Farotimi says, ‘God forbid’ that Tinubu becomes President ‘with Lagos already in his pocket’
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Human rights activist Dele Farotimi has described Bola Tinubu as “INEC-elect” and says God forbid that he should be sworn in as the President of Nigeria
He alleged on Arise TV that criminal gangs have been legalised in Lagos, which portends the unthinkable if Tinubu is installed as President in Abuja with Lagos already in his pocket.
“Freedom is a choice; freedom is completely a choice. It is up to the individual to decide whether they want to live or whether they want to exist. I would rather die standing up for what I believe to be the truth than live to a ripe old age devoid of the capacity to speak the truth,” he said.
“Now, having spoken the truth, it must go beyond that. What is the effect of abandoning the electoral process ….?”
“I must speak directly to the camera and tell you all you would be doing is validating your own enslavement so that, at the end of the day, the entire purpose of them going around to burn markets, the entire purpose of them bringing this ethnic hatred; the entire purpose of them attacking you and using threat is to keep you away from exercising [your right] from the poll they had once told you was useless.”
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Spread of ethnic hatred
“Because you have now discovered your vote is not useless, they are afraid if you come out to exercise your franchise, their feeding trough (their pot of soup), they are going to break it,” Farotimi said, per reporting by Daily Post.
“But without breaking that pot of soup, how do you free yourself? God forbid that the ‘INEC’s select President’ is sworn in.
“But imagine that that man is ensconced in Abuja, and Lagos is still in their pocket; imagine what will happen to us with criminal gangs already legalised in Lagos State;
“We might as well give up and know that all of us will go and join mushroom ‘pikins’ (hoodlums) in their motor park because that is the reality; that is the alternative to you to sit.
“I am not even saying vote for any particular candidate, but you need to get up, get out of your homes and understand what is at stake – it is your very freedom. So go and vote.”
