The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has described Kolapo Olusola, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in the Ekiti governorship poll, as “the professor that hides behind
Fayose’s fingers”.
Ayodele Fayose, governor of
Ekiti, endorsed Olusola, his deputy, as his successor and has been actively
involved in his campaign.
In a statement by Bolaji
Abdullahi, APC national publicity secretary, the party accused Fayose of
contriving to make the election about himself.
Fayose had said the state was
under siege and that the federal government was doing everything to force the
election on the side of the APC candidate.
He also alleged that policemen
were drafted to Ekiti to harass PDP supporters.
But Abdullahi denied the
allegations, accusing Fayose of trying to give the impression of being
persecuted by diverting public attention from actual events in the state.
“As usual with elections, extra
security deployment is routine to keep the peace for credible and transparent
elections,” the statement read.
“With PDP’s claim in its press
statement, it is obvious that its leadership does not have the facts of the
actual events in Ekiti state or it is deliberately attempting to divert public
attention from the comical performance put up by governor Ayodele Fayose on
Wednesday, which was clearly contrived to give the impression to the public
that he was being persecuted.
“Somehow, Fayose has contrived to
make this election about himself. But it is not. The contest is between Dr.
Fayemi and the professor that has continued to hide behind Fayose’s fingers.
“What is clear to every voter in
Ekiti is that to vote for this professor is to hand Fayose a third term. Given
their horrid experience with him, they have wisely rejected them both. The PDP
in Ekiti have read the handwriting on the wall. They know they have lost the
election. They therefore have to save their face with these wild allegations.
“The story of how Fayose used the
security agencies to manipulate the last election is still fresh in the memory
of the people. Unfortunately for him, he has no such opportunity this time.
Winning a free and fair election is a strange territory to him and that’s why
he is looking stranded.
“It is therefore mischievous of
PDP to continue to claim that the police assaulted Fayose on Wednesday after
Fayose himself has apologised to the police authorities for lying against their
officers. The ultimate decision about who governs Ekiti lies with the people of
that state, which they will make on the principle of one man one vote.”
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