Ekiti
State Governor Kayode Fayemi has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of
foisting a former Governor Ayo Fayose on the Peoples Democratic Party
as its governorship candidate with the aim of using him to unleash
violence on the state ahead of the June 21 governorship poll.
The governor, who spoke in a statement
issued on Monday by the spokesperson of his campaign organisation, Mr.
Dimeji Daniels, said that the opposition party wanted to prepare the
ground for rigging through violence.
Fayemi said that the President would be held responsible for any act of violence by his party’s governorship candidate.
The governor, however, warned Fayose
against violating the law saying he would face the wrath of the people
if he caused violence in the state.
The statement read, “masterminding the
emergence of the former Governor Ayo Fayose as the Peoples Democratic
Party governorship candidate in Ekiti State shows clearly that the
Jonathan presidency has no strategy other than violence for the June 21
governorship election in the state.
“Fayose was made to win the PDP primaries
because of his anti-democratic credentials of violence, a clear pointer
that the Presidency and the PDP have perfected strategies to rig the
June 21 governorship election.
“What this means is that the Jonathan
presidency and the PDP have no sense of history regarding Ekiti people.
Ekiti people have been known to resist shady characters. This same man
was sent packing with his tails between his legs by Ekiti people when it
became apparent that he had no respect for human dignity.
“By throwing up Fayose again in a race
that should involve decent people, the PDP is clearly spitting on the
grave of Tunde Omojola, who on 28 May, 2005 was mowed down in
Ifaki-Ekiti.
“The PDP is also spitting on the graves
of Ijan Ekiti-born Dr. Ayo Daramola who was ruthlessly killed on 14
August 2006 because of his governorship ambition and the students of
College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti whose lives were cut short on March
16, 2004.”
Fayemi noted that with the case
instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against
Fayose still in court, it would not be a surprise if Fayose eventually
ran between his campaign office and various courtrooms where he was
facing the charges of murder and corruption.
The governor also reacted to the
allegation levelled against him by Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, and described
him as an inconsistent person who should be ignored.
But Fayose said that the governor was
attacking him because his emergence was causing confusion in the camp
of the ruling party.
The former governor said that he remained
unperturbed by allegations from Fayemi’s camp adding that he would do
the talking during the election.
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