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  • Fayose’s brother quits PDP, withdraws from Ekiti governorship race

    Fayose’s brother quits PDP, withdraws from Ekiti governorship race

    Otunba Emmanuel Fayose has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Ekiti State, citing alleged compromise by the party’s national leadership.

    Fayose, younger brother of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, announced his decision at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. 

    He accused PDP National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, of working with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    “I am using this occasion to formally announce my decision and that of my teeming supporters to resign our membership from the PDP,” Fayose said.

    According to him, the party’s leadership under Damagum and Anyanwu has “hindered the progress of the PDP in Ekiti State,” making the governorship primary an exercise already programmed for failure.

    Efforts to get a response from the PDP National Chairman on Fayose’s allegations were unsuccessful as a text message sent to him was not replied.

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    “Gentlemen of the press, credible information available at my disposal revealed that the process of the PDP primaries for the Ekiti governorship election has already been compromised.

    “Whoever emerges as a candidate will not be recognised by INEC to contest against the ruling APC in the state.

    “In view of this, i hereby dissociate myself from this kangaroo arrangement. i urge my teeming supporters and associates to remain calm as I make consultations on my next plan of action,” Otunba Emmanuel Fayose stated.

    “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life, sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.”

  • Fayose repairs Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba road

    Fayose repairs Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba road

    A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, has brought relief to motorists and commuters plying the Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba road by repairing the deplorable portions of the road. 

    The road, which links Ekiti to Kogi State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had been in a terrible state, causing suffering for road users.

    Fayose, who had travelled from Abuja to Ekiti through the road, was moved by the plight of the motorists and commuters and decided to intervene.

    He provided trucks loaded with hardcore stones and levelled the badly damaged portions of the road, thereby making it accessible for motorists.

    Speaking in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Sunday, the PDP chieftain lamented the deplorable condition of federal roads in the state, saying the sufferings of the people have become unbearable.

    He said: “I travelled in from Abuja on Wednesday. I decided to come by road to have a feeling of what the people are feeling. I discovered that the road is very bad. On getting to Ilumoba I realised that the road was very bad, and there were many trucks, buses, and vehicles stuck on the road, and they could not move.

    “When I alighted from my car to view the portions, some of the drivers and other road users told me they have been sleeping there for five, six days to one week, sleeping on the floor with mosquitoes biting them. Some of them are on business trips carrying goods and products, some are even carrying perishable goods. They cannot deliver them, and they cannot reunite with their families.

    “Moved by the ugly situation, I promised to fix the road so that it can be accessible for them, and it is the promise that I have come to fulfil today. We are not in government but just to help the road users in our own little way,” he said.

    He appealed to the Federal Government to intervene and rehabilitate dilapidated roads in the state to reduce sufferings of the people.

    “In Ekiti, we don’t have good roads, no electricity, no water. It is quite unfortunate; if you come through Abuja, as you can see, this road is very bad. If you come through Aramoko, it is the same thing, same story everywhere.

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    “This is the road leading to Ekiti airport, and the facility has been under lock and key. The federal government should come to our aid.

    “I am using this medium to appeal to our President, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to look into our situation in Ekiti State. Our people are suffering,” Fayose stated.

    A stranded truck driver, Abdullahi Kamilu, expressed gratitude to Fayose, saying that the road was very bad and that the federal government should assist in fixing it.

    Another stranded truck driver, Mr Taiwo Ishola, commended Fayose’s efforts, saying that good roads were essential for the enjoyment of democracy. 

    Mr Tunde Adejumo, a traveller returning from Kaduna to Lagos, said that he had spent over a week on the road due to the deplorable state of the road and praised Fayose’s initiative.