The enigma called Fayose

SIR: The personality and character of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State means different things to different people at different times. To his people, he is their omniscient leader that glorified himself with stomach infrastructure. To the APC-led government, he represents the grand patron of the wailers. To his party, he is the mouthpiece of the opposition. To the respected man of God, Pastor E A. Adeboye, he is the ‘defender of his people’, while to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, he is just a noise maker.

Undoubtedly, Nigerians need an opposition voice that will serve as a check  on the current APC administration, but unfortunately, Fayose is not in a position to carry out such duty. The governor lacks moral right to condemn the current administration since he was part and parcel of the malfeasances of the last administration; certainly, he who must come to equity must come with a clean hand. In fact, his election into the exalted seat of governor was enmeshed in controversy. We are reminded of the role played by Musliu Obanikoro, the then Minister of Defence just as other actors in the purported election have made some indicting confession to the EFCC. He (Fayose) will most likely not miss an appointment with the anti-graft agencies after the end of his tenure. Fayose is famous for making ridiculous and unsubstantiated allegations or glorifying prejudice that does not even elicit response from the APC-led government.

Nigerians need a viable opposition party that can influence the decision of the ruling party, a voice that can challenge the audacity of the government, and that which Nigerians can easily identify with but certainly, Fayose and his cohort do not fit into such category.