Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, says the
presidential election was free and fair.
In a statement issued on Friday, Fayose said the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) did not win the election because its members were not
united.
The former governor said he is still a member of the
opposition party but only stepped aside to “speak truth to power”.
“I am still a bonafide member of the PDP. I only said I stepped aside because I need to
speak the truth to power without the fear of my view being tainted by party
colouration,” the statement reads.
“Resigning from a
political party has a procedure and the same will be followed if I strongly
find the need to leave the party.
“It is important that we have somebody that can say the
truth without wearing any party toga.
“I am a member of the PDP, a member of the PDP NEC, a member
of the party caucus, member of the board of trustees based on my position as a
former chairman of the PDP governors’ forum. It’s a lifetime membership. But
Nigeria is bigger than any party.
“I am not a member of
the APC and will never be a member of the party. I have never hidden my respect
for Tinubu.
“Notwithstanding, I believe that the 2023 presidential
election is free and fair and I am entitled to my views.
“I am not interested in contesting for any political
position again in my life. What am I going to contest for at 62?
“Even if I want to contest not under APC. I have said it
repeatedly that I can never join APC and I am still saying it now.
“But I need to
emphasise that Nigeria needs somebody who will say the truth at this critical
period in our history.
“Again, may I conclude here that Peter Obi is the man of the
season. Asiwaju won the election, but PDP was too fractured to win an election
at the federal level.
“However, at the state level elections are local, please
continue to vote and support the PDP, especially in the governorship and houses
of assembly elections.”
Fayose’s position is at odds with that of the PDP.
The opposition party has rejected the election and vowed to
challenge it in court.
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