A former Governor of Ekiti State and a chieftain of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Ayodele Fayose, has said he is very happy with the military coup in Gabon.
OsunDailyNG reported that senior military officers, on Wednesday, seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation and ousted the democratic President, Ali Bongo.
The senior military officers in Gabon who executed the coup cancelled the just concluded general elections in Gabon, which re-elected President Bongo.
They alleged irregularities during the election, hence the need for them to take over ‘in the interest of the Gabon people’.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy on Friday, Fayose said the military coup in Gabon was needed due to President Bongo’s long stay in office.
The former Ekiti governor stated while he does not like military incursion in politics, he blamed sit-tight syndrome for the recent wave of coups on the continent.
He said: “I’m very happy with what happened in Gabon. I’m not happy with a military incursion in politics. But I want to say to you that Nigeria is different from Gabon.
“In a country where one man is spending 30, 40 years, they must boot him out of the place.”
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Gabon Coup Leaders Name Transitional President
Meanwhile, soldiers in Gabon who executed the military coup that removed President Ali Bongo from power have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country’s ‘Transitional President.’
OsunDailyNG reports General Nguema was the commander of the Republican Guard of Gabon, which led the coup to oust the democratically elected President.
