Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has expressed his happiness over the military coup in Gabon.
According to him, the coup will pave the way for a democratic system in Gabon. On Wednesday, the military forcefully removed President Ali Bongo, who had just been re-elected for a third term in a disputed election.
While commenting on the incident, Fayose expressed his dislike for military involvement in politics.
Featuring on Channels Television’s Hard Copy on Friday, Fayose said: “I am very happy with what happened in Gabon. I don’t like military incursions in politics but I want to say to you that Nigeria is different; we have a reasonably stabilised democracy.
“We have our flaws, but you can see the uninterrupted democratic process. After four years there will be an election. Nigeria has gone from one party to another party.
“One person to another person within a space of time. But in a country where one man is spending 30, 40 years. You have to boot him out of the place in whatever way.
“That’s different from the Nigerian setting.”
