Sule Lamido Fayose condemns APC over arrest, detention of ex-Gov

The Governor also called on the Nigerian media and international community to save the country’s democracy.

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has condemned the arrest of the former Governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido.

Fayose also warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against arresting people who intend to run for the presidency in 2019.

The Governor also called on the Nigerian media and international community to save the country’s democracy.

He said “It appears that the cabal in the APC led government that is holding Nigerians to ransom want their candidate to contest the 2019 election unopposed. Obviously, that is the reason for the arrest and detention of former Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida Aliyu and Alhaji Lamido, who have shown interest in the presidency.

“With the arrest of Alhaji Lamido, the detention of former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan since February this year and the arrest and detention of Dr Babangida Aliyu, it is becoming clearer that these APC people will only contest election against themselves in 2019.

“It will even be unnecessary to continue to fund the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, since they don’t want anyone to contest the 2019 presidential election against their party. The APC cabal can as well proscribe INEC and declare their party the perpetual ruler of Nigeria instead of wasting money on conduct of elections.

“How can you arrest someone in April because of an election slated for July and keep the person in detention for the past 24 hours? Is it not even laughable that the APC government in Jigawa State is so afraid of allowing the people the freedom to participate in an election to be conducted by the state government itself such that it opted for the arrest and detention of a former governor of the state more than two months to the elections?”

“Nigerians will resist any attempt to foist a one-party state on the country and no matter how tyrannical the APC chooses to become, Nigeria will overcome its tyranny just like the country survived past tyrannical governments,” he added.

The former Governor of Jigawa state was arrested by the police in Kano state for allegedly inciting violence.