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  • Forget whatever anybody says about you, don’t give up – Fayose tells Wike

    Forget whatever anybody says about you, don’t give up – Fayose tells Wike

    Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has declared to stand with Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in his fight for justice, equity, and fairness in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Fayose called on those hanging around Atiku to allow him to win the forthcoming election and advised Atiku not to allow people without substance to destroy the party.

    Fayose, who spoke on Friday while inaugurating a world-class Community Secondary School, Obuama, Harry’s Town in Degema Local Government Area, built by Wike told Atiku that it was not too late to make amends and bring everybody together to win the election.

    He said the Wike’s group would meet in due course and take a decision on the way forward describing the Rivers governor as the soul and lifeline of the party.

    Addressing Wike, he said: “Whatever anybody says about you, posterity will be on your side. It is a matter of time. When I was a Governor of Ekiti, I honoured people when they were alive not when they were dead. You have honoured yourself by your handwork.

    “Forget whatever anybody says about you. I said it before Wike, a man with a fierce look but with a good heart, a heart of will to accomplish, to love and to support. Majority of your enemies today are not against you because of anything. They are against you because they know you have capacity.

    “I want to believe that Atiku Abubakar is not against you. A lot of people surrounding the throne are enemies of the throne. A lot of people surrounding the throne have one axe to grind with somebody and they take it to where they are not supposed to take it.

    “There is no living being in this party or outside that will not acknowledge your contributions to this party. You are the soul of this party. Even till now what you do how many people do it?

    “There was a time in this party when I was a sitting governor, I was a nightmare to the APC and the Buhari’s government. That time when you woke up you would see Fayose. But today when you open television, you will see Wike. As your senior brother I was a lion that time. Your good works will never go unrewarded.

    “The people that had benefitted from you are the people that pull you down. When sitting governors were defecting, we stood the test of time. We never for one day looked at the eyes of the APC. The good man in the history of the Bible is always the enemy of the people who don’t like the truth. Continue to do your best. Don’t give up”

  • Ogun 2023: Wike, Fayose throw their weight behind Adebutu

    Ogun 2023: Wike, Fayose throw their weight behind Adebutu

    Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, and former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, have endorsed Ladi Adebutu for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun.

    The duo declared their support on Wednesday in Abeokuta at the official declaration of Adebutu for the 2023 gubernatorial race in Ogun under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

    Wike, in his remark, noted that Adebutu had continued to spend his personal money and resources to assist the people of the state.

    He assured that electing him as the governor of the state would afford him a greater capacity to empower the people more.

    The governor described Adebutu as a courageous leader who stood and fought for the party when other leaders left.

    He, therefore, called on members and chieftains of the party, as well as the people of the state, to support Adebutu in his ambition to become governor of the state.

    Wike, who had also declared interest in the 2023 presidential race under the PDP platform, solicited support of the delegates ahead of the May 28 presidential primaries of the party/

    Also, Fayose recalled that the party had in times past “struggled and travelled through the forest” in the state.

    He, however, commended Adebutu for standing firm and navigating through troubled waters to restore the party to a formidable force in the state.

    “After many years of struggle, it has indeed been tough, but we thank God that Adebutu has been able to emerge a worthy leader of PDP in Ogun by reconciling factional groups together,” he said.

    Adebutu, while responding, assured that if elected as governor, he would put in place a deliberate, concerted and determined team that would work together in recovering Ogun back from the shackles of disjointed and wasteful programmes.

    He added that he would engage in deliberate actions and outcomes driven approach that would deliver the expectations of the generality of the citizens in a cost-effective and community-driven way.

    Adebutu explained that he would ensure rapid, balanced and sustainable economic development.

    “This will be supported by instituting the appropriate reforms in the government machinery that ensures continuity, sustainability, good governance and effective performance by credible leadership,” he said.

  • Throwback: How Fayose predicted Obaseki-Wike face-off in 2020

    Throwback: How Fayose predicted Obaseki-Wike face-off in 2020

    The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose prediction in 2020 stating that Governor Godwin Obaseki and his Rivers counterpart Nyesom Wike may eventually become perpetual enemies interview video has emerged online.

