HE IS A LOUDMOUTHED, IMMATURE AND UNEDUCATED POLITICIAN - KASHAMU BLASTS FAYOSE

- Buruji Kashamu has blasted Ekiti state governor, Peter
Ayodele Fayose

- The senator said Fayose was unfit for the PDP Governor's
forum chair
- Kashamu called Fayose a number of names and said PDP
governor's need to find a better leader
Senator Buruji Kashamu who is representing the Ogun east
senatorial district in the national assembly, has said the PDP
Governor's forum made a mistake picking Ekiti state
governor, Ayo Fayose as their chairman.
Kashamu issued a statement expressing his views on
Sunday, January 22, at Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun state. He said: “It
was a misnomer that the governors of an opposition party
that is in need of rebranding and repositioning could chose a
liability, a loud mouth and an immature politician like Fayose
as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum
“It is not that his emergence as the Chairman of the Forum
means anything to me. But as a committed and loyal party
man, it gives me great concern that instead of taking steps
that will foster peace and unity, we are doing things that will
widen the gap and cause more unity.
“Those who chose him should have a rethink in the interest
of the party that is striving hard to return to power.
"His brother-governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, whose tenure he
purportedly continued as Chairman of the PDP Governors’
Forum, is a cool-headed and balanced character.
"Even then, some of us pointed out that Governor Mimiko
was slippery and sly, and a traitor who could not be relied
upon. What happened at the end of the day?
"The party broke on his head when he overreached himself in
the South West as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’
Forum at the behest of Governor Fayose.
"Instead of being a strong leader who would be fair to all,
and do good to all manner of people, without fear or favour,
he became more of a weather-beaten fowl, sullen and
uninspiring. But, we thank God that we held our grounds and
fought for our rights.
“Fayose had always wanted to be the Chairman of the PDP
Governors Forum. That was why he had some resentment
towards Mimiko upon his emergence as the Chairman of the
Forum in 2015.
"While I concede to our Governors the right to choose
whoever they want to lead them, my point is that they should
have settled for a balanced, more experienced and mature
person to lead the Forum, not a cantankerous, divisive and
unstable character like Governor Fayose who snaps at the
slightest provocation.
"I know that the Forum boasts of Governors who are true
leaders, not pretenders.There are those who are better
educated, well-cultured and better exposed who are not
working against the interest of their people and country.
"We have Governors who have held public offices since the
return to democracy in 1999 but who are untainted. The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does
not have any case against them. Those are the kind of
people that could have been chosen to lead the Forum, not
one with a goodwill deficit whose hands have been found in
the public till.”
Kashamu said choosing Fayose would destroy the PDP,
saying: “How many of the notable leaders of the party in Ekiti
State and the South West are ready to work with Governor
Fayose?
"He had the opportunity to fight for the interest of the good
people of Ekiti State and Yoruba land but he flunked it,
preferring to promote impunity and side with a tiny clique
who will always do his bidding.
"How can our respected leaders stay aloof and allow this to
happen when they are aware of the genesis of the crisis in
the party – Fayose’s and Mimiko’s unbridled ambition to
impose their will on the party and ride roughshod over all
other stakeholders of the party in the South West.
“We must reject Governor Fayose now or strictly restrict him
to running the affairs of the Governors’ Forum while well-
meaning leaders and elders of the party who are not part of
the crisis bedeviling the party are allowed to take charge of
the affairs of the party and run it properly and legitimately.”
Kashamu concluded by saying: “If we must get things right,
we need to wake up from our slumber and be organized and
proactive.
"You cannot give what you don’t have. A disorganized and
tactless person cannot successfully lead a respected body
like the PDP Governors’ Forum, let alone the party. If care is
not taken, his so-called leadership of the Forum could sound
the death knell on the party.”
Meanwhile, only two days ago, some women under the aegis
of Patriotic Mothers without Borders called for the arrest of
Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose over his alleged
involvement in the famous $2.1 billion arms deal.


source; Naij.com



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