Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on
Wednesday, warned the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to stop
disrespecting him or he will “work against” him (Makinde).
“If Governor Makinde continues to disrespect me, I will work
against him,” Fayose stated on a PUNCH Live interview.
Of late, the leadership of the South-West arm of the Peoples
Democratic Party has been embroiled in crisis with Fayose and Makinde at the
centre of the ruckus.
Makinde, a first term governor, is the only governor of the
Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West zone while the other five states in
the region are ruled by the governors of the All Progressives Congress.
Speaking on Wednesday, Fayose said he was amongst party
chieftains who worked in 2019 to ensure Makinde emerged the winner of the
governorship election in Oyo.
Makinde is constitutionally permitted to run for second term
in 2023 but Fayose warned him to retrace his step of he will work against his
re-election.
The ex-governor of Ekiti, therefore, urged Makinde to speak
out if he has anything against him.
When asked what the bone of contention between himself and
the Oyo State governor was, Fayose said, “He (Makinde) is the one to tell you
if there is any bone of contention. In this West, I am his brother, I am his
father.”
Fayose stated, “When Makinde was to contest, I was the one
that presented the flag to him and a red pen. It is a higher authority that
hangs your rank, a senior officer hangs the rank of a junior officer, that
means he saw me as a leader at the time I was giving him the flag at Ogbomosho.
“It was Governor (Rasheed) Ladoja that was holding the
structure that we gave to him (Makinde), I was the only sitting governor at the
time. I had powers to influence it negatively. Are you telling me the man that
gave you red pen has suddenly become your enemy? If he has anything against me,
let him say it. Governor Makinde should take it easy.
“When they were contesting election in Oyo State, I was the
one giving him information about the senatorial election. I never slept all
night. In his own election, I was with him in Ibadan. If he disrespects us, we
will tell him that we have capacity to… I am not his mate.
“If he wants peace, he should stop that nonsense, I say it
again nonsense. I mean every word I am saying. I’m a responsible Nigerian. If
we were born in the same family, I will be older than Governor Makinde by 10
years even if I was not governor. I should be respected. I am a respectable
figure in this country, forget any other story any other politician may say.”
Fayose also said he has no plan to join the APC or any other
political party. “We need certain level of honour, we need certain level of
principles to be able to lead in this country,” he noted.
“Even when I was supporting Governor (Kayode) Fayemi in
Ekiti, I told them I can never join APC in my life. It was Governor (Segun) Oni
that disrespected me and I worked for Governor Fayemi. If Governor Makinde
continues to disrespect me like this, I will work against him. I don’t operate
underneath; you know where you are with me. If Governor Makinde wants to hear
the story of how he became governor, I will tell him,” the ex-governor added.
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