Ahead of the forthcoming Ondo State Gubernatorial poll, the embattled Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has on Tuesday, November 1st, dumped Jimoh Ibrahim, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while tactically endorsing the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rotimi Akeredolu.
While declaring his stance, Governor Fayose, also took a swipe at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for recognising Ibrahim, as the candidate of the PDP.
According to political observers, Fayose’s decision to dump the candidate of his party, would largely give the APC an edge in the forthcoming election.
Fayose, who was speaking during a live radio programme, on ‘Orange FM’ in Akure, the Ondo State capital, maintained that the mission of Ibrahim in obtaining the ticket of the PDP, was not to contest the election to win, but to block the chances of Eyitayo Jegede, who was the initial candidate of the party.
Fayose, said for Ibrahim to have allowed himself to be used as a clog in the wheel of progress of the real PDP’s candidate, “Ibrahim can never be Governor in Ondo State. He will not win. He has allowed himself to be an agent of destruction.
“Whoever does that, will meet his own destruction in the future.”
Also, he said INEC under the present All Progressives Congress-led, APC, Federal Government, had demonstrated to Nigerians that their votes will never be allowed to count any longer, adding that: “INEC has become an extension of the APC, and Aso Rock Presidential Villa.”
Fayose, who lamented that, “Democracy in Nigeria has suffered a serious setback”, however said: “If the cabal in the APC-led Federal Government, believed that they have defeated the PDP through their manipulation of the electoral process, they should be reminded that they can never defeat the people.”
His words: “How can someone hold a primary election in Ibadan, Oyo State, without INEC’s involvement to become candidate of the PDP, in an election holding in Ondo State, while INEC will drop the candidate who emerged through a primary election, monitored by the Commission in Akure?“This is not democracy; INEC said they did not recognise Jimoh Ibrahim’s election, now you say he is the candidate. What is it that has changed?“Isn’t this development a vindication of my position, that other political parties, and stakeholders are now contesting election against INEC?”
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