The governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose,
enraged Nigerians yesterday when he sponsored a wrap around advert in
some national dailies, using the photos of former Nigerian leaders who
died in office and asking Nigerians not to vote for the APC candidate,
Muhammadu Buhari, because he might die in office.
His inflammatory advert has been
condemned roundly and the APC has warned that if anything happens to its
candidate it would hold the governor and the PDP responsible.
However, while all the controversy was
going on, Fayose was in Emure Ekiti where he flagged off the campaign of
the PDP house of assembly and national assembly candidates in Ekiti
South senatorial district.
The governor said that he would ensure
that President Jonathan wins next month because the president also
supported him totally in his successful bid to unseat the former
governor of the state.
Speaking at the palace of Elemure of
Emure Ekiti, Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, Fayose said: “What I believe in my
life is absolute loyalty and that is my own philosophy about politics.
It is either I am for you or I am against you.
“President Goodluck Jonathan supported
me when I was contesting and this is a payback time. We have to support
him because it was God that brought him into power.
“Apart from the fact that President
Jonathan has done his best for Nigeria, presidency is a very powerful
position that needed a humble personality like Jonathan to superintend
over. So Ekiti must stand up for Jonathan and I want to assure you, he
will not forget you.”
Fayose appealed to all aggrieved PDP aspirants to forget their grievances and work together for the good of the party.
“When I was in opposition, I defeated an
incumbent governor in all the 16 local government areas. I know it is
going to be an easy ride now that we are in government. By the grace of
God and the support of the people, I won’t lose any slot in the state
House of Assembly and National Assembly elections,” he boasted.
“I believe in absolute loyalty”: Gov. Fayose explains why he’s ready to go to extremes to support GEJ
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