Former Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has called on
the people of the state to join hands together and chase Governor Ayo Fayose
and his protégé, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, out of the state at the July 14
governorship election.
Adeyeye accused Fayose of
presiding over “the worst, unprecedented looting of Ekiti treasury in history”
and scheming to install a stooge to continue having access to the treasury
after his tenure might have ended.
He alleged that Fayose jerked up
the contract of the Ado-Ekiti flyover from N5 billion to N17 billion to use the
project to enrich himself and pauperize Ekiti masses.
The former Minister of State for
Works revealed that latest information from the Debt Management Office (DMO),
Abuja indicated that Fayose had borrowed N57 billion since coming back to power
in October 2014.
Adeyeye, who spoke while
featuring on a programme on Voice 89.9 FM, disclosed that the PDP national
leadership offered him the privilege of nominating the deputy governorship
candidate and a senatorial ticket for himself to keep him in the party.
The former minister quit the PDP
earlier, accusing Fayose of intimidating delegates that voted at the Tuesday’s
PDP governorship primary, which he lost to Olusola.
He vowed to contest the
governorship election on the platform of another party to be unveiled before
the May 15 close of window for the nomination of candidates as announced by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Adeyeye explained that Fayose
must not be allowed to produce a successor for Ekiti people to ask him
questions on how he managed the treasury during his four-year stewardship.
He said: “We won’t allow Fayose
to turn Ekiti into his private property, he is presiding over the worst
unprecedented looting of Ekiti treasury in history.
“Fayose goes to Abuja every week
with chartered flights which costs the state 14,000 dollars and he had spent N8
billion flying chartered planes in the last three-and-half years.
“He jerked up the cost of the
Ado-Ekiti flyover project from N5 billion to N17.5 billion and you know what
N17.5 billion can do in Ekiti. In Ado-Ekiti alone, he has acquired 44 new
houses from the time he came to power till date, he will be made to account for
them.”
On the Ekiti debt issue, Adeyeye
said: “The last record from the Debt Management Office (DMO) is that Ekiti is
owing over N57 billion. This debt is incurred by (Fayose’s) government and not
previous governments.”
He added: “Fayose has no plan for
Ekiti. What he wants is a situation where he will be extorting N10 million, N6
million from senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants.
“That was why he brought Olusola.
All Ekiti people must join hands to chase Fayose out of Ekiti. No past governor
in Ekiti has stolen one tenth of what Fayose has stolen.
“I am not surprised about what is
a happening to us in Ekiti. Fayose once said it on Fresh FM (Ibadan) that his
father told him Ekiti people would serve him till his death. I cannot be part
of those who will serve a miscreant perpetually.”
“Abuja people have called me to
nominate someone for the Deputy Governor while I go for Senate but I told them
that it is not about me but collective interest of Ekiti people.
“Enough of this agony, enough of
this slavery, enough of this stealing. It is a painful decision but I just have
to take it because of the future of Ekiti.
“We have resolved to leave the
party for a new platform and we know that victory is guaranteed by God’s grace.
It is not going to be easy, it is not going to be convenient but we will get
there.”
However, Fayose has said he was
not willing to join issues with Prince Adeyeye.
Speaking through his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, Fayose said if Adeyeye was sure of what he said he
was educated enough to know where to go.
“I am not bothered by what he is
saying because I am expecting that from him.
“Perhaps, he has forgotten that
power and grace comes from God only and He gives it to whoever He want at any
point in time.
“I cooperated with leadership of
the party to ensure transparency and he, Adeyeye attested to credibility of the
primary. No sitting governor will do what I have done.
“I won’t join issues with him. He
knows where to take the allegations to for investigation. You that alleged must
prove it,” he said.
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it's very unfortunate that, it happened to be like this since you are not being picked by the governor as his anointed candidate. how unfortunate being you are. not quite long and you are started behaving like this. you are just displaying your desperation, sycophancy, inconsistency,sportsmanship and stupidity and no one will join you because the primary that reveal how unfit you are is transparent and credible enough
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