Leader of pan-Yoruba group, the Oodua People’s Congress , Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, has revealed that he played a strong role in ensuring that the coming general elections in Nigeria was postponed from its original February 14 date because President Goodluck Jonathan would have lost.
Fasehun, reportedly said this at a Post-National Conference event sponsored by the Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, video of which was posted online by Saharareporters.
He explained in the video transcribed by our correspondent that he was approached by Senator Mojisola Akinfenwa, a fourth republic Senator from Osun State, who told him that he doubted if Jonathan would win the election the way things were going.
Fasehun said, “The senator came to me and said, ‘look, I think Jonathan is losing this battle and I responded to him, ‘Baba, I will never experience any loss in battle. Today, we shall shift this election. And by the grace of God, when we had spoken to few people, Jega had no option but to shift the date of the election. If that election was not shifted, I bet you that Jonathan would have lost that election.
“The rigging had been perfected, the war-torn region of the North-East; Yobe was having 80 per cent PVC (distribution) while Lagos only had 62 per cent and even the governor himself was still crying to be given his own PVC.
“So, the few PVC we have must be maximised. That is why I am appealing to everyone. Let us all go there and this time, cast our votes in favour of a friend. Jonathan can be a friend.”
Fasehun said he did not believe in the anti-corruption mantra being broadcast by the opposition party.
He said, “I am not carried away by the fact that somebody is not corrupt… People are turning history upside down. Who is not corrupt? Have we forgotten the $2.8bn lost? Have we forgotten the 52 suitcases filled with new currencies? Have we forgotten the chairmanship of PTF?
“Have we forgotten that somebody recently said that if he doesn’t win the election or if the election does not go in his favour, the blood of baboon will mix with the blood of dogs? Whereas, Jonathan said my ambition to become President of this nation should not cost one drop of any Nigerian’s blood.”
