by Ranti Joseph

Ayodele Fayose has declared that he has been an object of ceaseless attack by the All Progressives Congress (APC) because of his unalloyed support for President Goodluck Jonathan.

He disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Here are 10 things we learn’t from it:

– Fayose wants us to know those who use power to steal from the people

“Despite that Ekiti people have consistently spoken with their votes against the APC, Nigerians are witnesses to the litany of illegalities being woven by both the national leadership of the party and its Ekiti State chapter, all in an attempt to rob Ekiti people of the mandate freely given to me.”

– There are those unrelenting at pulling him down.

“Despite receiving bloodied nose in both the political and judicial arena in the hands of the Ekiti masses as represented by me, these desperate politicians are unrelenting in their shenanigans, the latest being the information at my disposal that even after May 29, the state would not know peace.”

– He’s suffering for his loyalty 

“I have been severally informed that I became the prime demolition target of the APC national leadership because of my overt and unalloyed support for President Goodluck Jonathan during the campaigns.”

– APC is still bitter that they could not pull votes for Buhari from Ekiti.

“Insiders in their party also told me that APC leaders were also yet to get over the fact that in the entire South-West, Ekiti was the only state they could not “rob” for General Mohammed Buhari (rtd). The eagle-eyed surveillance of Ekiti people ensured that.”

– Fayose wants us to know that he is a loyal follower/supporter of GEJ

“I wish to declare unequivocally that I remain loyal to President Jonathan even after May 29 as my support for his re-election and administration was not about bread-and-butter. I was convinced he was moving Nigeria in the right direction, despite all the noise. I have no regrets supporting him. If same situation presents itself again, I would do it all over. Let me state It clearly that if President Jonathan is deserted by all Nigerians today, I, Ayodele Fayose, would remain with him. I have chosen to be his last-man standing.”

– He is ready to bear any mistreatment for his loyalty to Jonathan

“If for this show of loyalty to Mr President and my party, APC and its leaders believe that the best way to pay me back is to make Ekiti ungovernable, the decision on appropriate reaction belongs to the people, whose mandate I keep in trust.”

– He can’t fathom how people could be hypocritical

“It is ironic that those who said worse things about the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) when they were in opposing parties, are the ones milling around him today, using him as an electoral talisman and demonizing us for saying things of lesser magnitude during a campaign that was mainly characterized by hate-messages from both divides.”

– He will remain loyal and he is ready to face APC as an opposition

“I also want to put on record that if all PDP members decamp to APC today, I will remain the last-man standing for the party, even a I have no cause to denigrate the office of the president. I also promise APC a robust and engaging opposition both in the South-West, and nationally, with me playing a prominent role.”

– Blessed are the peacemakers. He is ready to make peace with enemies

“let me again state that I will continue to seek peace with my traducers and troublers of Ekiti. Since the Supreme Court judgement which held my 2006 impeachment as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect, my preachings have been peace. This is to see if a hand of fellowship as urged by elders in the state and the nation at large would bring sanity to the opposition camp. It definitely has nothing to do with cowardice; as Ekiti is a land of the brave.”

– International organizations should know who is responsible for impunity in Ekiti

“In alerting the international community on what to expect from May 29 as regards the threat by the APC to make Ekiti ungovernable, I have decided to put on notice the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) on the imminent reign of impunity by APC as from May 29. Since Ekiti people are certain to resist the planned plundering of their land, Nigerians and the world at large should know who to hold responsible in the event of anarchy in Ekiti State in particular and the entire Yoruba land.”