Get Guardian on GoogleThe leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has called on the former governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, to leave the party instead of subjecting it to public ridicule.
This was after Fayose stated on a Channels Television programme on Friday that the PDP in Ekiti State and across the country is dead, has lost its soul, and will never win any future elections.
However, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the party in the state, Dare Adeleke, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, condemned the comments of the former governor, adding that Fayose has repeatedly betrayed the party, which made him governor twice.
Adeleke maintained that the former governor’s actions over the last few years, particularly his consistent endorsement of the APC government in the state, were acts of betrayal that would no longer be tolerated.
He claimed that the former governor’s reason for betraying the party was because his efforts to take control of the party’s structure in Ekiti were opposed by members and leaders.
Adeleke argued that the former governor has lost his political relevance in the scheme of things in the state.
He said, “Why has Fayose refused to leave the same party he repeatedly described as a ‘carcass’ and ‘dead entity’?
“Eventually, he admitted he was a bitter, disgruntled man, one who betrayed his own party, simply because he didn’t get what he wanted.
“Like a soldier who repeatedly sells secrets to the enemy and then complains about not getting promoted, Fayose wants rewards from the same party he undermines.
“He admitted on air that he supported Tinubu simply because he’s his friend and kinsman, as if Nigeria now runs on tribal sentiment and is ruled by clannish association, not merit.
“The fact is that Fayose lobbied for control of two local government executives and was rightly denied. If Fayose were truly as politically influential as he claims, he would have moved the PDP’s structure in Ekiti to the APC or ADC. But not one ward or LGA chairman has followed him.”
He expressed optimism that the PDP would capture the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government in next year’s poll.
