Shehu Sani, Dele Momodu Ask Ex-Governor Fayose To Apologise For ‘Contemptuous’ Remarks On Northern Marriages
His call for an apology highlights the need for public figures to exercise caution and respect when discussing sensitive regional issues.
Asocial activist, Shehu Sani, former lawmaker from Kaduna State, has strongly condemned a recent statement made by Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, regarding marriage practices in Northern Nigeria.
Fayose, an ally of President Bola Tinubu, had suggested that the practice of marrying multiple wives and having many children is a significant issue contributing to Nigeria’s population crisis.
Fayose made these comments during an interview on Channels TV where he criticised the government’s inability to address economic hardship due to what he described as “indiscriminate” childbearing and marriage in the North.
In response, Sani called Fayose’s statements “contemptuous and unconscionable.” Sani argued that while Fayose expressed his views as an individual, the remarks displayed a lack of sensitivity and respect towards Northern Nigerians.
“Even though Fayose spoke as an individual, his reported statement on Northerners is contemptuous and unconscionable. I suggest he should humbly withdraw it and tender an apology as a Statesman,” Sani stated.
His call for an apology highlights the need for public figures to exercise caution and respect when discussing sensitive regional issues.
Also, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Dele Momodu weighed in on the matter.
“My dear Brother AYO FAYOSE, I have just two questions Sir: who is more destructive to the nation, the poor man with plenty of wives and children or the politician with one wife and many high maintenance girlfriends, who waste public resources on extravagant lifestyles including private jets?”
Momodu continued, “Who is more productive, the politician who steals the sweat and resources of the citizens or the poor man who sends his many poor wives and children to the farmlands to grow crops for every one of us?
“Your Excellency, my dear Brother, please, let’s all accept that we’ve failed this country and we need urgent reset. We cannot afford the blame games at this perilous time… May God forgive our transgressions.”
