Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.
Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Friday condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and stated that Nigerians are yet to find alternative to the former ruling party PDP ahead of the 2019 Presidential Election.
He also lambasted the APC’s flag bearer for the July 14 Ekiti Gubernitorial poll, Kayode Fayemi alleging that he never won the 2010 gubernatorial poll but that it was handed to him by the then Justice Ayo Salami on a platter of gold through legal technicalities.
The governor also denied borrowing money during his three and half years reign in office and debunked allegation by opposition APC that he allegedly borrowed a certain 56 billion Naira.
Fayose spoke in Ado Ekiti during the commissioning of the new Governor’s office, an event also attended by former President Goodluck Jonathan, PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus, PDP governors and other party leaders.
Uche Secondus, Governors of Abia, Ikpeazu Okezie, Rivers, Nyesom Wike, Akwa Ibom, Emmanuel Udom, Gombe, Hassan Damkwambo and traditional rulers in Ekiti all commended governor Fayose for his sound performance in erecting giant infrastructural projects in the state.
The official commissioning was done by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who was supported by his counterpart in Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom.
Fayose said: “Nigerians have not found an alternative to PDP and l am sure that they are now regretting.
“I have not committed this state to any bank by one Naira with these many projects that I have done and that I am doing.
”I tell you expressly, 70% percent of the infrastructure in Ekiti have been built by me. Fayemi never won any election in Ekiti. It was Salami who gave him the mandate.”
Praising Fayose, Secondus, said: “When Fayose came in 2014, he turned Ekiti around for good. Not only him, our PDP governors have always been commissioning projects. We are proud of all of you. You are all united and marching forward to reclaim our mandate in 2019, as you have continued to show that you can deliver.
“I believe Nigerians have seen the difference between promise keepers and those who fail to deliver their promises. They promised dolar would reduce to one Naira but today it has gone so high. They promised that petrol would be less than N50 but today it is almost N200. Nigeria has become a killing field by herdsmen on daily basis.
Governor of Rivers, Wike, who lambasted the APC Federal Government for performing poorly said: ” I don’t associate with those who don’t know what development is all about. Anyone I associate with shows that there is something positive about him. Ayodele Fayose has shown that politics is all about development. Even though they try to distract him and victimize him and refuse to give him his due, he will triumph.”
Taking a critical swipe at Fayemi, he said: “I learnt somebody said he would win Ekiti because of the performance of the President. He should have stated that he would win because of what he has been able to do for Ekiti.’
“Anywhere you see PDP all you see is development and programmes to better the lot of our people. Fayose has been able to do this because he believes in the agenda of PDP which is development for the nation.
“We will not commission wheel barrows, no PDP state would go and hire tractors. The kind of laudable projects PDP governors would be commissioning are the concrete ones like this new Governor’s office.
“It is clear that this humble and obedient deputy governor, Prof. Olusola Kolapo, will not stop to do the great works of governor Fayose.
“APC are not coming to contest election, the only thing they want to do is to rig election. Let us protect our votes. Don’t give them any chance to rig the elections. Stay till the votes are counted and results declared.
“What will committee of 77 do in Ekiti?
“I urge the Federal Government to allow the Jonathan standard to prevail during election.
“He never rigged the election and he conceded defeat even though he knew there were lapses.”
Wike described former President Goodluck Jonathan as an example of a democrat.