The lawmaker representing Ogun East senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has blamed the defeat of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti State on what he termed the arrogance of the state governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose.

Kashamu, who spoke with newsmen at the weekend, described the party’s loss as “an evil foretold.”
He said: “I saw it coming. I was not the least surprised at the outcome. How would the PDP have won when the former interim Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi allowed Governor Fayose to drive away other stakeholders in the party in Ekiti State and the South West? After driving away all the bigwigs and stakeholders in the state, they could not but work against the party. Makarfi and others encouraged him to perpetrate all manner of illegalities. The Prince Uche Secondus-led NWC inherited him and never really did anything to rein him in. They were sold the lies that he could do it all alone.”

According to the lawmaker, the election was a referendum on Fayose, not the PDP.
“The good people of Ekiti State wanted to do away with anything Fayose and that was what happened. That is why he lost even in his own local government. It is not that the people do not like PDP. They still like PDP but detest Fayose and his antics. He is cancerous to the PDP and since the leadership of the party could not deal with him, the good people of Ekiti State simply helped us to remove him.

“All the political tokenism of frying garri, jumping on okada and going to eat at bukas are not what would impact on the life of the average Ekiti man or woman. To what extent has he gone to make life better for the average Ekiti man or woman? Has he provided a conducive environment for them to realise their full potentials? The people saw through his deceit and rejected him,” the lawmaker said.

Kashamu called on the party’s leadership to move in and rescue the party in the South West so as to shore up its fortune before the 2019 general elections.

He said, “The earlier the leaders of the PDP restructure the lopsided structure in place in the South West, the better it would be. The party has to be repositioned and restructured to accommodate all well-meaning leaders and stakeholders. There is no notable leader of the party in the South West that Fayose has not insulted. He cannot mobilise yet he rubbishes those who can. Most of our leaders do not want to have anything to do with him. Should the party continue to rely on him, the PDP will continue to lose woefully.

“When Fayose and Makarfi started, we challenged their illegalities but they refused to obey the courts and follow the Rule of Law. We could not resort to self-help, so we left them, knowing full well that the day of reckoning would come. It has come and we have all seen it.”
He added, “Unless and until the PDP starts to field contented Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in their businesses or careers, the government of the day will continue to beam their searchlight on the mediocre that enriched themselves through public office. Given his unimpeachable integrity as an individual, President Muhammadu Buhari would continue to ride high on the horse of morality and become more politically advantageous over them.”
While congratulating Ekiti State governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Kashamu said, “I hope that he would restore the values of Ekiti State that have been bastardised by Fayose. The people have invested their trust in him and he should not let them down. Politics and governance should be about the people and not parties.”


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That is more than obvious.
That video nailed his coffin.
Seems the same thing wanna happen in Osun State soon too.
Well, it's not too late.
We are seeing things!

Fayose's loud mouth killed him

As usualy,they have started speaking against him one after the other,especially those who planned and plotted with him...so typical .

..I bet if Eleka had won,this Kashamu-big-belly-full -of-jazz would have been the first to go for a congratulatory visit to Fayose..smh!

“All the political tokenism of frying garri, jumping on okada and going to eat at bukas are not what would impact on the life of the average Ekiti man or woman.

Failure is really an orphan. This is the same Kashamu eating with the blabber mouth at the said roadsides buka, when the going was good.

Fear politicians

Those from the other side of the Niger who are not familiar with what’s happening in the west will not see anything good in what Kashamu said. This Man was Fayose’s right hand man before Fayose highjacked the party with his propaganda

kashamu drug lord

Well said. All Fayose's interviews are full of "I" and I and I, who did he think he is?

Team say no to arrogance!!!

Given his unimpeachable integrity as an individual, President Muhammadu Buhari would continue to ride high on the horse of morality and become more politically advantageous over them.”

Thank you sir!

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Magichand
He added, “Unless and until the PDP starts to field contented Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in their businesses or careers, the government of the day will continue to beam their searchlight on the mediocre that enriched themselves through public office. Given his unimpeachable integrity as an individual, President Muhammadu Buhari would continue to ride high on the horse of morality and become more politically advantageous over them.”


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Dis statement is just a wrap, a perfect summary & finishing. Dis part is d best of what he said. Sincerely, I like his objectivity. What he said is d obvious truth, concise & straight 2 d point.

Ziggylady:



As usualy,they have started speaking against him one after the other,especially those who planned and plotted with him...so typical .

..I bet if Eleka had won,this Kashamu-big-belly-full -of-jazz would have been the first to go for a congratulatory visit to Fayose..smh!

Congratulate what? Many newbies on NL.

Kashamu and Fayose had their friendship terminated during sheriff/makarfi saga, they have been throwing missiles at each other on social media for years now.

almajiri101:


Congratulate what? Many newbies on NL.

Kashamu and Fayose had their friendship terminated during sheriff/makarfi saga, they have throwing missiles at each other on social media for years now.

CilicMarin:


Failure is really an orphan. This is the same Kashamu eating with the blabber mouth at the said roadsides buka, when the going was good.

Fear politicians

These are pre alimodu sheriff's days

Shartap

The right word to use is not arrogance but foolery and comic acting that cost PDP the ticket and point of correction, its not PDP bigwigs that would have given PDP the ticket but the people whom Fayose couldn't elevate their poverty level

Fayose is f*ckin arrogant. Even the devil knew it.

EastGold:
Fayose's loud mouth killed him

no, highest bidder won

Are we still on this Ekiti issue... thought we've moved to Osun?

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Pa Kashumu.Leave dem.Abeg,allow lawyer too chop their money.Ni time

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Pride goes before a fall

He forgot and neglected the home grown politicians that helped him in 2014 and believed an external support will the the job for him without the founding and and faithful members of the party.

CilicMarin:


Failure is really an orphan. This is the same Kashamu eating with the blabber mouth at the said roadsides buka, when the going was good.

Fear politicians

aye ma gbege oooo

This fat drug dealer is talking nonsense. What was his contribution towards making Ekiti a success as a PDP member. Here he is telling us about, Buhar's fake and stupid integrity. Ass licker

Show me a Nigerian politician who isn't 'arrogant'! I suppose the likes of Hell-Rufai, Oshiomole and Buhari are soft-spoken, humble and friendly to all?

His arrogant contributed a lot to his failure, he is the only the only governor whose number of appearances in channels TV is far far more than the numbers of projects he commissioned in his state.

He keeps criticizing pmb while his own hands are full dirts and it is said he who calls for equity must come with clean hands.
If the useless unchained mad dog is not jailed after the expiration of his immunity, it shows Nigeria will forever be a lawless country.