When I was still working for a democracy institute in South Africa I briefly met Kayode Fayemi, then running an anti-corruption institute in Nigeria. Not surprisingly, for someone with Fayemi’s talents, he moved onto bigger things. Most recently, he ran for governor of a state in southwest Nigeria in 2007. The elections, by all accounts, were rigged as Fayemi lost to a candidate of Olusegun Obasanjo’s People Democratic Party. Fayemi challenged the result and there was a partial rerun last month. But once again the elections were rigged (this time again with full knowledge of electoral officials). Fayemi is not done yet and is raising a stink about the process.
This interview with Fayemi by London-based “Africa Confidential” lays out the background and the issues at stake.
it isonly God that can deliver Ekiti state from olusegun Obasanjo and the PDP members. The people of Ekiti need to call on God to Show his mercy on us.