Fayose To Buhari: God Brought
You Back Alive… Why Not
Show Mercy To Nnamdi Kanu?



Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says it
is God who made President Muhammadu Buhari
to come back alive after a 49-day medical
vacation in the UK.
Speaking with members of his cabinet shortly
after he returned to the country on Friday,
Buhari said he could not recall being “so sick” in
his entire life.
“I have received I think the best of treatment I
could receive. I couldn’t recall being so sick
since I was a young man, including the military
with its ups and downs. I couldn’t recall when
last I had blood transfusion, I couldn’t recall
honestly, I can say in my 70 years,” he had said.
In a statement issued on his behalf by Idowu
Adelusi, his chief press secretary, Fayose said
Buhari received the mercy of God.
He advised the president to also show mercy to
Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser,
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB), and other Nigerians “suffering
illegal and unconstitutional incarceration under
your directive”.
“You have received the mercy and favour of God.
You have come back from medical vacation
alive. By what people had said and by your own
account, it is the mercy and favour of God that
have seen you through as well as the prayers of
everyone,” he said.
“It is incumbent on you to now also show
mercy. I advise you to show mercy to Nnamdi
Kanu and Sambo Dasuki and such other
Nigerians that are suffering unjust, punitive,
illegal, and unconstitutional incarceration under
your directive or administration.
“Allow all those who have been granted bail by
the court to enjoy their bail while their trial
continues. This is the right, just, and merciful
thing to do. To continue to disdain the court is
reckless and unconstitutional. Moreover, it is a
sin and it is oppressive.”
Taunting Buhari, Fayose added: “While you were
away, peace returned to the Niger Delta,
impacting positively on crude oil production and
sales. The economy also improved with the
appreciation of the Naira. Now that you are
back, it will not be right to put the country on
the reverse gear again through some pig-headed
policies and truculent, militarist posturing.”
He went spiritual, saying God is not happy with
the “oppression of the poor by the rich”.
“God is not happy at the oppression of the poor
by the rich and of the weak by the strong,” he
said.
“Those of us in authority must not use our God-
given powers to oppress the citizens placed
under our charge. Only righteousness exalts a
nation, Sin is a reproach and God is continually
angry with the wicked.
“It is wickedness to refuse to obey court orders
and trample upon the constitutional and God-
given, fundamental human rights of citizens.”