The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, in this exclusive interview with Naij.com, says the missteps being taken by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, is advantageous to the All Progressives Congress as the election draws close.
He also describes Femi Fani-Kayode, the spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation as one whose behaviour is genetic.
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:
* If they do not toy with the election, if they do not toy with the will of the people, there is no way they can be victorious in the election slated for March 28. With every of their steps, you would see that they are not prepared for the election.
* What they don’t even now is; if you kill the people, who would you govern if you win by chance? If election is conducted today by the grace of God, people are ready.
* The only way we can survive is to fight corruption because if you fight corruption, electricity problems would be resolved and it would boost the economy. So if Jonathan is saying hr does not want the use of card readers, then you can conveniently say Jonathan is the grandfather of corruption.
* Femi Fani-Kayode’s issue is genetic. I won’t say more than that, but if I say it is genetic, I know he (Femi-Kayode) would understand what I mean.
* Also out of desperation, they have started committing one atrocity or the other and people are seeing it. One of their agents, instead of doing everything to convince the people on why they should vote for his candidate, he had been wishing Muhammadu Buhari death.
Bisi Yusuf
Are you confident that the elections would hold considering the fact that the PDP is kicking against the use of the Permanent Voters Cards during the elections?
That is it. You don’t need any equipment to read that the PDP is not sincere with what they think about the elections. And I must confess it is the reason we are seriously preparing. If they do not toy with the election, if they do not toy with the will of the people, there is no way they can be victorious in the election slated for March 28. With every of their steps, you would see that they are not prepared for the election. They are therefore seeking every means to force their stay in power even when the people have not enjoyed the dividends of democracy. But we can tell you that they will never dear scuttle this election.
Days ago, President Goodluck Jonathan confessed that he never had any phone contact with King Mohammed of Morocco. What implication would this have on our country?
The revelation is pathetic. It shows how shameless we are and when I say we, I mean the presidency as representative of the country. Those in the presidency are really clueless and lack confidence in themselves. They have lost touch and their bearing and do not know what to do next. Having surrounded himself with brainless people, none of President Goodluck Jonathan’s appointee could advise him. The only thing Nigerians can do now I to send them out of power because they have carried their ineffectiveness out of the shores of Nigeria. They demonstrated this in London, and then moved to Morocco. Gradually, you would begin to hear about it in neighbouring countries and environs including Cotonou. Definitely, they do not know what is best to do.
There is this letter in circulation allegedly written sent by the presidency to the EFCC for the prosecution of some APC chieftains. But the PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, has accused the APC of forging the letter…
That’s what they normally do. When their secrets leak, they would accuse the APC. I can tell you they are the ones that did it and what does it suggest to us? It means they are already packing their load. To God, if anybody is to be investigated, the first person is President Jonathan. The former Governor of Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, alleged that the sum of $20 billion was missing, another former Central Bank Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, came and said: “Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, I know you know the exact figure, but you don’t want to state it. Over N30 trillion is missing.” Not only that, was it Bola Tinubu who sent a private jet loaded with dollars to South Africa? They are the ones. If anyone is to be investigated, it should be the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They don’t even need any letter to the EFCC before we know what they are planning to do. Let them even arrest these people they have listed and see if we won’t still win. They should go ahead and put them in prison today, we will win the elections and get them released. We have millions of Bola Tinubu, of Atiku, of Buhari all around. These are the people who these leaders have trained. How many of them would the government arrest? No matter how strong they are, they cannot kill the will of the people. We are waiting for them. Let them try it.
Let us know what you think about the election as a candidate for the Alimosho constituency.
Alimosho is a concentration of different tribes in Nigeria and whatever opinion you gather there is a reflection of what can happen in the larger society. I have gone round and must say people want continuity in Lagos State and change at the federal level. People are ready to identify with us. We have also based our campaigns on issues. The PDP is now seriously fidgeting, pursuing their own shadows. Instead of focusing on the election, they have resorted to name-calling, abuse and character assassination and even the use of guns to attack. You can kill the moral of the people with guns again because people are now determined. What they don’t even now is; if you kill the people, who would you govern if you win by chance? If election is conducted today by the grace of God, people are ready. But they have seen the zeal of the people. They then decided to postpone the election. They can only run, but the end for them is just approaching. It is just a few days from now. We must all face reality. Actually, the postponement was done to demoralise us. Moreover, they have enough money at their disposal to throw around. And they know we have won the length and breadth of Nigeria. So they think they can buy people.
Also out of desperation, they have started committing one atrocity or the other and people are seeing it. One of their agents, instead of doing everything to convince the people on why they should vote for his candidate, he had been wishing Muhammadu Buhari death. He has even assumed the position of God saying Buhari would not govern this country as if he is the Supreme Being; somebody who cannot determine what can happen to him in two minutes is saying what would happen to another person. This amounts to shallowness of the brain. If Jonathan was serious, he should have cautioned this man. Elections are held all over the world, but I have not seen where candidates are wished death. If Olusegun Obasanjo could tear his membership card, you know what that means. Nemesis is seriously catching up with the PDP and I pray more people leave the party. The other time, they thought I was inside my car and they rained the car with bullets. For what? What would they gain? Our voters cards are our guns and we would use them during the elections.
You recently called President Jonathan Mr. Contradiction. Why sir?
The reason is this. Jonathan said he was going to fight corruption using technology and that he would he would not want to jail people like Buhari. There is a lot of electoral malpractices in the country and in its own wisdom, INEC has come up with a product that would get rid of electoral malpractices and you are saying you do not want INEC to use it yet you want to use technology to fight corruption. That is how you should know that Jonathan is never ready for the fight against corruption. The only way we can survive is to fight corruption because if you fight corruption, electricity problems would be resolved and it would boost the economy. So if Jonathan is saying hr does not want the use of card readers, then you can conveniently say Jonathan is the grandfather of corruption.
How would you describe Femi Fani-Kayode’s constant attack on your party and presidential candidate?
That one? History will judge. His issue is genetic. I won’t say more than that, but if I say it is genetic, I know he (Femi-Kayode) would understand what I mean. For those of people who understand what I am saying, they won’t blame Fani-Kayode; he is not a bastard.
