Fayose denies hijacking Ad Hoc ward congress ahead of Ekiti 2022
- Fayose says the allegation that he hijacked the delegates congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a lie
- Recall that former governor, Segun Oni, Senator Biodun Olujimi and four others had accused Fayose of hijacking the congress
- The former governor consequently challenged the governorship aspirants to show evidence of him manipulating the congress
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Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has denied the allegations by governorship aspirants in the state that he hijacked the process of the last Saturday’s ad hoc ward delegates congress of the party.
The aspirants including, former governor, Segun Oni, Senator Biodun Olujimi and four others had accused Fayose of hijacking the congress aimed at electing three ad hoc delegates in each of the 177 wards for the January 26 governorship primaries of the party.
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Fayose who spoke while appearing on channels television’s programme ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday night challenged the governorship aspirants to show evidence of him manipulating the congress, saying the committee sent from the national headquarters presided over the exercise.
He disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the police who monitored the exercise have submitted their reports, which he said showed the successful conduct of the exercise in 170 out of the 177 wards in the state.
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According to him, he is committed to the PDP winning the June 18 election in Ekiti state and that everything possible would be done to bring all aggrieved leaders and aspirants together in the interest of the party.
Ekiti guber: PDP adjusts timetable, fixes date for governorship primary election
Legit.ng earlier reported that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the adjustment of the timetable and schedule of activities for the party’s primary ahead of the June 18 2022 Ekiti governorship election.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the party's national organising secretary, Hon. Umar Bature.
The statement read:
“Under the adjusted schedule, the ward congress to elect 3-man ad hoc ward delegates earlier slated for Friday, January 7 to Saturday, January 8 has been shifted to Saturday, January 15."
Ekiti 2022: Fayose, Olujimi camps settle rift, assure victory for PDP
Meanwhile, the Fayose and Olujimi led groups have settled their rift, ahead of this year’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti state.
This move was made as part of efforts to ensure what they called a resounding success for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state ahead of the exercise.
The two contending groups in the party, the Osoko Political Assembly (OPA) led by former Governor Ayo Fayose and Repositioning Group led by the Senator representing Ekiti South, Biodun Olujimi, met on Sunday, January 9, and reaffirmed their readiness to work together.
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