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Fayose Blasts Tinubu Over Sowore’s Arrest, Says Jonathan Allowed Him To Protest Freely
No, you see the police and the law enforcement agents we have now, they are cash and carry. They can carry me tomorrow, I don’t care because they are suffering.
Abuja, Nigeria– Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the arrest and detention of human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, accusing President Bola Tinubu of attempting to silence critics and suppress citizens’ right to protest.
Speaking on Thursday during an interview with News Central, Fayose described Sowore as a committed activist who had been advocating for better welfare for police officers, including their pensions and gratuities, yet was being persecuted by the same system he sought to improve.
“No, you see the police and the law enforcement agents we have now, they are cash and carry. They can carry me tomorrow, I don’t care because they are suffering,” Fayose said.
“Someone is fighting for you to be a better police officer, for you to get your pension and demand your rights, yet you are still serving your slave masters.”
He criticised the government’s heavy-handed response to peaceful demonstrations, questioning the excessive barricades, shootings, and intimidation of protesters.
Fayose recalled that during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Tinubu and other opposition figures were allowed to protest freely without fear of arrest.
“President Tinubu was with us when he was outside power. Did Goodluck Jonathan arrest him? He allowed him to protest. So why is Tinubu doing harm to us now? Protest is our right,” Fayose stated.
He further lamented the rising insecurity across the country, citing the abduction of a woman identified as Aisha in Edo State, which he said had gone unaddressed by the government for over 72 hours.
“Kidnapping has become the order of the day, it’s like it’s now part of our constitution,” Fayose added. “The more you kidnap, the bigger you become. And you don’t want anybody to ask questions—how is that possible?”
Declaring Sowore a national hero, Fayose urged Nigerians to speak up for their rights rather than remain silent in the face of injustice.
“Omoyele Sowore is our hero. We don’t have another one,” he said. “Not asking for your rights is a sin—a crime against God and humanity.”
