The political climate in Ekiti State is becoming busy by the day with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, finding a way out of its crisis that eventually produced a National Executive Council’s recognised candidate, former governor Ayodele Fayose, and a consensus candidate produced by aggrieved aspirants- Senator Gbenga Aluko.
Already, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Party, APC, has embarked on an aggressive campagn for re-election.
Aluko on Fayose
Also in Abuja, Aluko spoke to newsmen expressing the view that insisting on Fayose as the party’s candidate would jeopadise the party’s chances in future elections.
Aluko who urged President Jonathan to as a matter of urgency intervene on the choice of the Party’s candidate in Ekiti State before it was too late, insisted that Fayose was not the best material for the party in the state based on his antecedents.
According to Sen. Gbenga Aluko, he emerged as the consensus candidate of the other aspirants last friday after the 13 other aspirants endorsed him through what he termed, a peer rating arrangement which he likened to the process that produces Catholic Popes, noting that the 13 aspirants had agreed to forward his name to President Goodluck Jonathan as a replacement for Mr. Ayo Fayose ahead of the June 21 election in Ekiti State.
Endorsing Aluko
The list of aspirants who endorsed Aluko as contained in a communique signed by Chairman of PDP in Ekiti State Mr. Makanjuola Ogundipe, include: Adeyanju Bodunde, Adeyeye Adebayo, Adubiaro Abibat, Ajayi Deji, Aluko Abiodun.
Others were Aribisala Adewale, Bejide Oluwadare, Obafemi Peter, Ogunbolude Ropo, Ogundipe Modupe, Olubolade Caleb and Omoyeni Adebisi who sent a representative.
Fayose returns
Meantime, all is set for the return of Mr. Fayose to the state after about one and half weeks sojourn in Abuja, where he has gone to collect the certificate of returns and consulted with the top hierarchy of the party on how to move the party forward
It will be recalled that the Abuja trip was the first the former governor has made outside the state after the controversial party’s primaries.
Fayose emerged victorious after defeating other 14 gubernatorial aspirants of the party on March 22, including former Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade , Dayo Adeyeye and eleven other aspirants, who are now expressing resentment over the conduct of the Congress.
Fayemi cautions
On his part, The Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation has cautioned the people of the state to be wary of the antics of opposition in the state,saying the opposition are out to deceive the general public
He spoke on a live political programme on an Akure-based private radio station, ADABA 88.9 FM monitored in Ado-Ekiti, yesterday. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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