Edo Election Postponement: Fayose Questions Buhari’s Mental Capacity To Lead

Governor-Ayo-FayoseGovernor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has described the postponement of the governorship election in Edo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a very bad signal and the “beginning of the end for democracy in Nigeria”.

According to him, the governing All Progressives Congress, out of fear of losing the election, resorted to what he said was “crude means”, to subvert the wish of the people of Edo State.

He said President Muhammadu Buhari should be held responsible for the plot.

“I warned Nigerians not to elect Buhari because he lacked capacity mentally, morally and intellectually to superintend over any civilised society, now we are all seeing the results. Our economy is in recession and democracy is also in recession!” Mr. Fayose said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka.

“Apart from the security agencies that they instructed not to provide security for the election, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was under instruction since yesterday (Wednesday) not to release electoral materials to INEC.

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“It was just a game by the APC-led federal government to frustrate the people of Edo State from kick-starting the journey of changing the APC one-chance change in Nigeria, but they should realise that the power of the people will always be greater than the power of those in power”.

The INEC, late Thursday, announced a postponement of the election by two weeks after the police and the State Security Service, SSS, said they could not guarantee security.

The commission had initially vowed to go ahead with the polls despite the warning.

“How can you postpone an election less than 48 hours to the scheduled date? What manner of security concern could prevent an election in just one State when elections were held in Northeast States that are confronted by Boko Haram insurgents?” asked Mr. Fayose.

“Obviously, this is a sign of what to come in 2019 and Nigerians should not be amazed if in 2019, they tell us that elections cannot be conducted.

“This is sad! It is a sad commentary for democracy in Nigeria and I only hope this Buhari’s APC government will not collapse democracy in this country”, Fayose lamented.