2023: Again, Fayemi Presidential Posters floods social media

The Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has geared towards taking over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 as his posters are already circulating on social media for second term.

Fayemi, whose second term tenure as Ekiti governor will end in October 2022, about six months ahead of Buhari’s, is currently the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), and commands respect among his colleagues across party lines.

Fayemi is one of the founders of the All Progressive Congress, APC and a key power-broker in the party and the south-west more broadly.

One of the APC social media supporters and the ally of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Zara Onyinye posted Fayemi’s poster on her Facebook timeline mocking him for showing interest to contest 2023 presidential race.

The posters show Governor Fayemi clad in an adorable cream wine senator material with a wine striped Awolowo cap.

The message on the posters with no party logo reads:

“2023 JKF the man with the master plan”

Newsflash 247 had earlier reported that last year August 18, one of the Council Chairmen in Ekiti State, Femi Ayodele, who represents Ikere Local government Area, had revealed a poster pointing to “Support His Excellency Dr John Kayode Fayemi for Presidency 2023”.

The posters, which have become subject of political debates and innuendos on different platforms, shows Governor Fayemi clad in an adorable sky blue Agbada with a blue striped Awolowo cap.

The message on the posters with APC logo reads: “Support His Excellency Dr. John Kayode Fayemi for President 2023.”

But State House of Assembly, on Friday, August 21, 2020 had suspended the council boss over alleged unauthorised presidential campaign posters for Governor Kayode Fayemi.

The lawmakers, on Thursday, September 10, 2020 reinstated the suspended the council boss.

The lawmakers said the committee set up to investigate the case of the alleged unsolicited and unauthorised campaign in the media in flagrant disregard to Extant Regulations by Chairman, reported that no case of abuse of office was established on the part of the chairman, hence, its decision to recommend his reinstatement.

On December 19, 2020, the Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) had asked Governor Kayode Fayemi, to run for the office of the president in the 2023 election.

The state party said the time has come for the president to come from Ekiti State, adding that “it would no longer play second fiddle in the south-west’s politics”.

Paul Omotoso, the state caretaker chairman, said the party will force the governor into the presidential race because of his competence and loyalty to the ruling party.

Omotoso, who was represented by Ade Ajayi, the state publicity secretary, said this during a programme organised by Olusegun Osinkolu, a chieftain of the APC, for 1,000 members of the party in Ekiti north senatorial district, on Saturday.

He said the time has come for the president to come from Ekiti, adding that “it would no longer play second fiddle in the south-west’s politics”.

“On the 2023 presidency, the time has come for president to come from Ekiti. That is why we are pleading with you to support governor Fayemi,” he said.

“Though governor Fayemi has never said he wanted to contest, we will force him to plunge into the race, because of his competence, dedication, and loyalty to APC.”

On January 17, the Caretaker Zonal Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South-West, Hon Karounwi Oladapo, had said the odds clearly favour the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

The former Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly said the National Leader of the party; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is too old to contest for the presidency and will be above 70 years by 2023.

He explained that Nigerians cannot tolerate 70 years plus as president after President Buhari.

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