Ekiti state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described as “untrue” the rumour being peddled by the opposition that he would victimise civil servants and other perceived opposition if he wins a second term in office.
He said he had carried out some policies which most first-term governors would not want to do like the biometric data of civil servants which, according to him, had helped government to save money that had been ending in the pockets of ghost workers.
Fayemi, who stated this on Monday night at his monthly media chat, Meet Your Governor, also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to see the two elections as a “serious test” which must not go the way of the similar poll in Anambra state.
According to him, he is not surprised that political opponents desperate to win the forthcoming governorship election are spreading rumours that are false because they have nothing to showcase to the electorate.
He said: “The difference between an incumbent governor and a putative aspirant is that I have a record to defend. I can be measured in an objective, detached assessment.”
Speaking on the upcoming national conference, Fayemi said the state has sent a very strong delegation which he believed would represent the interest of Ekiti people.
He urged that dialogue at the confab should be transparent so that critical issues affecting the federation like fiscal federalism were tackled to give Nigeria a new lease of life.
Fayemi urged the nation’s number one electoral officer is tied to his handling of the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states.
