An Ekiti-based pro-democracy group, Ekiti Democracy Vanguard (EDV) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against supporting the imposition of a candidate in the coming Governorship election in the state, saying “it will be resisted with unprecedented civil action ever to be seen in the state”.
In a statement issued at the weekend, in Ado Ekiti , the State Capital by its Public Communication Officer, Iyabode Ogunleye, the group lamented what it called “obscene name-throwing by a governorship aspirant who happens to be a serving minister in the Buhari government that he has been anointed as the next governor by the President.”
The group expressed shock and disbelief that the President has allowed the conduct of the aspirant go unchecked, a situation that has heightened tension within the State and which may further jeopardise the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a credible alternative to the misery caused the by ruling party, the PDP , in the state.
Ogunleye said: “The Minister and his aides have gone on rooftops to announce that the results of both his party's primary and the governorship elections in the state will be written from Abuja.
“He came to Ekiti during the yuletide period and lied that the President gave him N350 million to share as yuletide gifts. Since he is not surefooted and lacks the much needed support from Ekiti people, the Minister has advertised photos from every dinner, every meeting he has ever had with the President as the Certificate to the governorship position and a confirmation of his wicked plot against the wishes of Ekiti people.
“But we will like to remind those planning to impose a rejected candidate on our people that the chain of events that led to former President Jonathan’s exit from Aso Villa started from Ekiti. We are pleading that they should not allow such history repeat itself,”
The group alleged that the Minister is currently parading a list of APC delegates “which is totally different from the one submitted to Abuja in 2014. Such a list, according to Ogunleye, “will be resisted with every legitimate and legal means.”
“We again plead that the APC should put its house in order and present a credible candidate and rescue our state. For the umpteenth time, no party will win by imposition in Ekiti. A candidate who is already seen as an enemy of the people, an album of photo opportunities with the president notwithstanding, will not fool our people this time.
‘”Lastly, Nigeria is already tension-soaked, we would like to admonish President Buhari not to cause another conflagration. We advise those behind this plot to stop and study Ekiti people's political history and their history of resistance to injustice which dates back to the 18th century.
Mrs Iyabode Ogunleye
Public Communication Officer
In a statement issued at the weekend, in Ado Ekiti , the State Capital by its Public Communication Officer, Iyabode Ogunleye, the group lamented what it called “obscene name-throwing by a governorship aspirant who happens to be a serving minister in the Buhari government that he has been anointed as the next governor by the President.”
The group expressed shock and disbelief that the President has allowed the conduct of the aspirant go unchecked, a situation that has heightened tension within the State and which may further jeopardise the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a credible alternative to the misery caused the by ruling party, the PDP , in the state.
Ogunleye said: “The Minister and his aides have gone on rooftops to announce that the results of both his party's primary and the governorship elections in the state will be written from Abuja.
“He came to Ekiti during the yuletide period and lied that the President gave him N350 million to share as yuletide gifts. Since he is not surefooted and lacks the much needed support from Ekiti people, the Minister has advertised photos from every dinner, every meeting he has ever had with the President as the Certificate to the governorship position and a confirmation of his wicked plot against the wishes of Ekiti people.
“But we will like to remind those planning to impose a rejected candidate on our people that the chain of events that led to former President Jonathan’s exit from Aso Villa started from Ekiti. We are pleading that they should not allow such history repeat itself,”
The group alleged that the Minister is currently parading a list of APC delegates “which is totally different from the one submitted to Abuja in 2014. Such a list, according to Ogunleye, “will be resisted with every legitimate and legal means.”
“We again plead that the APC should put its house in order and present a credible candidate and rescue our state. For the umpteenth time, no party will win by imposition in Ekiti. A candidate who is already seen as an enemy of the people, an album of photo opportunities with the president notwithstanding, will not fool our people this time.
‘”Lastly, Nigeria is already tension-soaked, we would like to admonish President Buhari not to cause another conflagration. We advise those behind this plot to stop and study Ekiti people's political history and their history of resistance to injustice which dates back to the 18th century.
Mrs Iyabode Ogunleye
Public Communication Officer
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