77-man panel, Army, Police deployment can’t stop PDP’s victory in Ekiti election ―Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Friday, charged the people of the state to be determined in the July 14th governorship election in the state and reiterated that deployment of soldiers, police etc won’t stop the people from voting his party in the election.

Governor Fayose, who spoke during the inauguration of the new governor’s office, in Ado Ekiti, said the 77-man panel set up to campaign for the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) candidate in the election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, could not stop APC from being disgraced in the July 14 governorship poll.

Fayose claimed that Fayemi had never won any election in Ekiti, claiming that his emergence as a governor in the state was allegedly a creation of the judiciary through a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Salami.

Governor of Rivers State, Mr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike inaugurated the new governor’s office and was supported by his Abia, Akwa Ibom, Gombe counterparts.

Fayose insisted that the alleged poor performances of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had highlighted the fact that there was no alternative to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the running of government at the centre.

Fayose, who spoke before the inauguration of the edifice stated that the last convention that produced the National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Uche Secondus was not by mistake, saying the choice of the Rivers State born party leader was made to save the PDP from impending doom.

“Let me say that with what we are seeing Nigeria today, it was glaring that Nigerians has not found an alternative to PDP, today they are regretting voting APC.

“Since I came on October 16, 2014, I have not committed Ekiti to one naira debt. I left N10.4 billion cash in the coffers of Ekiti when I left in 2006, but today, the story has changed.

“I can say without fear of contradiction that over 70 percent of the infrastructures in Ekiti  were built by me, I want someone to controvert this.”

On the anti-graft war being waged by President Buhari, Fayose said: “Our country has no problem of corruption.  They said they are visiting the past, let them probe up to the military era because it has to go down the line.

“We have had enough of blame game under Buhari. Every day they shout of Jonathan, they better face the reality that they were only affected by incompetence and lack of capacity to deliver and stop blaming the past leaders.”

Fayose insisted that the APC candidate for the July 14 election and former governor had never won any election in the history of the state.

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He said: “Oni won the election but Justice Ayo Salami gave it to Dr Fayemi. They want to bring him back now, I want to say that they will fail.

“The Pharaoh deployed every weapon against the Israelites but they ended up in the Red Sea, that is how the election will be because it was a divine mandate for Governor Kolapo Olusola.”

Reminiscing on the June 21 governorship election, Fayose said: “They said you rigged election for me after open acceptance by Fayemi that he was rejected by Ekiti electorate.

“They went to supreme court, I defeated them. They said when President Buhari comes he would. If you like bring Army, police, I don’t care. The God of Israel is our strength and we shall be victorious.”

He promised that he won’t be a burden on his successor or interfere in how he governs the state., saying: “I won’t come here to be a burden to you (Olusola), I will only come here to support you. Let me also say that I am not going to the Senate, I will return to my village in Afao Ekiti after leaving office.

“Ekiti people must be determined because you want to cross the red sea. They are bringing a man who put us into debt. We are going to be paying one billion naira monthly as debt repayment till 2036.

“This election will go peacefully. Ekiti people, don’t worry yourselves. I decided to take Olusola and Deji Ogunsakin for the joint ticket because they are youths and I believe in action and not in mouthing.

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