In preparation for the 2018 governorship poll in Ekiti State, a former Speaker of the old Ondo State House of Assembly, Chief Femi Akinyemi, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State.

Akinyemi, who is a close ally of former Governor, Segun Oni, formally joined APC in his Unit 001, Usi-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area with his supporters.

He was the chairman of Local Government Service Commission in Oni’s government.

Briefing his supporters, Akinyemi said what fascinated him to the party was the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying: “The president’s zero tolerance for corruption is the precursor to restoring the country’s lost glory.”

He added that the governorship ambition of Oni further stimulated his interest to join the APC, urging the party to give his followers a sense of belonging and recognition.

“Well, it’s a matter of choice; I know somebody that I have worked with very closely and that is Governor Oni.
“He is planning to come back and I see some genuineness about development in both human and others in him, and I feel I should join hands with him and give him some support.

“I hardly criticise any government because we are all human, but I hope Oni takes over from the incumbent so that dividends of democracy will reach the commonest in the society.”
Receiving the defectors, the APC Deputy Chairman, Mrs. Kemisola Olaleye, said the new comers would be accorded same privilege as old members.

She urged Akinyemi and his supporters to work hard to win more members and ensure the victory of the party in their wards and local government area in the forthcoming governorship poll.

http://ekitidefender.com/2018/01/04/ekiti-2018-ex-speaker-dumps-pdp-apc-ekiti/

With Segun Oni as APC flag bearer, PDP will lose this years governorship election. Fayose has failed so woefully that even PDP members are very bitter and angry with him. He collected $10k from Wike on behalf of each delegates from Ekiti but gave them N50k each. Most PDP members in the state are secretly praying for Segun Oni to emerge so that they can decamp and support him. Sola Elekas governorship bid is dead on arrival. Even Adeyeye stands a far better chance than Sola Eleka.

Segun Oni
is more stronger and more politically relevant than the guy Fayose endorsed,
Fayose will try but oops! Ekiti voted Fayose and not PDP so I wish his deputy all the best.
The Civil service will definitely not endorse Fayose after the backlog of salaries he never paid.

This will be like Ondo state where mimiko's anointed candidate failed at the polls

APC and Fayose should be banished from South west. They can have him in the south east

True as

which Segun oni....you are not from ekiti how can u believe apc lies and propagandas on internet...oni that cannot even win primary election is the one u r talking about

Interesting

What attracted him to APC is buhari anti corruption crusade. Was there nothing better to say? After two years in apc govt

Different routes, same ideological destination.

Meanwhile..
Nigerian youths should stand up against either of Atiku or Buhari.
If Buhari re-emerges, all the remaining PDP guys would defect to APC and vice versa.
So what's the point?
We keep on doing things the same way and expect different results?

Ex speaker u say

Metcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

Fayose wife don cause issue with her prophesy.

W

it's well oooo

My state?









We're not running two party system why PDP & APC all the time.

seunmsg:
With Segun Oni as APC flag bearer, PDP will lose this years governorship election. Fayose has failed to woefully that even PDP members are very bitter and angry. Most PDP members in the state are secretly praying for Segun Oni to emerge so that they can decamp and support him. Sola Elekas governorship bid is dead on arrival.

na you go declare d winner abi? keep on dreaming

Okay

since atiku defect, how many pdp members have defected, i laugh pdp in swahili

seunmsg:
With Segun Oni as APC flag bearer, PDP will lose this years governorship election. Fayose has failed to woefully that even PDP members are very bitter and angry. Most PDP members in the state are secretly praying for Segun Oni to emerge so that they can decamp and support him. Sola Elekas governorship bid is dead on arrival.

It very rare, if not unprecedented to see FTC in any nairaland topic having 2 or 3 likes hours after making the front page. That goes to show how distant you are from the truth.

I like this man
He said the truth
He didn't criticise anybody
He only defected because of his friend....

That's good.

APC NO GOOD APC NO GOOD!!!
PPLE ARE STIL DECAMPIN TO APC

WAHZ APPENING

atiku4President:


It very rare, if not unprecedented to see FTC in any nairaland topic having 2 or 3 likes hours after making the front page. That goes to show how distant you are from the truth.

Whether the post attracts enough likes or not wont change anything. I was in Ekiti for the new year celebration and i left just yesterday. My comment is a true reflection of the political mood in Ekiti right now.

The rate at which Nigerian politicians decamp from one party to another is legendary

Who knows him??

Ekiti still belongs TO PDP.
If you ain't living in Ekiti don't talk

kinibigdeal:
i laugh at peoples comment about Fayose and ekiti people, Fayose will beat APC to stupor. Last week it was all around the internet how El-Rufai gave Fayemi 300m to give the Obas in ekiti, APC are so desperate to get ekiti but Fayose is very much intelligent than the whole APC structure . Many of the people commenting here should go to ekiti like i always do and interview the people about Fayose, they will collect APC money and still vote for PDP. They are not like any other SW state

If only they know the atrocities committed by Fayemi, and how we dealt with him in 2014.

His money was collected and people voted him out.

About Oni's issue, he'd even lose his polling booth, just like Fayemi did.

Who knows him??

Ekiti still belongs TO PDP.
If you ain't living in Ekiti don't talk

NubiLove:
Okay.

I can sell this space �, let's negotiate price

Let the looser go... Ekiti is PDP and PDP is Ekiti

seunmsg:


Whether the post attracts enough likes or not wont change anything. I was in Ekiti for the new year celebration and i left just yesterday. My comment is a true reflection of the political mood in Ekiti right now.

Nope, your comment is rather borne out of your delusions and fantasies as a well-known APC apologist.

Dream on.

upgrade THIEVES

i laugh at peoples comment about Fayose and ekiti people, Fayose will beat APC to stupor. Last week it was all around the internet how El-Rufai gave Fayemi 300m to give the Obas in ekiti, APC are so desperate to get ekiti but Fayose is very much intelligent than the whole APC structure . Many of the people commenting here should go to ekiti like i always do and interview the people about Fayose, they will collect APC money and still vote for PDP. They are not like any other SW state

Weeeeeeell..

seunmsg:


Whether the post attracts enough likes or not wont change anything. I was in Ekiti for the new year celebration and i left just yesterday. My comment is a true reflection of the political mood in Ekiti right now.

Lool
you were in ekiti for the new year and you captured the whole political mood within a week.
Leave gist for we wey dey live in Ekiti abeg.
Oni no fit win him local government sef