Democracy in danger - Fayoss

Mr Ayodele

 Fayose revealed that intelligence
report from top security sources at his
disposal, vividly confirmed that there was
an alleged subterranean plan to place
Governor Wike on House arrest
commencing from Thursday, December
11, to give way for the rigging of
the scheduled polls.
Fayose made the claim on Tuesday in
Ado Ekiti after presenting 93.4 billion
Naira appropriation before the House of
Assembly for passage.
The governor said he had it on good
authority that those plotting the nefarious
act would not hesitate to kill the governor
if he resists the plan.
“Democracy Is In Danger”
Governor Fayose further said that the
alleged withdrawal of the Governor Wike’s
Chief Security Officer on Monday was a
prelude to the planned criminal intention
of those he branded ‘as potential dangers
to the country’s democracy’.
He said: “As governors, we have our own
spectacular ways of gathering
information and security information my
disposal revealed clearly that there was
alleged plot to put Governor Wike under
house arrest on Thursday December
9over Saturday’s Rerun elections.
“And part of their evil plans was that, the
plotters will not hesitate to deal with him
(Governor Wike) if he resists the attempt.
And let me say expressly that the FG
[Federal Government] must be held
responsible if anything happens to
Governor Wike.
“Let me make it public now that the
intention is to place him on house arrest
commencing from Thursday to Friday
and I can’t keep quiet over this serious
issue.
“With this, it is evidently clear that
democracy is in danger. We can all see
that democracy is being muzzled. The
Monday withdrawal of Governor Wike’s
CSO, a man saddled with the
responsibility of managing, protecting
and keeping the governor goes to show
that the governor’s life is under serious
threat.
“As I speak to you now, anything can
happen to Governor Wike before weekend
and if anything happens to him based on
this evil plan, Nigerians know who to hold
responsible,” he said.
Ahead of the legislative re-run election in
Rivers State, allegations and counter
allegations have continued to emanate
from the camps of the All Progressives
Congress and that of the Peoples
Democratic Party and political analysts
have said that both parties statement
could heat up the polity.
Governor Wike had last week claimed that
there was a plan to assassinate him, after
he had alleged that he had a video of a
plot to rig the election in favour of the All
Progressives Congress.
He said that the police and the electoral
body where in the video which he would
make public at the appropriate time.