Minister of Mine and Steel Development
The Ekiti State Elders’ Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the party’s candidate in July’s governorship election within the state, Kayode Fayemi, on his victory on the party’s main held final Saturday.
According to the elders, all leaders and members of the party ought to assist Fayemi and guarantee his victory within the July 14 governorship election.
The group counseled Fayemi for reaching out to co-contestants who misplaced to him within the main election and giving them roles within the Candidate Advisory Council.
In a communiqué issued on the finish of its assembly, which was made obtainable to journalists on Tuesday, the Forum hailed the aspirants and delegates for conducting themselves in a peaceable method on the rescheduled main.
The communiqué signed by the Ekiti APC Elders’ Forum Chairman, Chief George Akosile and Secretary, Chief Abiodun Ajayi, counseled the Governor Umaru Al-Makura-led Electoral Panel for overseeing a credible and clear main election.
The elders urged party leaders, aspirants and members to place the acrimony of the first election behind them and forge a frequent entrance for the governorship ballot.
They stated with the first election over, all arms have to be on deck to win Ekiti for the party and convey the state into the progressive bloc.
However, the group condemned the circumstances that led to the inconclusive main of May 5 on the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti.
It additionally famous with displeasure what it known as “the barbaric behavior” of some individuals who “desecrated” the APC secretariat in Ado-Ekiti with fetish objects.