Stop Trying To Humiliate Bola Tinubu, He's Our Leader – Fayose Warns APC Desperadoes

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has condemned the
current tirade against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, describing it
as a grand conspiracy and crude attempt to humiliate
and reduce the political influence of the national leader
of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Condemning the attack on Tinubu, Fayose said
“humiliation of Tinubu is as good as humiliation of the
Yoruba race,” adding that “Yoruba leaders must be
protected”.
The governor said; “even though I am not a member of
APC and I will never be, I was elected to stand in
defence of the Yoruba nation. Once again I say no to the
continuous dishonourable treatment being meted to
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, having paid his dues.”
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka,
Governor Fayose, said; “if Tinubu is allowed to be
embarrassed and disgraced just the way our past
leaders were humiliated by these same elements, the
Yoruba nation would have been made to suffer for
uprightness.”
The governor condemned the Tuesday sponsored
protest against the APC leader at the party’s national
secretariat, saying; “it is unfortunate that Tinubu is now
being vilified in a party he invested heavily in and his
fellow kinsmen that he brought up politically are part of
this conspiracy.
“In their desperation, they have even tried to set him
against the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, by
insinuating that he tried to prevent his (Osinbajo)
emergence as President Mohammadu Buhari’s running
mate, this is sad!”
He lamented that “when other tribes protect its own, it
is becoming historically common among the Yorubas to
allow themselves to be used against their leaders just
for momentary political gains at the expense of the
collective interests of the Yoruba nation.
“It should be noted that late Chief Obafemi Awolowo
was sent to jail by the conspiracy and collaboration of
some Yorubas with the external aggressors.”
Governor Fayose said; “Tinubu is a prominent
stakeholder, we should not sit back and watch while
those he used his own sweat to make conspired with
others to humiliate him.
“Most importantly, it is my position that irrespective of
political affiliation, no leader of the Yoruba nation must
be vilified unduly, especially by the same people who
humiliated our past leaders like Obafemi Awolowo,
Adekunle Ajasin, Bola Ige, Bisi Onabanjo, Lateef
Jakande and others.
“To me, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu should not be seen just as
an APC leader, but acknowledged as a major stakeholder
in the Yoruba nation that we must all protect beyond
politics.
”It should be recalled that these were among the issues
that I raised when I visited Governor Rauf Aregbesola of
Osun State few months ago on the need to work
together beyond party affiliations.
“Here in Yorubaland, it is said that if a household is at
peace, it is because the bastard child of the family is
yet to attain the age of maturity and those people that
Asiwaju Tinubu made, but are now being used against
him should watch it.
“I therefore condemn this conspiracy against Asiwaju
Tinubu and I admonish those that are hoping to make
political benefits from it to have a rethink.”
The governor, who called for greater unity among the
Yorubas, added that; “We are first Yorubas before
becoming members of political parties...