Ekiti Need Spiritual Intervention - Afenifere

Press statement by Ekiti state chapter of Afenifere : God, heal our Land. The Yoruba Social political and cultural organization, The Afenifere, Ekiti state chapter has called on all citizens of the state to, as a matter of obligation, embark on fervent prayers for God to deliver us from the present political, economic and social predicament Ekiti state has found itself in recent times. In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti, and jointly signed by its chairman, Elder Yemi Alade and publicity secretary, Chief Biodun Akin-Fasae, said its shameful as the state has become a butt of uncanny jokes and fast sliding to be a pariah among other states of Nigeria, despite its God given endowments. Currently, the economic activities of the state has run 'beserk' due to executive misapplication of strategic management of human and business relationship. Now, no one is sure of what happens next because of the misunderstanding between government and fuel marketers which has now degenerated to chaos. And this has been going on for two full weeks and unfortunately, government is feeling comfortable and justifying its strategy by pulling down several of the fuel stations for flimsy excuses which not a few have interpreted as mere political vendetta and mere braggadocio on the part of government. Our suggestion is that impunity to destroy economic livelihood of people should stop because we believe that no fuel marketer approved for itself the construction of any filling station. Government did. And if government would now change its mind, then a process of discussion and negotiations would be put in place, rather than just breaking of the extant laws. This is what is called executive recklessness and this is very unacceptable. The statement also wondered the whereabouts of governor Ayo Fayose during the celebration of Democracy Day, a national activity. He was conspicuously absent from Ekiti for days only to resurface to abuse President Mohammodu Buhari requesting him to resign because of ill heath. At the same time he degraded his office by his statement on the veracity of the Chiboc girls saying it was a ploy to rattle the former president. All these outbursts by our governor belittles our collective humanity as a state. Our governor is now a parrot who must talk at all times in and out of season. We believe that Mr Governor should devote more time to think on how to move Ekiti forward instead of focusing and dissipating his energy on irrelevant issues. One would wonder what he meant when he declared Ekiti a 'Biafra' extension when no governor in the South East has so declared. Lastly, our advice is that Mr Governor should concentrate more time on how he would complete his 'one way fly over bridge' which is fast becoming an albatross to the extent of his announcement that its a federal government project. Afenifere also wish to sympathise with Ekiti workers none of who has received any salary this year. Some since October 2016, and yet, the governor feels unconcerned so far he can dole out a thousand naira and a  cup of rice to the famished workers in the name of his stomach infrastructure program, which many have described as a fraud.