By Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti

EKITI State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has advised President Muhammadu Bu­hari to go beyond apologis­ing to Nigerians on some flawed policies and miscal­culated steps his administra­tion has taken since assum­ing office.
He urged the president to tackle lapses in his adminis­tration.
The governor also urged the president to stop see­ing himself as a sectional leader or the president of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but, as the leader of all groups and people in the country.
In a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, Fayose commend­ed the president for coming out to admit some errors his government had made.
The governor also said the president should be wary of some selfish persons in the APC who were bent on drop­ping his name to commit atrocities, all in the name of politics.
“This is a moment of truth. I commend the president for being bold enough to apolo­gise for his lapses. He has come out to admit and accept that criticism is part of de­mocracy. He can do whatever he likes, but it must be within the ambit of the law.
“The president has swal­lowed his pride by admitting that there is a sharp drop in electricity and that we are experiencing an agonising fuel scarcity in the country. They told us the refineries are working, but, that is a lie; we are still importing fuel.
“The president must not, however, stop at apologising. He cannot continue to apolo­gise over everything; he must step up. A leader must think very well before making pol­icy statements.
“He apologised on the dis­solution of Governing Coun­cils of federal universities which I had earlier criticised. There are laws establishing these boards and you cannot just wake up one day and say you dissolve them.
“I call on the president to do something about the lin­gering fuel scarcity. Many motorists now sleep at filling stations.
Unfortunately, the fed­eral government has told Nigerians not to expect solu­tion soon. The government should end the pains without delay and stop chasing per­ceived political enemies.
“The president should also address job losses which have become a daily occur­rence. They promised Nigeri­ans jobs but the reverse is the case now.
“They should also pay at­tention to security issues, rather than exerting energy on silencing opposition. Look at the Agatu issue. That place is a food basket for the country and when herdsmen now go on the rampage de­stroying lives and properties, we should not fold our arms,” he said.
Governor Fayose also took a swipe at the manner elec­tions have been conducted under the present regime, saying it had destroyed the legacy of credible elections left behind by former Presi­dent Goodluck Jonathan.
“It is an understatement to describe the conduct of elec­tions in Kogi, Bayelsa and Rivers states by the Buhari administration as a show of shame.
This is an aspect where the President has to be very care­ful. He must not allow him­self to be led by the nose by some rejected and crooked politicians.
“Politicians that were soundly rejected in previous elections by their people and who now want to use state power and brute force to lord themselves on the people be­cause their party is now in power at the federal level,” he noted.
The governor also called on Buhari to sit more at home and address pressing national issues instead of globe trot­ting, saying the country must be given adequate supervi­sion.