PDP Chieftains Pledge Support For Governor Fayemi

Justice Edward Ojuolape (rtd) and Chief Dapo Alibaloye , who are party chieftains of the  Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)  in Ekiti State have reportedly dissociated themselves from Fayose’s candidature in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll.

 “As stakeholders in the Ekiti project, we owe the people the responsibility of directing them to vote for someone that we believe can dignify the personality of Ekiti State. 

This we believe Ayo Fayose does not possess. We need a befitting governor. When the President gave us the person who pleased him, we told him we cannot work with him, and that is why we decided to support Fayemi whom we believe can carry on our vision for the development of Ekiti State”, Alibaloye said.

  Ekiti indigenes in Ondo State under the platform of Ekiti Descendants Union (EDU), also  pledged their support for the re-election of Governor Fayemi. The State President of the Union, Mr Dare Adebayo in his speech said the Union decided to support Fayemi because of his achievements in the State in the last three and a half years. 

Adebayo who listed the strides of the Fayemi-led administration to include the much celebrated and foremost social security scheme in West Africa which according to him has prolonged the life span of the aged citizens in the State, the distribution of laptop computers to students as well as the renovation of schools which have enhanced the performance of students in national examinations.

In his remarks, the Governor said he was not surprised by the endorsement from both the PDP stalwarts and the Ekiti in Diaspora; saying that everyone who is committed to the values and progress of the State is certain to pitch their tents with him. 

 “These are elders that are known all over Ekiti having been consistently defensive of Ekiti values. They have come out to endorse my candidature. It is a humbling thing but I think it also places a lot of burden of responsibility on me. The whole point of asking for a second term is to consolidate on what we have done and to ensure that we don’t suffer any reversal in the state. Ekiti state must go forward, it cannot retrogress because our people are desirous of consolidating the developmental transformation that has taken place in the state. 

So I am not surprised that anyone who has value of progress, decency, compassion and of wanting competent people in government naturally want to endorse my candidature because I believe as they do, we have done well in office “.

Governor Fayemi was adopted by the  citizens of Ekiti State on Saturday