All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated, Prof Olusola Eleka, for his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s flag bearer for the July 14, governorship election in the state.
The Ekiti State Deputy Governor on Tuesday emerged winner of the PDP governorship primary held in AdoEkiti, the state capital. He defeated for national publicity scribe of the party, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye by 1191 to 770 votes. Dr Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development and a former governor of the state, said the emergence of Prof Olusola in an orderly and peaceful primary, is a welcome development.
However, he said the APC would APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi (left), briefi ng newsmen on the outcome of the Ekiti governorship primary election, in Abuja on Tuesday, while the Assistant Director of Publicity, Mr. Edegbe Odimwingie watches Photo: Hogan Bassey/NAN give the PDP fl ag bearer a good fight for the Oke Ayoba Government House come July 14th, adding, however, that the APC still remains the preferred choice for the generality of Ekiti people. The Minister, according to a statement by his Media Office, said he is confident that whoever emerges as the APC fl ag bearer in the party’s rescheduled primary tomorrow, would be more acceptable to the Ekiti electorate. Meanwhile, Fayemi, has denied media reports that he stormed out of a meeting of the party’s South West leaders with Ekiti State governorship aspirants in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister said contrary to misleading media reports and social media posts purporting that he walked out of the meeting, he only left the venue, like other attendees, at the end of the meeting.
The Minister in the statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, said there was no basis for him to storm out of the meeting which was called by the leaders to proffer way forward for the party, in the face of the rescheduled Ekiti governorship primary.
The Minister, however said he could not make the second part of the meeting when it reconvened later in the evening, having earlier taken permission from the leaders to attend another meeting. “It is thus worrisome and highly embarrassing reading reports of purported ‘walk out’ on our leaders when nothing like that actually took place. “We implore well-meaning members of the society and members of our great party to disregard the misleading reports, “the statement added.
