Fayemi creates own list for Ekiti APC governorship primary to impose anointed candidate

Ahead of the governorship primary of the ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, the state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that the governor created their own list for the party primary to impose an anointed candidate.

Recall that the Ekiti governorship primary election of APC will hold on Thursday, January 27.

About eight aspirants jostling for the APC governorship ticket. The aspirants include the National Assembly member, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye; House of Representatives member, Femi Bamisile; and former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji.

Others are former House of Representatives member, Bamidele Faparusi; former governorship aspirant, Kayode Ojo; aviation expert, Demola Popoola; and Olusola Afolabi.

The national body of the party also revealed that direct primaries (Option A4) are the mode to select the candidate to fly its flag in June 18 governorship election.

According to Sahara Reporters, there are strong indications that Fayemi was mounting pressure on the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Committee of the APC to replace Chairman of Ekiti Governorship Election, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, with Jigawa State governor, Badaru Abubakar.

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Fayemi, who claimed that he did not have an anointed candidate in the governorship election, has been allegedly working underground to impose his former Secretary to State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, on the party.

The plan to replace Governor Sule with Badaru was already creating apprehension among APC members in Ekiti.

It was gathered that the name of Governor Sule was submitted by Otunba Niyi Adebayo, who is currently Minister of Trade and Investment.

Other members of the committee include Kafilat Ogbara, Julius Ogunro, Tayo Adewokun and Lanre Isa.

According to Sahara Reporters, revealed that the wife of Governor Fayemi, Erelu Bisi, boasted during a recent caucus meeting that nothing could happen in Ekiti without their input.

Some party members have vowed to work against the interest of the APC if Oyebanji was imposed on them by Governor Fayemi.

One of the members, who pleaded anonymity, challenged the leadership of APC in Ekiti to feel the pulse of the people in the state as regards the plot by Fayemi.

“The national leadership of our party should interact with the people on the street and see what is happening in Ekiti.

“Some party members would rather work against the APC than work for the emergence of Oyebanji, who does not know anything about the party,” the member said.

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