I’m Delighted About Gabon Coup – Nigerian Former Governor Reveals, Give Reasons
Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, voiced his enthusiasm for the recent revolution in the Central African nation of Gabon on Friday.
On Wednesday, twelve soldiers appeared on Gabonese national television to declare the annulment of election results that were allegedly won by Ondimba Ali Bongo and the dissolution of “all the institutions of the republic.”
The statement came after President Ali Bongo, 64, won a third term in office, extending his family’s 50-year dominance over the 2.3 million-person oil-rich nation of Central Africa. However, the opposition dubbed the election a “fraud orchestrated” by the ruling party.
Since 1967, the Bongo family has ruled as one of Africa’s most ruthless empires.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Fayose stated that the recent upsurge in coups in Africa is a sign of the sit-tight mentality and that he does not support military intervention in politics.
He said, “I am very happy with what happened in Gabon. I don’t like military incursions in politics but I want to say to you that Nigeria is different, we have a reasonably stabilised democracy.
“We have our flaws but you can see the uninterrupted democratic process. After four years there will be an election… Nigeria has gone from one party to another party.
“One person to another person within a space of time. But in a country where one man is spending 30, 40 years. You have to boot him out of the place in whatever way.
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“That’s different from the Nigerian setting. Nigeria has submitted but we are not there yet in the final order.”
