Governor Fayose Must Be Held Accountable Should Anything Befalls Buhari, Says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday expressed worry over what it termed the "harassment and death wish" it said the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been heaping on the party's presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.

The opposition party, through the Director of Media and Publicity of its Presidential Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu, has consequently urged President Goodluck Jonathan to call the governor to order.

Fayose had on Friday, through his Special Assistant on New Media and Publicity, Lere Olayinka, alleged that the APC presidential candidate travelled to the United Kingdom for medical attention rather than a working visit and wide consultations as announced by the party.

But, in its reaction on Saturday, the APC said it has it on good authority that Fayose has hired some people to monitor Buhari's movement in London, and as such, the governor should be held accountable in event of any untoward occurrence happening to him, either in London or Nigeria.

APC also maintained that its presidential candidate, Buhari, is hale and hearty and is set to honour his speaking engagement at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, scheduled for Thursday, February 26.

The party said it is getting worried that Fayose may be planning something sinister against its presidential candidate.

"Let it be on record that knowing Governor Fayose's antecedents, we are not leaving anything to chances. The governor who has published death-wish advertorials on Buhari will stop at nothing.

"If anything should happen to General Muhammadu Buhari while in London or anywhere, the authorities over there in the UK and at home should know who to hold responsible," the party said.

Buhari's speaking engagement, the APC said, will be held by Chatam House, which will post the event and send out invites tomorrow [today] (Monday, February 23).

Confirming what Buhari has been doing since arriving in London, the APC said that as part of his engagement in the United Kingdom, he had an interview with a local medium, the All Eyes on Africa TV Show, with Kemi Fajodutimi, and he met with former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Saturday morning.

Shehu disclosed that Buhari left the London residence of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, at about 1.30 pm (UK time) and returned to his rented apartment in the city.

However, in a quick response to the party's statement, the governor's camp stated that Fayose only tried to expose the lies and hypocrisy of APC so that Nigerians should not throw away their votes.

Fayose's response reads: "Fayose has never wished Buhari dead, rather, it is the APC leaders who are trying to kill Buhari because of their selfish interests.

"Buhari had been sick long ago, attempt had been made by the APC leaders to fly him to US last January, but the trip was cancelled on the pretext that Buhari is hale and hearty.

"Why are the APC leaders deceiving Nigerians by saying Buhari was going to Britain to deliver lecture, when in actual fact, he has gone for medical check up.

"We did our investigation and we are certain that he went for medical check up.

"May I ask: When did Buhari become a lecturer? To further deceive the people of Nigeria, they posted made-up photographs of Buhari in London, supposing Nigerians are fools.

"It is the APC leaders who should be held responsible should Buhari die.

"I don't wish him dead, I'm only trying to rescue him from those pushing him to the grave".

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Source: Daily Independent
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