Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State and a presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that he is one of the few Nigerians with real-world expertise in ending wars.
The governor announced this on Thursday in Kaduna, as part of his continuous consultation to seek the support of delegates ahead of the APC presidential primary, according to a statement released yesterday in Abuja by the spokesman for Dr. Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Femi Ige.
To that aim, Fayemi offered to apply all of his experience resolving internecine battles in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka to the fight against insurgency and banditry in the country.
Fayemi said, “I’m one of the few Nigerians with real time experience in resolving wars. I consulted for Nigeria under President Olusegun Obasanjo, I was involved in the resolution of the wars in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda and bringing the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka to the negotiation table.
“Besides that real time experience in war resolution, I have a Doctorate Degree in War Studies. If I can bring peace to other lands, why not my own country.
“Nigeria is facing a war situation that we can’t afford to put a neophyte in power, the repercussion is too ghastly to contemplate.”
The presidential hopeful assured that he would spare no effort to ensure that the country wins the fight that must be fought with tenacity against insecurity, banditry, unemployment, poverty, inequality, threats of national disintegration, and lawlessness.
Against this background, Fayemi noted that working with other key leaders of the party, a detailed blueprint that has been developed with corresponding timelines of implementation would be employed to guide the speedy and accelerated retooling of key institutions of state, including the armed forces, the police service and the civil service.