Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday declared that no pupil was abducted by
Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School ,
Chibok, Borno State
Over 200 pupils of the school were reportedly abducted in 2014
by the terror group.
The governor said the
report was politically motivated to influence public opinion against the
Goodluck Jonathan administration ahead of the 2015 general elections.
Fayose spoke
while declaring open a two-day workshop on “Political
Aspirants Capacity Enhancement” organised by Women Arise for Change
Initiative. It was organised for women from Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states.
He said,
“Today, many opposition leaders are underground. I don’t think any of these
girls is missing; it is a political strategy. Who is fooling who? If you wanted
to use it to remove some people, you have succeeded already.
“I don’t know
if there are missing girls but no indication has shown that. It is a political
strategy, because I don’t think any girl is missing. If they are missing, let
them find them.”
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| *Gov Fayose |
The governor
also took a swipe at #BringBackOurGirls campaigners, saying some of them are
using it to look for appointments.
He lamented
that human rights groups had decided to keep quite since President Muhammadu
Buhari came on board.
Fayose said,
“I’m concerned about the activities of human rights groups. Today the
government of the day is obeying court order of their choice, while human
rights are not respected.
“We must talk
about government providing cover for criminals. You are now using that person
to harass innocent person. You will never have peace when you hide justice.”
He added,
“Police came into town yesterday (Tuesday) to arrest political opponents. If
you like, demonise me, I will demonise you. I don’t need the police and the SSS
(Department of State Services) to walk in my state. It is when you are not
popular that you walk with police.
“Any
government that rises against me, that government will come down. I’m Peter the
rock. By engaging me, you make me more popular and relevant and then court
sympathy. I’m one person that is going places. That is why all these challenges
are against me.”
