Popular actor, Yomi Fash-Lanso, has revealed why he wrote an open letter criticising President Muhammadu Buhari even though he campaigned and voted for him.
Yomi was criticised by some section of his followers after his letter went viral.
He was berated for speaking out now because Buhari left him out when he invited some artistes to break fast with him at the Villa despite his effort campaigning for Buhari in 2015.
In an interview with Punch published on Saturday, the 50-year-old dismissed the insinuations that his exclusion from the presidential banquet was the reason behind the open letter.
The actor said, “I did not write the open letter because I am no longer in the good book of the government. Those that are making such claims, have they seen me go to the government to beg for money? I also campaigned for Goodluck Jonathan. I campaigned for Buhari based on his integrity and my point of view and now that he is derailing, I have to correct him.
“When Jonathan also failed to arrest corrupt politicians, I spoke against it. Those who think I wrote the letter because I was not part of the celebrities that broke the fast with the president don’t know that I was consulted to submit the names of some of my colleagues I deemed fit to be there and that is what I did. I did not include my name because it was not necessary.”
Yomi said that it was obvious but sad that the president is taking sides with the herdsmen who are allegedly behind the killings.
“It is obvious that the president is taking sides with these killer herdsmen because, for over three years, the same thing has been happening. The government should be held responsible for the killings in the country. They arrested some people over a reprisal and ordered that they are hanged.
“How about those who perpetrated the act that called for the reprisals? Where justice fails, personal vendetta would set in. That is what we are guarding against. You cannot encroach on my land with your cows, destroy my crops and kill my family, then expect me to sit back and watch. These farmers toil day and night only for these herdsmen to destroy the fruit of their labour with their cows. Enough is enough,” Yomi said.
