The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr.
Ayodele Fayose, on Monday told the former Minister of Works, Prince Dayo
Adeyeye that he is free to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC) if he
was displeased with the adoption of Deputy Governor Kolapo Olusola as his
successor.
Fayose insisted that the APC-led
government under President Muhammadu Buhari is sick and failing the people.
He said, “when a government is
sick, it is the leader that is sick and when a government is failing, it is the
leader that has failed.”
“When Boko Haram takes over the
space, when herdsmen are killing the people and when economy is completely
down, then the leaders have failed the people”, he said.
Adeyeye, who hails from Ise Ekiti
in Ekiti South senatorial district, formally declared for the plum seat in Ado
Ekiti last week Wednesday.
The former Minister, as well as
the Senator representing Ekiti South in the Senate, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, former
Nigeria’s envoy to Canada, Amb Dare Bejide and immediate past Commissioner for
Justice and known Fayose’s protégé, Barr. Owoseeni Ajayi, had jointly condemned
the adoption of Olusola as the PDP sole candidate.
They described the action taken
by a section of the party as too pedestrian and antithetical to democratic
norms.
Fayose, who spoke at the rally
held at Okesa area of Ado Ekiti, said he was not in any way rattled by the
negative utterances being hurled gainst him by anti-Olusola aspirants.
He said: “The PDP has taken a
position, I say we have taken a position and we have no apologies for that and
the position was that Olusola should take over after me as the governor of
Ekiti.
“It doesn’t matter to us how many
people that are abusing us by our action. They are even free to join our
adversaries, but we will defeat them as the God liveth.
“This is just a baby declaration,
the date of the declaration will be announced later. By the grace of God,
Olusola will be governor of Ekiti.
“Olusola never said he wanted to
be deputy governor, but God
instructed me to pick him. I said
we will go together after our tenure, but God said I should allow him to stay
that what I said was my own opinion.
“This is a show of strength to
tell them, I mean the APC that we are here. We have what it takes to win
election.
“They said they want to rig
election, that will not happen here in Ekiti, they should look elsewhere. Thy
must know that politics is not played in the other room but in the living room.
“This government started with
nothing, but we have achieced a lot. We have improved the infrastructural
development. We built the flyover, the Oja Oba market, the new governor’s
office.
“I came, I saw and we conquered.
If you want to rig, not in Ekiti, look elsewhere because I am a streetwise boy.
We are good at the game. I am not someone you can trick and score in my net.
“They want to cause disaffection
in PDP. You will wait in vain. Whether you like it or not, Olusola will become
the governor. This struggle is to prevent Ekiti from going into slavery”.
Fayose said contrary to the
position fondly canvassed by ex-governor Kayode Fayemi that his government has
borrowed a staggering sum of N56 billion, he has not borrowed a dime since he
ascended the seat.
“Let them know that election is
not won by propaganda. If they are sure of what they were saying, let them tell
us the bank that gave the loan, the papers leading to the transactions.
“They were given the opportunity
by the good people of this state, but they failed the people. Whether they like
it or not, come July 14, Olusola will be governor”, he said.
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