Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has pledged total support to 2face Idibia for the January 6 protest the pop star is spearheading.
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum made the announcement in messages he posted on Twitter late Tuesday.
To organisers of Feb. 5
“Enough is Enough” National Protest, you have my total support and I will be part of the protest.— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) January 31, 2017
@2Baba, I stand with you and Nigerians on this protest. We must take our country back.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) January 31, 2017
@2Baba, let it be February 5, 6 or anyday, I will be part of any protest aimed at rescuing our country from dictatorship and nepotism.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) January 31, 2017
@official2baba Those who want to support of hunger & suffering can do so on Feb 5,we will protest against hunger & suffering on Feb 6
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) January 31, 2017
2face announced his intention to be part of a nationwide protest in a now deleted message on Instagram last week.
With celebrities and fans pledging their support for the march, the 42-year-old said in a Facebook live broadcast on Tuesday that “It is not a platform for politicians of any party to manipulate.”
The statement comes after reports that a former south-south governor was bankrolling the protest.
“I know you will still spin it but for one second leave your battles aside and just listen to people without trying to score cheap political points against one another. It is not a point scoring exercise. It is certainly not personal.
“It is not an organised labour platform. With all due respect to our comrades who have done much for Nigeria, this march is for the unrepresented,” he added.
“The need for urgent solutions to the challenges facing Nigerians has become very clear.
“Things are not getting better for the majority; we are still where we are, poor and desperate. I will no longer be quiet.”
