Leaders of Ekiti, under the auspices of EKITIPANUPO, has openly disowned and condemned the front pade advertisement which the state governor, Ayodele Fayose placed in the Punch and Daily Sun newspapers of Monday, January 19, 2015.
“On the 19th of January, 2015, members of Ekitipanupo Forum saw the advertisement placed by the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Ayodele Fayose in the Punch and Daily Sun newspapers. We are bewildered by the fact that this appalling and disgraceful advertisement emanated from our Land of Honour.”
In a statement today, signed by the General Secretary, Kunle Oladele, Ekitipanupo, an Indigenous think-tank and intellectual roundtable, advocating selfless governance of Ekiti people declared: “like all well-meaning Nigerians, the overwhelming majority of Ekiti people are offended by this advertisement and hold the belief that the advertisement is in a bad taste.”
The group, representing Ekiti people home and abroad said: “we state categorically that the advertisement spoke only the minds of the governor whose actions we cannot control, his cabinet members and those of the newspapers that published it.
“Ekitipanupo declares that Ekiti people wish no harm to General Muhammadu Buhari or any other aspirant whatsoever.
We pray to God that has blessed Nigeria with him, to spare his life, grant him all his wishes that will benefit him both in this world and hereafter.”
The all-inclusive preeminent Ekiti forum
further declared: “We hold in high esteem, all ethnic groups of our great country, Nigeria, especially all our brothers and sisters in the North Western Nigeria, that have produced many of our past leaders that served this country gallantly, some of whom have made the ultimate sacrifices in their services to the country.
“Ekiti people do appreciate these heroes and will forever remember their families in our prayers. Moreover, we believe Nigeria is a country where people of all faiths have and will live together in harmony. The good people of Ekiti State
subscribe to peaceful co-existence of all faiths and we live by this belief and continue to enjoy peaceful collaboration between all religious groups of the state.”
The group called on the publishers of what it called “the distasteful advertisement,” the Punch and the Daily Sun, to in their next three issues, dedicate their entire Front Pages to an apology to all Nigerians.
“Or we might be forced to ask our Ekiti compatriots to boycott any of the products of these careless newspapers.
“Finally, on behalf of well-meaning Ekiti indigenes we tender an unreserved apology to all Nigerians who have been offended by the said advertisement.
Ekitipunupo is being driven by sincere Ekiti indigenes, and for Ekiti people. [myad]
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