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  • Ekiti 2018: Five PDP aspirants unite against Fayose’s deputy

    Ekiti 2018: Five PDP aspirants unite against Fayose’s deputy

    ….Insist Olusola’s imposition won’t stand

    Five governorship aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have resolved to work together and resist the alleged imposition of Deputy Governor Kolapo Olusola as the “sole candidate” for the 2018 polls.

    They insist that there must be a free, fair, credible and transparent primary election from where the party’s flag bearer for the 2018 governorship race will emerge.

    One of the aspirants, Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, the immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, disclosed this in Ado-Ekiti while speaking as a guest at the commissioning of the campaign office of a fellow aspirant, Ambassador Dare Bejide.

    Ajayi, who was one of the closest and most trusted aides of Fayose before falling apart after Olusola’s adoption, said imposition of governorship candidate could open way for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to grab power from PDP in the 2018 Ekiti poll.

    “All PDP aspirants are all working together; that is the reason why all of us should work together and I want to assure you that all aspirants in PDP minus the one that was adopted.

    All other aspirants, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Senator Biodun Olujimi, Ambassador Dare Bejide, Bisi Omoyeni and I are all working together to ensure that there is no imposition of any candidate in PDP in this state.

    “To demonstrate the love among us, that is why I am here today to witness the commissioning of my friend’s campaign office and I believe that when I am going to do my own, I will also invite all of you to be there and you will equally be there.

    “Because when one of us becomes the governor under a peaceful, free and fair atmosphere, there will be no problem for our party members and there will no crisis in our state and it will not be possible for APC to defeat us.

    “Impunity, imposition of candidates, lawlessness and recklessness by those who supposed to know the rules in our party must stop. These were responsible for the loss of our party in the 2015 general elections.

    “We don’t want our state to be taken over by APC; we don’t want impunity, imposition and lawlessness in our party again and that is why we are demanding a free and fair primary.

    “We will ensure that there is no imposition in PDP, that is why we the aspirants, except the one purportedly adopted, are one and united and that is why I am here in solidarity with Bejide.”

    Ajayi urged the PDP national leadership to intervene in Ekiti and other state chapters so that the so that the party will not lose more leaders and members to other parties.

    He explained that the PDP is yet to recover from the 2015 loss in many states of the federation where party members defected to APC to win governorship and legislative seats.

    Ajayi added: “Some of our leaders because of the power they wielded imposed their will on the people during the 2015 general elections and the party paid dearly for it.

    “Former Plateau Governor Jonah Jang fielded his son-in-law as the governorship candidate while his predecessor, Joshua Dariye, sponsored Simon Lalong, our party member to contest on APC platform to win the governorship election.

    “This is despite the fact that PDP has the majority in the Plateau State House of Assembly but we lost the governorship to APC.

    “Also in Benue, former Governor Gabriel Suswam, imposed a candidate but our party member, Samuel Ortom, crossed over to APC to win the governorship election. We incurred these losses because of imposition.”

  • Omoyeni, others hailed on PDP’s reconciliation

    Omoyeni, others hailed on PDP’s reconciliation

    Afenifere chieftain and governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has hailed Chief Bisi Omoyeni, Ambassador Dare Bejide and other aspirants who have agreed to work for the success of the party in the June 21 election.

    He said: “As loyal party men, we must look beyond personal ambitions in whatever we do.”

    Adeyeye described Omoyeni’s open declaration of support for the party’s candidate, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, as a justification of the position that he (Adeyeye) took two weeks ago.

    He said: “I am happy that other aspirants are now seeing what I saw two weeks ago. They have now seen reasons we should support our party and I commend them.”

    In a statement yesterday, Adeyeye said: “I appeal to those who are yet to join the PDP/Fayose train to come in quickly, so that we can collectively rescue Ekiti people from mis-governance.”

     

  • Aspirant disowns committee

    Aspirant disowns committee

    A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Mr. Bisi Omoyeni, has condemned the composition of a consensus committee by a group of aspirants from Ekiti South Senatorial District.

    He said the committee was “compromised and masterminded by a few self-serving individuals”.

    In a statement in Abuja by Mr. Yemi Akinbode, the media director of BOFER, Omoyeni’s campaign organisation, the aspirant described the committee as “stage-managed”.

