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GOVERNOR
Ayo Fayose
of Ekiti State
has offered
to vacate the
state or stay
away from
the
governorship primaries of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
scheduled for May 8, 2018, to buttress his neutrality in the
coming polls.
Governor Fayose spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday while
welcoming the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche
Secondus, former Senate President, David Mark and other
leaders of the party, who were in the state to reassure the
party faithful of their desire to conduct free and fair
primaries.
They had come to Ekiti as a follow-up to an earlier meeting
in Abuja to mediate in the crisis generated in the party by
Governor Fayose’s support of his deputy, Professor Kolapo
Olusola, for the governorship.
He, however, noted that whether he was absent or not at
the primary, this would make no difference as any
candidate he supports stood a better chance to carry the
day.
The governor, who described himself as “the only reigning
professor of politics in the state,” said without attempting to
play God, he was aware he could win the election without
being physically present on the day of the election.
He reiterated his support for his deputy to emerge as the
candidate of the party in the July 14 election but said such
backing of his deputy did not stop others equally interested
in seeking the ticket.
He said: “If other aspirants are not comfortable with my
presence on the day of the primary, I am ready to vacate
the state if that will usher the needed peace.
“What I know however is that with God almighty behind me,
I will still come back to receive certificate of victory from my
people.”
Earlier in an address to the crowd that welcomed the
leaders of the PDP, Prince Secondus reiterated that all
stakeholders, especially all the governorship aspirants, of
their determination to be unbiased in the conduct of the
exercise
Secondus said: “I assure you once again, there will be
transparency and the process would not cheat anybody. I
urge you to join the leaders to work together to ensure free
and fair transparent primaries, eminent Nigerian are
conducting the primaries.
“We urge you to remain calm. We also urge INEC and
security agents not to be partial but come to defend
democracy. Doing that the best if our people will serve the
people the best. From here we are moving to other parts of
the country for sensitisation.”
Also speaking Senator Mark, who was the chairman of the
reconciliation committee, said: “First is that I have been
working on bringing peace to Ekiti by reconciling all parties
and that has been done very well. I thank you supporters
for the peace and agreement to work together.

“Secondly is to assure you that the process leading to the
final election of whoever will become PDP candidate in Ekiti
for the July poll will be free fair and credible. If we are
insisting that INEC must be fair, it means we will have to do
so ourselves at the party level. Nobody will write delegates’
names. Everyone will vote for the candidate of his choice.
“We will ensure this and all stakeholders will ensure it. We
want to show the world what internal democracy is. Internal
democracy will ensure that you all fight for your preferred
candidates and we will ensure that.”
At the meeting were the deputy governor, Professor Kolapo
Olubunmi Olusola, Senator Biodun Olujimi and Prince
Adedayo Adeyeye, who are all aspirants in the election.

Fayose got all the stakeholders.So the other two aspirants will just waste their money on primary election instead of walking out of the party to the party that will offer them platform to contest...Fayose the uneducated professor of politics in Ekiti state.