Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of harassing and intimidating his aides and associates due to the imminent defeat of President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair election in 2019. Fayose stated that the truth he told Nigerians during his declaration of interest that Buhari and the APC had nothing good to offer Nigeria had pierced the conscience of APC leaders. However, he remains committed to rescuing the country from maladministration. Fayose described the arrest of two officials by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as the height of impunity, as a competent court of jurisdiction had ordered against such action. He argued that the agency's action showed desperation and political partisanship, and that not obeying court orders is not the hallmark of democracy but a virtue of anti-democratic agents. Fayose stressed that his ambition to contest the presidential election in 2019 is God's project and no human effort can thwart it.
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