Oni asks supporters to vote Fayemi in Ekiti

Former governor of Ekiti, Chief Olusegun Oni, who came second in the recently held All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ekiti State, has asked his supporters to work for the success of the party’s candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi in the July 14 election.

Addressing his Campaign Council chairmen and other members of his team drawn from the 16 local council areas of the state at his country home in Ifaki on Friday night, Oni asked everyone who believed in the APC project to forget whatever happened during and after the party primary and work for the success of the party.

He told the gathering of his supporters, “If we are really loyal to Chief Segun Oni and believe in my principle, we must keep this party alive and work together as one by remaining committed and dedicated to its success in the July 14 election.

“We remain in APC. We are to work for the party and it has a candidate, in person of Dr. Kayode Fayemi. We have a duty to help the Nigerian political process to further evolve. The idea of aspirants jumping ship after primaries must be discouraged. If we won, we would have expected others to remain and work with us.”

Oni who resigned his position as the National Deputy Chairman of APC to contest the governorship election, also assured his supporters that their interests would be protected as long as the party was able to claim the state.

The governorship candidate, Fayemi, who came visiting shortly before the meeting, addressed the gathering at the instance of Oni and he promised to carry everybody along in the administration of the state if elected as the governor.

According to Fayemi, “The party had 33 aspirants during the primary, that simply means that we have 33 leaders in the state and I want to assure everyone that no one would be left behind in the running of the governance in the state.

“I hold everybody in high regard and I want to appeal to you to join hands with me as the candidate of the party to ensure that we take over the governance of the state. Anything done for me is for the party and I am saying that we shall all reap the fruit together.”