Kayode Fayemi, minister of solid
minerals, says he is not on a vengeance mission as he seeks to return as
governor of Ekiti state.
Fayemi on Saturday won the Ekiti
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election.
Speaking during his acceptance
speech after being announced as the APC flagbearer, Fayemi said Ekiti is in
dire need of rescue.
The former governor said “good
governance was cut short” in the state four years ago when he lost his
re-election bid to incumbent governor, Ayo Fayose.
Fayemi said the “battle has only
just begun – the contest to reclaim our land and restore our values”.
He said: “Without a doubt, Ekiti
is in critical need of rescue. It is imperative that we urgently commence the
task of purging ourselves of the bad reputation we have earned in recent years
and restore good governance to the state.
“In my valedictory address in
2014, I said that future administrations would be judged by the standards we
set during our time in office. It should be clear to any observer that over the
past four years, Ekiti has retreated from the progressive values that we
espoused in office and our grand ideals of human development.
“We have seen a cynical approach
to politics that exploits the penury of the poor and the vulnerability of the
marginalised. We have seen the entrenchment of the disdain for elders,
traditional institutions, and all forms of constituted authorities.
“We must resume the march to
break the yoke of ignorance that keeps our people down; liberate them from
ill-health and other limitations that restrain them from achieving their
potentials; and break the stranglehold of poverty which keeps people from
living full creative lives.
“In practical and policy terms,
what this means is that the APC administration to be sworn in on October 15,
2018, by the grace of God, must resume good governance that was cut short four
years ago, and once again prioritise social investments in education,
healthcare and other social protection programmes that reduce the cost of
living, while raising the quality of life.
“I want you to rest assured that
I’m not any vengeance mission. I have a profound sense of an unfinished
business – the business of deepening our development agenda and making poverty
history in this land.”
Fayemi also announced that he
will include all his co-aspirants in what he called the candidate’s advisory
council.
The Ekiti governorship election
will take place on July 14.
Kolapo Olusola, incumbent deputy
governor, is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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