Coup: Why I’m Very Happy With What Happened In Gabon – Fayose

Coup: Why I’m Very Happy With What Happened In Gabon – Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, expressed satisfaction with recent events in Gabon after the military seized power in the oil-rich Central African country.

In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy program on Friday, Fayose stated that although he does not support military intervention in politics, he believes the recent wave of coups across the continent is a result of the sit-tight syndrome.

“I am very happy with what happened in Gabon; I don’t like military incursions in politics,” he said.

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The military officers toppled Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo, who had been in power for 14 years, shortly after he was declared the winner in Saturday’s elections.

However, Fayose does not foresee such an occurrence in Nigeria, despite the shortcomings in the country’s democratic journey.

“Remember that, now in Nigeria, you can see an uninterrupted democratic process. You can see that after four years, there will be an election. Nigeria has gone from one party to another party, one person to another person in a short time.

“But in a country where one man is spending 30 years, 20 years, 40 years, they must boot him out of the place, whichever way. That’s different from Nigeria’s setting,” he said.

“You can’t spend more than a particular number of years, but don’t compare it with Nigeria. I’m not saying anything cannot happen – no coup.

“When you talk here, they will go and report you. They will come and carry you to the house because the moment you hear about a coup and you do not report it – let me say to you, you deserve to be killed,” he added.

To emphasize his point, Fayose compared Gabon’s population to that of Nigeria, noting that “Nigeria has a population of 200 million, while Gabon is 2.5 million, and Ekiti has even more people than Gabon.”