Nigeria: Politics of 2015 Elections - Why Fayose Is Up in Arms Against Buhari

His invective and acid sarcasms targeted at the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari may have left some Nigerians in consternation nay, bewilderment but to many others the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, is merely treading his familiar terrain of controversy. What political analysts and pundits are seeking answers to, however, is the question as to why the 'rampaging' governor appeared to have developed a pathological phobia for the APC presidential ticket bearer.

What seemed the most unkind salvo from Governor Fayose and carefully targeted at Buhari came in the form of newspaper adverts which graced the front page of The Punch and Daily Sun newspapers on January 19. The bizarre adverts, which had the pictures of some northern Nigerian leaders that died in office, suggested that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retired General Muhammadu Buhari, could also die in office, if elected president.

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