Fayose Behind PDP Collapse In Ekiti, Says Senator Olujimi

Former Senator representing Ekiti South and erstwhile prominent figure in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who just defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Olujimi, has blamed former Governor Ayodele Fayose for the decline and eventual collapse of the party in Ekiti State.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, which was monitored in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday night, Olujimi did not mince words as she accused Fayose of running the party like a personal estate, sidelining critical stakeholders, and fostering internal crises that weakened the PDP’s structure in the state.

According to her, “Ayo Fayose killed the PDP in Ekiti. He alienated those who built the party, imposed candidates against popular will, and created factions that led to our repeated failures at the polls.”

She added that despite efforts by some party loyalists to rebuild and reconcile aggrieved members, Fayose’s high-handedness and divisive politics made unity impossible, leading to the party’s dwindling relevance in the state.

Senator Olujimi, who recently announced her decision to step aside from the party, noted that the PDP’s inability to conduct free and fair internal processes also contributed to the mass exodus of loyal members and the general loss of public trust.

“The PDP had a real opportunity to remain strong in Ekiti, but the selfish ambitions of one individual destroyed that chance,” the former principal officer of the Senate lamented.