By Ifreke Inyang Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (...
By Ifreke Inyang
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned that
the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, might get ‘the MKO Abiola’ treatment during the presidential primary of
the party by the powerful cabal within the presidency.
Fayose made this claim in an open letter to Tinubu on
Monday, which he personally signed.
He warned Tinubu that he was swimming against the tide and
should proceed with extreme caution.
The letter read in part, “Going by the handwritings that are
now clearly on the wall, if I may consider sir, I see you as one that may be
swimming against the political tide of the cabal in your party.
“They are equally preparing for your actions and reactions
and are fully set to contain same as they did to both Awolowo and Abiola.
“Unfortunately, your kingdom has been badly balkanised if
what happened in Abeokuta is anything to go by.”
Fayose added, “for reasons of not being misrepresented, I
will like to stop here and allow you to take your decisions, good or bad as a
wise full-grown adult whom you are.
“The book of Proverbs 22 verse 3 reads, ‘Sensible people
will see trouble coming and avoid it but unthinking people will walk into it’.”
MKO Abiola was the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993
Presidential election.
However, he was denied victory and the result was
controversially annulled.
Abiola was eventually detained by the military government of
General Sani Abacha the following year for declaring himself President. He died
four years later.
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