Ekiti 2026: I’m Running To Rework Ekiti, Says Fayose

A frontline Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, has expressed his resolve to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State.

In a statement made available to reporters by his media office in Ado Ekiti, Fayose said his resolve to contest is borne out of his desire to rework Ekiti State to the path of growth and development.

“I am in the race to dislodge the Oyebanji-led government, and eventually, if I win, I will run an inclusive government that would steer Ekiti in the right direction,” Otunba Fayose wrote in the statement.

According to Otunba Fayose, the need for more emphasis and clarification regarding his desire to run resulted from the recent meeting between a former governor of the state, Mr Ayodele Fayose, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos.

At the well-publicised meeting, the former governor, who coincidentally is the elder brother to Otunba Fayose, told President Tinubu that he would be supporting the incumbent to return, which party members across Ekiti State considered as an anti-party activity.

Reacting to the development, Otunba Fayose said, “I read about the meeting in the newspapers like any other person, and I wish to state that the meeting has nothing to do with my aspiration.

“The meeting will not impact my aspiration because the former governor, my elder brother, is only exercising his democratic rights of freedom of choice. His choice and preferences will not and cannot negatively impact my bid as we are separate entities pursuing different goals.”

Otunba Fayose called on his supporters in the state to remain steadfast and resolute in their quest for positive change. He said in 2026, the PDP would return to power and begin rebuilding the state, describing the Oyebanji administration as a total disaster.