I am very sad. I am not unconcerned about all the happenings in my dear state of Ekiti. Ever since the return of Ayodele Fayose into the political landscape of the state, the relative tranquility of the state has disappeared. I believe in fundamental human right of every citizen of Ekiti State, Fayose inclusive but I understand that human virtues supersede all. Ekiti has the virtue of being honourable people, the virtue was virtually removed during the first coming of Fayose with flagrant disrespect for the government of the day. He flaunt the rule of law because he had the support of the Federal Government and was made the emperor of Ekiti before his ascension as the governor.
I was not away during Fayose administration in Ekiti and I can still recall vividly the trepidation we all felt around Adso-Ekiti, the state capital. Fayose molested the traditional ruler of Ekiti and fought all the founding fathers of the state to standstill. I recall that Fayose retrieved the official car given to prominent rulers like Ewi of Ado-Ekiti and went as far as demoting the traditional ruler of my hometown because that one decides to be neutral when he campaigned for the office.
We should not forget the many death and assassination attempts on some illustrious and industrious sons and daughters of Ekiti State. Have you forgot the name 'Goke' so soon? Fayose had a terminator squad and his fear was the beginning of wisdom in Ekiti before he was impeached. Have we unraveled the mystery behind the death of Ayo Daramola, a United Nation's representative on poverty eradication and millennium goals in Africa? Daramola was killed right in his own bedroom and there was insinuation that he was eliminated due to his perceived growing influence in the politic of Ekiti State.
Then, what is all these hullabaloo about Fayose once again? I can recall more than one episode of his media platform, 'Mr Governor Explains' and the Yoruba version, 'Gomina Salaye'. Fayose boasted that he can never tolerate all his predecessor, Otunba Niyi Adebayo tolerated because he was smarter than Niyi to allow an aspirant to undermine his authority and power in the state as the king of kings of Ekiti, therefore, he was nicknamed, 'the emperor'.
Today, Ekiti people has forgot all those ignoble moment in their history and are clamouring for this irredeemable criminal to come back and rule over them. It is obvious Ekiti do not posses the honour and the integrity outsiders accord them. I am an indigene of Ekiti State and I can say from what has been happening that the so called academic inclination of the State is very primitive, rigid and retrogressive. Is it not a shame that a graduate will be looking from crumbs from a politician with questionable academic record? Why the sudden display of hunger once again by my people? They were fooled with water and kerosene the first time and now with quantity of rice. I see some people trading their destiny.
