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| Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila |
Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has written a counter letter to the President of China, Xi Jingping, advising him to ignore Governor Ayo Fayose, whom he accused of economic sabotage describing him as a ‘”meddlesome interloper”.
Gbajabiamila, in the letter dated April 18th, 2016, argued that as a citizen of the country and a governor elected on the platform of an opposition party, Fayose, was entitled to his right of expression but his latest letter smacked of ignorance on budgeting matters and exuberance.
“As a former Leader of the opposition in the House of Representatives, for eight years, my politics though passionate was girded with decency and I conducted myself within the ambits of our constitution. What the state governor has done amounts to attempted economic sabotage and subversion.
I ask therefore that you excuse the vituperations and exuberance of the governor as just that”. According to the House Leader, “a governor who overreaches himself and acts outside his constitutional mandate can at best be described legally as a meddlesome interloper”.
The lawmaker noted that, “ordinarily I would not join issues with the governor but as the leader of the House of Representatives, I am saddled with the responsibility of driving all government business and policies in the House. It is therefore incumbent upon me to set the records straight, though I am sure the letter written to you by the governor will probably receive little (if any) attention from your high office, assuming it even gets to you.
“Mr. President, Nigeria as you know is not an erroneously project as described by the governor, but a nation like all others nations.”
