The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has given more insights into why he opted to run for the office of the
President in 2019 despite the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, zoning the slot to
the North.
Fayose, who is the Chairman of
the PDP Governors Forum, had on Thursday officially announced his
intention to run for presidency on the platform of the party.
In a series of tweets, on his
Twitter handle, Fayose said his decision was without “prejudice” to the party.
Fayose wondered if PDP wants to
be without a candidate, since nobody has come out from the North.
He wrote: “My decision to seek
the PDP ticket to contest the 2019 presidential election is without prejudice
to our party’s position.
“However, I am a supporter of
competence and capacity especially now that this country needs young and able
leaders that can take our country out of this present state of hopelessness.
“Most importantly, despite that
the party has zoned the presidency to the North, no one has come out in this
manner to show interest
“Our party should not wait or beg
anyone to fly its flag. Do we now say that if no one comes out from the North,
the party won’t have a candidate?
“Going down memory lane, in 1999
and 2003,despite that our party zoned the presidency to the South, Rimi and
Gemade contested the ticket.
“Also in 2007, some party members
from the South did declare their intention to contest interest and obtained
nomination Forms.”
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