Ekiti 2022: Sellout, Rigging Allegations Rage as Fayose, Oni Fight Dirty
- The former governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has been blamed for the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party
- Fayose was also recently accused of carrying out anti-party activities with the All Progressives Congress in the state at the just concluded guber poll
- In fact, the PDP aspirant, Chief Segun Oni lamented bitterly over the result of the just concluded party primaries
Ekiti state- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s governorship aspirant in Ekiti, Chief Segun Oni has reacted angrily to the just concluded primary in Ekiti state.
Oni has accused former Governor Ayodele Fayose of selling out the party’s candidate to the All Progressives Congress, The Punch reports.
Oni also lamented that the PDP National Working Committee led by Iyorchia Ayu for having hurriedly ratified the outcome of the governorship primary election, which he alleged was conducted in a shoddy and abysmal manner.
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In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, January 30, titled, the director-general of Segun Oni Campaign Organisation, Yemi Arokodare, described the APC candidate in the June 18 governorship election as a duplicate copy.
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Arokodare, who alleged that the outcome of the “flawed” PDP governorship primary in the state was orchestrated by Fayose to sell the party to the ruling APC, said:
“It is a big shame that the PDP NWC could not see through this deception, but deliberately connived with Fayose to force Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel on the Ekiti process to achieve a predetermined hatchet job.”
Fayose reacts
But Fayose’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, who dismissed the allegations, noted that the PDP has produced a governorship candidate in the person of Kolawole. Those who had issues with the conduct of the primary had made presentations to the appeal panel. The panel has affirmed the result of the primary election, Vanguard added.
He said:
“If anybody is saying another thing, he is on his own. The level now is that we wish and feel that everybody in the PDP including Engr Segun Oni will work together to ensure the victory of our candidate."
Ekiti: Tinubu's ally Adeyeye lambastes Fayemi, reveals how next governor will emerge
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a former senator Dayo Adeyeye and national chairman of the Southwest Agenda for Tinubu (SWAGA), Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has explained how Governor Kayode Fayemi's successor would emerge in 2022.
It was reported that he expressed optimism the next Ekiti governor would emerge from the political camp of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The APC Chieftain said that the group has started aggressive mobilisation of voters to save the party from likely defeat in the forthcoming June 16, 2022, governorship election.
Ekiti stakeholders call for meeting over alleged marginalisation in the state
In other news, stakeholders in Ekiti state have called for a meeting of great personalities in the state to address some allegations of marginalisation.
The stakeholders called for the meeting just barely a few months before the scheduled June 2022 governorship election in Ekiti state.
According to the stakeholder, converging a meeting of influential personalities from the Ekiti south senatorial district would chart a course for inclusivity forward.
Source: Legit.ng
