Ado Ekiti-Former Governor of Ekiti State and South west coordinator of the Atiku/Obi campaign , Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday declared that the result of the February Presidential election would shock the ruling party.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari should not be carried away by his past electoral feat in the northern part of the country, as that support has been eroded by his poor performance.
Fayose disclosed that the February 19 presidential poll would throw up many surprises that would disappoint President Buhari and his party, the All Progressive Congress.
According to him, the economic hardship biting hard on the citizenry and poor performance of the Buhari government which the country has witnessed over the past three and half years are indications to his declaration.
” In 2014/15, I have stood as an outstanding Nigerian who said Buhari is not fit to be president and I still stand by that , all the governors of the north-east are coming to Abuja to cry, I am not one of the crying governors.
” The killings in Nigeria in the last three and half years are more than the killings that Nigeria has witnessed from independence to the time of Buhari’s government.
” I want to assure you that the same northern Nigeria will disappoint President Buhari in the coming elections. Let us stand firm for this party, let us remain united and focused and I assure you we will win in February 16″, he said.
He spoke at the inauguration of the Atiku/Obi campaign council in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday which he commissioned
Fayose while reacting to the factional group led by Senator Biodun Olujimi, said that he has been fair to all caucuses of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state in constituting members of the state’s campaign council by allowing every leader of the caucuses to choose representatives to be part of the council he has inaugurated, adding that:
” I won’t ever fight for leadership. It is the people who will identify their leaders. I am not contesting any election’.
Speaking during the inauguration of Atiku/Obi campaign Council in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, the ex- governor urged members of the party to remain united and focused and assured them that the party would win the forthcoming Presidential with Atiku Abubakr becoming the next President of the nation.
The Atiku/Obi campaign council in the state has Prof Kolapo Olusola, as chairman, state party chairman , Gboyega Oguntuase as Secretary and former Chief of Staff Dipo Anisulowo as , Director General, among others.
Olujimi inaugurates parallel Atiku Campaign Council
This is just as the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Abiodun Olujimi inaugurated a parallel Atiku/Obi Campaign Council, the same time as that of the ex Governor Fayose.
While the Olujimi inauguration took place at the Ajilosun area and was attended by members of the party loyal to her, Fayose’s inauguration took place at his former campaign office in Adebayo area of the state capital.
Olujimi who inaugurated her own campaign council said that injustice breeds impunity adding that if the party stakeholders met and selected people, no individual including Fayose has the right to void same.
She said though she was not a party to the selection of the campaign council, they have a right to continue with their assignment. “What we said we don’t want is to say that they don’t matter.
Those appointed have started work, they have even written letters to the state government for the release of the Stadium. They were supposed to have been inaugurated on January 3rd. Suddenly everything changed and Fayose tinkered with the list.
“Why we are here is that we are saying that we cannot shift the goalpost in the middle of the game. We are standing by the original list.
The two inaugurations were well attended by chieftains of the party from the state House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Local Government chairmen.