    The former Ekiti Governor in the interview specifically mentioned Governor Nyesom Wike among those who Obaseki would fight when eventually he would have won a second term.

    In the interview with Plus TV, Fayose is heard warning that even if Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who Obaseki was running from in the All Progressives Congress, APC was a bad man, but that he was afraid that Obaseki would betray those who would shelter him from Oshiomhole.

    Fayose said:

    “I won’t be surprised Obaseki will win this election because Oshiomhole is a very bad man, but if he wins this election I wont be surprised if he turns his back on the likes of my friend Wike and all that. They are fighting tooth and nail for him but you should remember that I said it and I pray that Obaseki will not allow us to play this video. Because (for) those in the PDP now, he must keep his agreement with them, he must keep the agreement with them because they kept the party for his coming.”

    The war as predicted by Fayose between Obaseki and Wike came to light last weekend after the Rivers State governor chastised the Edo Deputy governor for threatening to leave the PDP if his associates who left the APC with the governor were not accommodated in the executive of the party at ward, LGA and state levels.

     

  • Ekiti PDP primary: Makinde earned my respect – Fayose

    Ekiti PDP primary: Makinde earned my respect – Fayose

    Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has hailed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over Wednesday’s primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

    The Ekiti State governorship primary election produced Bisi Kolawole as party’s flagbearer for the June 18 poll.

    Fayose thanked PDP aspirants, members and supporters for their conduct during the exercise.

    In a statement by spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said the Oyo helmsman proved to be “a man of his words and he deserved to be appreciated.”

    “By ensuring a level playing ground before and during the primary election, Governor Makinde has further earned my respect”, he noted.

    Fayose urged him to support Ekiti PDP to win the election so that his position as the only governor in the South-West “will be further strengthened”.

    The politician further commended former governor, Segun Oni “for his exemplary display of the spirit of sportsmanship”.

    He advised that whatever happened before and during the primary be allowed to slide as no group can win an election alone.

    “All stakeholders should be rest assured of their rightful place in the new arrangement,” Fayose said.

  • 2022: Fmr Gov Fayose’s political godson, Kolawole emerges Ekiti PDP candidate

    2022: Fmr Gov Fayose’s political godson, Kolawole emerges Ekiti PDP candidate

    Bisi Kolawole the acclaimed political godson of former Governor, Ayo Fayose has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state.

    Kolawole, former chairman of the PDP in Ekiti, edged out Segun Oni, an ex-governor, and Kolapo Olusola, a former deputy governor of the state.

    The primary election took place in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.

    Kolawole had resigned his position as Ekiti PDP chairman to contest the governorship election. He was the preferred aspirant of Fayose, former governor of the state.

    Kolawole is a former lawmaker representing Efon constituency in the state house of assembly. He also served as commissioner of environment between 2015 and 2018.

    While endorsing Kolawole for the governorship election, Fayose had described him as a bridge-builder who will usher in a better future for Ekiti and the PDP.

    “The man you have come to honour, Bisi Kolawole, is our collective project. I made him my preferred candidate in the overall interest of our party, but this does not foreclose due process of nomination in PDP,” Fayose said.

    “PDP is what we are supporting; it is what we are marketing. And all we want is a winner. We have started consultations and I know that victory is sure for us.”

    Biodun Olujimi, the senator representing Ekiti south, had earlier in the day pulled out of the race, accusing the party of disenfranchising her.

    The delegates first converged at the Pastoral Centre in Ado-Ekiti to get accredited, after which they moved to Great Eagle Hall for the voting exercise.

    Emmanuel Udom, governor of Akwa Ibom, was the chairman of the primary election committee.

