednesday, February 1, slammed the criticisms which he blamed on supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He hinted that Fayose may be one of those bankrolling the event and wondered why that should concern the APC that has done the same in the past.
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The statement read: “The blogosphere is now in flame just because Governor Ayo Fayose declared his support for Tuface's rally slated for Monday February 6th 2017.
“The APC online supporters have warned Tuface against allowing opposition politicians to join the protest. The hypocrisy of these APC people is legendary!!!
“Anyway, for the sake of clarity, Fayose only declared support for the rally being an opposition figure! However, If Fayose is one of those bankrolling the protest, so be it!!!
“I want to say without any fear or favour that 90% of protests staged against Goodluck Jonathan government had financial support from Bourdillon and APC controlled states and I stand corrected.
“When Tinubu and APC Governors were bankrolling Actors and Actresses such as 9ice (Who later served as Special Adviser to APC Gov. Ajimobi in Oyo), Ronke Oshodi Oke (She’s a member of APC transition committee in Ondo), Dayo Adeneye D1 (current Commissioner for Information in Ogun State) Desmond Elliot (now a member of Lagos State House of Assembly), Jide Josoko (Veteran APC Reps Aspirant from Lagos) etc to stage protest against Jonathan's government, heaven did not fall.
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“All the aforementioned entertainers were at Freedom Park, Ojota in January 2012 for one week, singing against Jonathan in the presence of Pastor Tunde Bakare of the CPC (now APC) and Dino Melaye; and Heaven did not fall then.
“Those of you making noise today applauded anti-Jonathan protesters and the opposition politicians supporting them.
“The then Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi in particular gave N10 million to Occupy Naija members in Ado-Ekiti. So why should Fayose's case be different?”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has failed in its bid to set aside a court judgment which declared the freezing of the Zenith Bank accounts of Governor Ayodele Fayose as illegal.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, January 31, rejected a fresh bid by the EFCC to freeze the Zenith Bank accounts of the Ekiti state governor.
Source: Legit.ng
