‘Fayose Abused a Bible Verse and Insulted Muslims’ – Buhari Reacts To Ekiti Gov’s Frontpage Newspaper Advert

00Governor Ayodele Fayose has come under fire from the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over a front page advert the Ekiti State governor paid for in The Punch and Daily Sun newspapers on Monday morning.

Buhari, in a Facebook post, accused Mr. Fayose of abusing a Bible verse and insulting Muslims, especially Northerners.

The governor had paid for front page adverts in the national dailies, depicting three former Heads of State from the North, who are Muslims and died in office, together with the APC presidential candidate, suggesting that what happened to them may happen to Buhari.

Fayose, in the advert urging Nigerians to “vote wisely” by casting their votes for President Goodluck Jonathan, said “NIGERIA…‘I have set before thee LIFE & DEATH. Therefore, choose LIFE that both thee and thy seed may LIVE (emphasis not ours)’”.

The advert, which has attracted the condemnation of Nigerians on the social media, was described by Buhari as a breach of the peace pact signed last week by leading presidential candidates, including President Goodluck Jonathan.

“First, it is totally unprofessional and abusive to Ethical codes of Journalism for Punch and Sun Newspapers to publish such content. Punch and Sun Newspapers must revoke the advert immediately and apologize to the people of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and the APC for such folly.

“Second, if till now, there is no denouncement of the post from PDP and GEJ (Goodluck Ebele Jonathan), it means that they support it because Fayose is a stakeholder of the party, and a front man for GEJ’s campaign.

“GEJ signed a peace pact last week against election violence and he, through the insensitivity of this advert, is the first to break that pact.

“The Jonathan administration is cruising on lies and propaganda. It is bent on amassing votes to siphon more public funds and has no interest of Nigerians at heart. It is bound to fail”.

The Facebook post reiterated Buhari’s commitment to peace and urged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voters Cards and “vote these bigots out of power come February 14”.

“Encourage your neighbors, let them know that GEJ has nothing to offer them but lies and empty promises”, it added.

12 COMMENTS

  1. It’s a shame dat an insane person wl present such to d public n its terrible dat our newspapers wl accpt such.this I’d d height of irresponsibility on all those involved n am insult in every sane Nigerian. Are they saying we are so gullible to accpt such evil advert? This alone is enough fr Jonathan to loose in a delved country bcos ppl passion wl go to d opponent.shame

  2. Its a shame our media can publish this kind of insane advert on there front page.who the hell is the gov fayose to tell us what we want or even use a bible passage.am not even disappointed in him cos he is a man without respect and honor.

    • Y is this guy bent of causing violence?, y in he pointing at peace agreement signed by the they both party, what is a big deal in what fayose just said, what about what gvn Amechi and and other have said about GEJ especially when they called him Neboucadinaza? Yet GEJ was silent as if he didn’t here that.

  3. FAYOSE IS A MAD MAN. USING THE NAME OF GOD IN VAIN IS THE BEGINNING OF FAILURE FOR PDP AND FAYOSE SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND MADE TO SIGN UNDERTAKEN IF ANYTHING HAPPEN TO BUHARI. I WANT TO ASSURE U THAT YOUR CASE WITH EFCC IS NOT OVER YET JUST WAIT UNTIL BUHARI WINS. UP BUHARI! UP APC! FAYOSE CAN GO AND DIE.

  4. keep goodluck ebele jonathan away from all these bullshit jor, if you dont want to vote for him you go out there to vote for ur right candidate and stop pointing accusing finger on him.was he d one that wrote the write up against buhari? u guys shld better mind what you say ok. whether you vote him or not, it doesnt matter cos he would win.

  5. Y is this guy bent of causing violence?, y in he pointing at peace agreement signed by the they both party, what is a big deal in what fayose just said, what about what gvn Amechi and and other have said about GEJ especially when they called him Neboucadinaza? Yet GEJ was silent as if he didn’t here that. Like this foolish man like truly, and anywhere his armys (bocoharam) are already at work

  6. I wonder hw, d way pple are reson nw ds day, yet we claim we on glober period, pls if i may ask wat is d future or plane dt (P D P) has 4 our great nation afta 6 year we stil face dsm problem, ple let bewis nd to find d remedy of our problem.