Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has advised Ghanaians not
to vote for change as they head to the polls to vote for their
next president on December 7th. In a statement released by
his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said Nigerians voted
for change in 2015 and are currently in hunger, suffering and
economic recession. He made the call when he played host
to some men of God from Gahana at the state house in Ado-
Ekiti. The statement in part reads
"By buying into the All Progressives Congress (APC)
message of change, Nigerians are now facing a kind
of hunger and suffering never experienced in the
country in the last 30 years and Ghanaians must not
fall into that kind of trap. Ghanaians should not
succumb to the deceit of the opposition party that are
calling for a change of government.
Rather, they
should return the incumbent President, John Mahama,
who has no doubt done creditably well to deserve a
re-election. Ghanaians should know that the change in
Nigeria brought hunger, suffering, disregard for the
rule of law as well as arrest and detention of
Nigerians without trial and be mindful of those
preaching change to them. Most importantly, the
situation in Ghana at present is similar to that of
Nigeria.
Like President Mohammadu Buhari, opposition party,
New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Nana Akufo-
Addo has contested the presidency two times. This is
the third time he is contesting. He is also 74 year-old.
In Nigeria, change is synonymous with economic
recession that is even getting to the level of
depression. When majority of those who brought the
change are now regretting it. Tell your people in
Ghana that Nigerians are already regretting the
change they made last year, which has plunged the
country into serious economic hardship. Tell them to
learn from Nigerians and reject those preaching
message of change to them. They should hold on to
the government that they have now and beware of a
change that will take their country to economic
recession.”