    He said no representation of the party sat on the committee as was agreed by aspirants, adding that the original members were schemed out of the assignment, with four of the seven members “intentionally misinformed on the date of the meeting”.

    He said: “Incidentally, the four that were prevented from participating are members of PDP State executive, who were to represent the party structure.

    “Our participation in the botched consensus process was based on trust and the strong believe in the collective interest of the Southern Senatorial District, an area that has never produced the governor since its creation. “We thought we were dealing with credible and sincere people, but the event of Monday has shown that the Dr. Tae Lawal-led committee is not only fraudulent and self-serving, but its members are cheap and mischievous, as demonstrated by their neglect of the template originally drawn by all aspirants.”

    Omoyeni said he was committed to genuine processes that will lead to the emergence of a sellable PDP flag bearer.

    He urged the public to disregard the outcome of the committee’s meeting, adding: “With the antecedents of the members, nothing credible and good can come from their kangaroo committee.”

  • Aspirant urges politicians to shun personal interest

    Aspirant urges politicians to shun personal interest

    Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governorship aspirant Mr. Bisi Omoyeni has advised politicians to pursue the public interest, instead of projecting their personal interests.

    The former deputy governor, who spoke with reporters in Abuja, also cautioned against political violence, saying that it is dangerous.

    Omoyemi explained his mission in politics, stressing that he joined the governorship race to make a difference in the life of the state.

    He said: “I am very pleased at the plethora of political aspirants jostling for positions in Ekiti State. On the surface, it is a healthy development. The concern is that a good number of aspirants tend to be placing personal interests above the common good, which might backfire.

    “As an elder statesman, I want the best for Ekiti State and I enjoin all political leaders to place common good above personal interests. Particularly, I would love to see leaders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) close rank .

    Omoyemi said that Ekiti State will savour more dividends of democracy, if elected as the governor.

    He added: ““We must not forget that, in politics, the people come first. So whatever positions to which we aspire, it must be to serve and our mandate must derive from the people. The 2014 governorship election is coming at a very good time for our great party.

    “The clamour for change is understandable and I fully identify with it. Politics is a game of numbers and we must join hands to chase away a common enemy.”

  • ‘I‘ll turn Ekiti around in 18 months’

    ‘I‘ll turn Ekiti around in 18 months’

    Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant Mr Bisi Omoyeni has said that he will turn around the for tune of the state within his first 18 months in office, if elected as the governor.

    The former deputy governor spoke with reporters at the end of the PDP stakeholders’ meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Villa, Abuja. He promised to tackle youth unemployment, hunger and poverty in the state.

    He said: “Ekiti people are suffering in the midst of plenty. Our youths are in despair; their future is in danger because of our indolence, insensitivity and lack of adequate planning. God has blessed us with enormous material resources. The only thing that is needed is the managerial and leadership capabilities with which we can turn around the fortune of the Ekiti people”.

    Omoyeni added: “Turning around Ekiti is not a rocked science. What we need is the will, focus, experience and a workable plan to bring the best SME’s model to Ekiti, a model that will create small and medium business holdings, cottage industries and farm groups, utilising the economy of scale, which will encourage the utilization of intermediate technology for the rapid economic development of our dear state.

    “With the potentials in agriculture, we can scale up the production of our numerous cash crops to improve household income earnings, and this will trigger a production-based economy, which we have always desired.”

    The banker-turned politician urged the people to elect leaders with the right attitude, experience and character in the next election.

    Also, the leadership of the PDP has commended Omoyeni for his humility and maturity, stressing that he has been pursuing his ambition in a peaceful manner.

    Speaking in Ode, the Chairman of the party in Gbonyi Council, Hon. Israel Ajayi, urged other governorship aspirants to borrow a leaf from Ohe said: “This is the kind of leader that Ekiti deserves for now; a man with impeccable character, a humble and respectful leader, a paragon of peace and progress and a good listener. Ekiti people will be happy to have Omoyeni as governor on October 16, this year”.

    The aspirant called for unity and cooperation among the contenders, saying thait is the only panacea to a peaceful election.

    Omoyemi said: “We must reason together, we must work together and chose a candidate that can defeat the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the next election. We all know this time, it is the turn of the South. In the South, we are aware of where the votes are. We cannot afford to gamble. We must make the right choice in the interest of all”.