As the December 7 presidential election in Ghana draws
near, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has counselled the people
of Ghana to be mindful of making the same mistake made by Nigerians in
the 2015 presidential election by voting for change, which has brought
hunger, sufferings and economic recession to the country, such that even
the entire West African sub-region is being affected.
He said “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.”
Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka, said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday
that Governor Ayodele Fayose made this call while playing host to some
men of God from Ghana on Saturday.
The governor said; “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. Even majority of those who
brought the change are now regretting it.
“Therefore, 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.”
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