    RESULTS
    Kayode Adaramodu— 10
    Kazeem Ayodeji— 6
    Olusola Kolapo— 93
    Deborah Ali— 1
    Ojo— 1
    Makanjuola— 1
    Biodun Olujimi— 2
    Aderemi Adewumi— 1
    Adewale Aribisala— 56
    Segun Oni— 330
    Bisi Kolawole— 671

  • Angry PDP governorship aspirants protest in Ekiti as Oni, Olujimi join force to rubbish Fayose

    Angry PDP governorship aspirants protest in Ekiti as Oni, Olujimi join force to rubbish Fayose

    Apparently peeved by the selection process in the last Saturday Ward Congress of the main opposition in Ekiti, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, critical stakeholders protest against the one man show of former Governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose.

    The Party leaders accused Fayose of sabotaging the efforts of the party by collating Ward Excos at a Private Event Center Owned by him while the real Congress was ongoing in the 177 wards of the state.

    Some Party faithfuls joined the Protest on Monday morning calling for the indefinite Suspension of Fayose from the PDP.

    The Party leaders accused Fayose of sabotaging the efforts of the party by collating Ward Excos at a Private Event Center Owned by him while the real Congress was ongoing in the 177 wards of the state.

    They, therefore, urged the National Working Committee (NWC) to disregard any purported list sent by Ayodele Fayose to the Party Secretariat in Abuja as they declared that there is no Congress held in the state.

    Meanwhile, One of the governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Kayode Adaramodu, has described the exercise of last Saturday Ward Adhoc Delegates Congress as substantial compliance.

    Adaramodu said he don’t have sufficient information or proof that the exercise is “obvious irregularities” in other parts of the State.

    In a statement released on Monday, Adaramodu encouraged the party leaders and members to please embrace decorum as we give the party leadership time to review the situation.

    He further explained that his country home, Ilawe Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area, where he monitored the exercise, revealed that the exercise scored substantial compliance.

    He said “Well, Congresses are a phase in the electoral procedures designed to ultimately culminate in the election of party candidates into elective offices, such as a State Governor. And on Saturday, January 15, we had it in Ekiti PDP.

    “Following the aspirants meeting with the Ward Congresses Electoral Committee at the State Capital Ado Ekiti, I was in my Ekiti Southwest Local Government, where I monitored the exercise. There, in my honest assessment, the exercise scored substantial compliance. Although some stakeholders have complained about what they described as “obvious irregularities” in other parts of the State, I don’t have sufficient information or proofs to premise any conclusions on.

    “But, I would suggest that the NWC listen to and note such complaints in order to improve and raise the standards of such important exercises.

    “Without a doubt, the success of these exercises are fundamental to our ultimate victory.

    “We are evolving and we will continue to improve if we are ready to admit our imperfections and collectively commit to working towards more excellent outcomes.

    “I encourage our party leaders and members to please embrace decorum as we give the party leadership time to review the situation”.

    Moreover, the Bisi Kolawole Campaign Organization has cautioned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Ekiti State against the campaign of calumny against the leadership of the party over the last Saturday Ward Adhoc Delegates Congress.

    The Campaign Organization said in a statement on Monday, by the Director of Media and Publicity, Lere Olayinka, that rather than going about spreading falsehood and engaging in a conspiracy against the leading aspirant, Otunba Bisi Kolawole, the aspirants should use the appeal committee to ventilate their grievances.

    The statement read “We wish to draw the attention of the National Chairman of our party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to the falsehood being propagated by some aspirants in Ekiti State, who are obviously expressing the usual frustration of impending losers.

    “We naturally should not have joined issues with them, because we were not responsible for their decision to stay in Ado Ekiti instead of going to their various wards for the congress, but it has become important that we put the records straight.

    “We are sure that the national leadership of our party is conscious of the fact that there is no time there will not be winners and losers in elections and as expected, the losers will always make the loudest noise.

    “As expected, they have engaged in falsehood and conspiracy because Otunba Bisi Kolawole is the strongest and most acceptable among the aspirants.

    “For instance, we are aware that they are protesting in Ado Ekiti, today, against our party and its leadership.

    “It is even more ridiculous and worrisome that they had to release to the public, telephone numbers of some members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), including that of the National Chairman, directing their supporters to be harassing them with calls and SMS.

    “To us, it is really not enough to be making noise when most of them chose to sit in Ado Ekiti last Saturday when they ought to have been in their various wards.

