Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, has described the recent endorsement of Governor Biodun Oyebanji by a former governor of the state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, as shameful, deceitful and unfair to the party.
In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti, Otunba Fayose, however, maintained that the event is of no consequence and amounts to nothing.
Otunba Fayose, the younger brother of the former governor, carpeted the move, saying the older Fayose has acted in total betrayal of the PDP, the party upon which he became the governor on two occasions. He said what happened in Ekiti was nothing but a jamboree.
“I watched with utter dismay the charade carried out by the supposed leaders of Ekiti State. I am referring to the supposed endorsement of Governor Biodun Oyebanji by some past governors of the state. What was even a source of concern for me was the involvement of former Governor Ayo Fayose.
“While conceding the fact that the former governor has the right and he is at liberty to take any political stance that he deems fit and proper, I am utterly disgusted that he had to carry the PDP along in his show of shame.
“My concern is such that, how could someone who had in the past benefited immensely from the PDP on many occasions now want to be seen to be undermining the party in a brazen and shameful manner? For me, this is shameful and does not reflect the Fayose ethos of Omoluabi in any way.
“The event was a show of shame. With the strength of all acclaimed former Governors and decampees, the rented crowd was far less than 10,000 out of the three (3) million Ekiti population, which clearly shows people are tired of the Apc administration in the state. It was a total rejection,” he said.
However, he urged his brother to quit the PDP if he does not have a formula for repositioning the party to its former winning ways, rather than ridiculing himself in public.
