Operation Wetie:Weigh the consequences of your words, Fani Kayode tells Makinde,others
Ambassador designate,Femi Fani Kayode, has told those threatening a repeat of Operation Wetie..during which houses were burnt and many killed in the first republic disturbances in Western Region to weigh consequences of their threats.
In apparent reference to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde,Fani- Kayode says the governors statement amounts to a gambit for which those in authorities has taken note.
Makinde reportedly made the remark during the Opposition Summit held in the Oyo State capital.
Full text of FFKs message on his X handle:
For those that met in Ibadan today to threaten others with “Operation Wetie” is a very dangerous gambit. Their brazen threat has been duly noted but they should consider the consequences of their words and proposed course of action before it is too late. The last time Operation Wetie happened there were no winners or losers. After the turmoil, mass murder, arson, chaos and gratutious violence that was witnessed in the SW two very bloody military coups took place in the country in which hundreds of civilians and military personnel were collectively killed. This was followed by a series of horrific pogroms in the North in which thousands were killled and finally came the civil war in which millions, including children, were killed. Do those that attended the ‘Opposition Summit’ in Ibadan today really want all that to happen again? Is that why they chose that occassion and that city (which is where Operation Wetie started in 1965) to issue their threat? If so they should retrace their steps because nothing beats peace. Outside of that no-one is intimidated or losing any sleep over their threat and, no matter what they do or say, only the will of the people shall stand in the 2027 elections.
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