    “Most importantly, the party has provided an avenue for complaints over congresses to be made.

    “Therefore, rather than going about maligning the party and its leadership, those who are aggrieved should approach the Appeal Committee that will be saddled with the responsibility of addressing their complaints.”

  • 2023: Don’t die for us politicians, Makinde cautions Nigerians at Fayose’s son’s wedding

    2023: Don’t die for us politicians, Makinde cautions Nigerians at Fayose’s son’s wedding

    Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has apparently announced an end to the political difference between him and the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Makinde and Fayose had a few months ago locked-horns over the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West region.

    Although the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose conceded defeat after his preferred candidate, Eddy Olafeso lost to Taofeek Arapaja who was backed by Governor Makinde in the April 2021 south-west zonal PDP Congress, there were indications that the party in the zone may not be united.

    But one week to the Special National Convention of the PDP, Governor Makinde, who was a guest at the traditional wedding ceremony of Oluwanigba Fayose, son of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose in Lagos on Saturday, said whatever misunderstanding they have had, has been put behind them.

    He also cautioned against politics of bitterness, noting that the presence of the Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum and present Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and erstwhile governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni at the wedding, should serve as a lesson to Nigerians.

    “If you look at the former governors in Ekiti State – Governor Segun Oni, Governor Ayo Fayose and the incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi, they have governed the state at one time or the other but they were not in the same party. So, those of you who want to die because of us politicians, be careful,” Makinde said, according to a statement signed by his spokesperson, Taiwo Adisa.

    “Politics is not something that should cause anybody to lose his or her life. We are moving towards the electioneering period, and I just want to use this opportunity to appeal to you all.

    “If you also look at this marriage, the bride and groom are from Christian and Muslim families. So, people who also want to always fight on religious grounds should have a rethink.”

  • Photo: Fayose storms Tinubu’s Lagos residence, speaks on defection

    Photo: Fayose storms Tinubu’s Lagos residence, speaks on defection

    Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday stormed the Lagos residence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to felicitate with him.

    He thanked God for his (Tinubu’s) return to the country after his medical trip abroad.

    However, sooner than the his picture with Tinubu surfaced online had the speculation thickened that he (Fayose) was dumping the PDP for the APC.

    However, in a swift reaction, Fayose clarified that despite his visit to the former Lagos State governor, he remained a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain.

    He said:” was at Bourdillon today to wish Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu a quick recovery. Health issues know no party. Majority don’t celebrate people when they are alive, but likes to sign condolence register. That is not the best way of life.

    “Politics should not be a disadvantage, but an advantage and we should have love for each other. Again I wish Asiwaju, like every Nigerian leader, sound and robust health.

    “To those negative political analysts., I am for all times an unrepentant PDP leader and key stakeholder.”

  • TRENDING: Fayose meets ‘Obasanjo’ of Lagos

    TRENDING: Fayose meets ‘Obasanjo’ of Lagos

    Former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose at the weekend met the ‘Obasanjo of Lagos’.

    The photo which is presently trending online was shared by Fayose on Twitter.

    “I met this man. He is popularly known as Obasanjo and I joined his admirers to call him the OBJ of Lagos”, he tweeted.

    Obj, as fondly called, is a famous jovial man.

    The citizen, who has the same facial looks as former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is diminutive in nature.

    OBJ who had impaired development is stunted, a health condition occassioned by poor nutrition, infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation.

  • Buhari is a national mishap, Jonah in our boat- Fayose

    Buhari is a national mishap, Jonah in our boat- Fayose

    Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has described the President Muhammadu Buhari as a national mishap.

    Fayose who said this while condemning the insecurity in the country noted that Buhari is the “Jonah in our boat.”

    He, however, urged Nigerians to withstand the situation till 2023 when the next general elections will hold.

     

    “Nothing is wrong with Nigeria as a country and Nigerians as a people. Buhari is the national mishap and the Jonah in our boat.”

    “This insecurity is one too many and painfully, Nigerians will have to endure till 2023. I pray God keeps us till then,” he said on Twitter.