The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has described the opposition’s boast that it will unseat the APC in the June 21 governorship election as “a fairy tale.”
In a statement by its Publicity Director, Segun Dipe, APC said: “There are only two political groups in Ekiti State today. The first is the APC and the other is the Association of Confused Politicians.
“The boast by the opposition to dislodge the Dr. Kayode Fayemi administration in the coming election is a fairy tale. It is grossly unsupported by available statistics. Such high hopes by opposition parties to win the election, despite their noticeable shortcoming, is comparable with that of a patently lazy student, who never reads but is always announcing that he would make distinctions in his papers. This is what is referred to as dead on arrival.
“When the campaigns begin, those in the opposition will be boasting of what they will do, while the APC will be pointing at what Fayemi has done. He has built roads and empowered people. The social welfare package is there and he has developed tourism. He has created several opportunities for men and women. Women are particularly more enhanced. The aged are happy; the youths are happy; the working class is happy and everybody is praising Fayemi for his good work. Christian and Muslim clerics have made his performance the subject of their sermons.
“Those in the opposition are disorganised and disoriented. They are busy searching for the right candidate among the many jostlers, while we have the most marketable candidate in the incumbent governor.
“They are seeking power and support from strange gods in Abuja and elsewhere, while we look up to God and the people to re-enact our winning ways. They trust in horses and chariots while we trust in God and the people. They are beating the drums of war while we are beating that of peace.”
On its membership registration, the party said: “Within the first few days of the exercise, about 300,000 people registered and we are still counting. These are people with faces and home addresses. This figure is exclusive of the apolitical and the statute-barred, such as civil servants. It is dominated by the aged and artisans, who value the good work of Dr. Fayemi. Pitting this figure against the total voting population, one could see that APC members are in the overwhelming majority and they will make their votes count for the party.
“Outsiders should keep their distance from the Ekiti election and allow the people to elect the person they love. Anything contrary may return the people to the dark days of seven years, seven governors.
“Ekiti people are conscious of their past in the hands of ignoble politicians and will not want to return to their Egypt, having experienced life in the Promised Land. They have showed their love for the party of their choice by registering as members. They have felt the weight of water and that of oil and they now know which is heavier.”
