Ekiti 2018: I will restore Awolowo legacies back to Ekiti – Fayemi

Agency ReporterMarch 7, 2018

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A former Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi said APC will restore the Awo-inspired legacies back to Ekiti in the coming election

Fayemi made the statement on the occasion organized session to mark 101st Awolowo birthday and used the occasion to sound a battle cry that the APC was poised to win back Ekiti State in the July 14 governorship election and implement the four cardinal policies of Awolowo, which was in operation when the progressives were in power.

The former Ekiti State governor regretted that the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has obliterated the four cardinal policies, which include free education, free health services for children, pregnant women, aged, job creation and rural growth.

The minister, whose rumoured governorship ambition has been trending for the past few months, said the July 14 election represents a good opportunity to return the APC to power to restore the Awo-inspired legacies for the good of the people Fayemi said: “If we remember, for the past 11 years (since 2007), we have been celebrating Awolowo s birthday. What is most important is that those of us behind whom God has given the opportunity to lead, must pay our dues and help our people in Yoruba land.

“Awolowo has done a great deal and that is why we are celebrating him since he died in 1987. He is still being celebrated in Ikenne today like we are doing in Ekiti.

“Pa (Ayo) Fasanmi once told me that Awolowo wished he had been born in Ekiti because then his largest followers were from Ekiti and he knew everyone in the state.

“If he was alive today, he would have been in APC as his political party. This is because this party was founded on Awo’s political ideals. We are Awolowo’s descendants in Ekiti.

“We know Awolowo for what we call four cardinal points, from the days of the Action Group (AG) and Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) – these are free education, free healthcare for children, pregnant, old and disabled, job creation and rural development.

“If you remember, all these points were what we ensured when we were in power in Ekiti; sadly they are no more in the state.

“In conclusion, don’t let us not lose hope, just like Governor Akeredolu has said, all these ideas of Awo, we will ensure we do all we could to return them to Ekiti.

“I appreciate the ARG for celebrating late sage Awolowo. In truth, all of us who are of Yoruba race, it is high time we took up our role as leaders. We are the leaders of the black race.”