DAILY POST recalls that Fayose had recently claimed in a statement that there were no Chibok girls contrary to popular belief, affirming that it was a creation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to push former President, Goodluck Jonathan out of power. Fayose in the statement described civil society organizations campaigning for the release of the abducted Chibok girls as ‘’mere opportunists and job seekers.’’
But President of the group, Alhaji Kyari Abubakar, has expressed surprise over Fayose’s statement, saying someone like him who sees himself as a democrat couldn’t have made such a statement to score a cheap political point.
He said, “We are surprised that this statement is coming from someone who regards himself as a democrat, that statement suggest that he has no sympathy for the parents of the abducted girls and the pains they are currently passing through.”
He advised the governor to stop misleading Nigerians by his unsubstantiated comments, advising him to take a trip to states like Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and see the extent of destructions caused by Boko Haram insurgency before making such a statement.
He said, “He (Fayose) should not mislead the Nigerian public about the truth. The people of North-East cannot afford to tell lies on the abduction of their daughters, that incident is always fresh in our memory.
“His utterance is short of what we expect from an elder statesman like him. We advise him to concentrate on his poor governance of Ekiti state with his flamboyant city life and wastage of peoples’ resources.”
Abubakar urged civil society organizations advocating for the release of the Chibok girls to disregard Fayose’s statement and continue in their effort.
“The North- East Youths will use this opportunity to thank civil society groups and socio-cultural organizations as well as the international bodies campaigning for the release of the Chibok girls,” he said.
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