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MAY GOD OPEN YOUR SPIRITUAL EYES! Fayose lambastes Bishop who said he wasted four years as Ekiti governor

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Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has lambasted Ekiti Anglican Bishop, Rt Reverend Christopher Omotunde, advising him to remove his cassock for the soapbox.

Fayose further prayed that God opens the Bishop’s spiritual eyes so he can see the good he did as governor.

The former governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, was reacting to a statement by Rt Rev Omotunde that Fayose’s tenure was a waste.

The cleric had said Fayose’s party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, had a golden opportunity to turn things around in Ekiti State but failed woefully.

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But, Fayose disagrees with the cleric assessment of his period in office, concluding that he was trying to justify the blatant rigging of the last Ekiti governorship election by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The former governor said the good deeds of his administration were there for all to see.

He said,

“Even the blind felt the good works of Fayose and perhaps Bishop Omotunde and the likes need to change their eyeglasses to see well.

“Our fathers have a saying that it is disheartening when one hears a statement of gullibility from a place where one expects to hear the words of wisdom.

“The records of the Fayose administration are there for all to see. It organised an Education Summit that led to great improvement in education in the state. Ekiti came first back-to-back in NECO exams and we also did well in WAEC. These are public institutions and the records are there for Omotunde to peruse.

“The Fayose administration built the first flyover in the state and it passes beside Omotunde’s church. One wonders if the bishop closes his eyes whenever he drives or passes through that place. If he does not, we pray that God opens his spiritual eyes.

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“The Fayose government built a new high court complex, a new Governor’s Office, a new Oja’ba Market; dualised roads in Ise, Emure, Ikole, Omuo, Ijero, Efon, among others. It also dualized the Ado-Ikere road, built many roads in Ado itself such as Petim-Afao Road and Dehead-Police Headquarters Road. Maybe the bishop does not pass through these roads!

“Accreditation for various courses in EKSU, School of Nursing, and College of Health Technology was pursued and achieved by the administration. We can go on and list many other achievements in agriculture, health, social welfare and other sectors.

“Yearly, the Fayose administration recognised hard-working teachers and civil servants with car prizes and other gifts. Within four years, it was promotion galore for civil servants. Civil servants and teachers will not agree with the untenable and jaundiced position of Omotunde.

“The Ekiti people who Fayose served for almost eight years know that his time was a great blessing to them, which is why they call him the architect of modern Ekiti. 

“Bishop Omotunde should remove his priest’s garment and mount the soapbox if he is minded to be this politically partisan.

“He said Fayose’s opposition to Buhari administration did not allow Ekiti to benefit anything from the centre.

“Assuming that was the case, it only confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari as an autocrat who must not be criticised, and not a Democrat who should take criticisms in his stride.

“We make bold to say that Ekiti under Fayose and PDP has witnessed more economic and physical development in the last four years when compared to neighbouring APC-controlled states which have openly venerated President Buhari as their godfather.

“What has Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun benefitted from the Federal Government? What has even Lagos, where the APC national leader comes from, benefitted?

“In terms of peace and security, Ekiti under Fayose was peaceful; it was secured from herdsmen attacks, assassinations, and armed robbery operations. These and politically-motivated killings have returned in full swing under Fayemi/APC.”

Adelusi said that Bishop Omotunde ought to have listed what Ekiti benefited from Fayemi as Minister for Solid Minerals. While Ekiti was number 34 in public exams during Fayemi’s first tenure, Fayose changed the narrative back-to-back; he added.

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Adelusi then said Fayose does not owe the cleric any apology for criticizing the obnoxious policies and indecisions of the president, which have brought untold suffering on Nigerians.

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