Ekiti Governorship: Defections Hit PDP As Fayose’s Associates Join SDP
- Four associates of former Governor Ayodele Fayose have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
- This comes as a blow to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who have about three months to prepare for the Ekiti state governorship election
- The defectors said they dumped PDP to team up and support ex-Governor Segun Oni in his quest to succeed Governor Kayode Fayemi
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In what can be described as a huge set back for the leading opposition party in Ekiti state, four associates of former governor Ayodele Fayose have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
This comes barely three months to the governorship election.
The defectors are the former attorney-generals and commissioner for Justice, Mr. Owoseni Ajayi and Obafemi Adewale (SAN); ex-Chief of Staff Dipo Anisulowo and former commissioner for Works Mr. Kayode Oso, The Nation Newspaper reports.
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The defectors said they dumped PDP to team up and support ex-Governor Segun Oni in his quest to succeed Governor Kayode Fayemi.
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Ekiti 2022: Groups reveal which political party would win governorship election
Meanwhile, some groups have said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot win the Ekiti governorship election scheduled to take place on June 18, 2022. The groups also said that the Iyorchia Ayu-led PDP national working committee is already jinxed and cannot defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
In a statement released on Friday, January 28, the Ekiti Political Intervention Coalition, a group concerned delegates and party members and seen by Legit.ng, the groups said the winner of the PDP primary election is a makeshift candidate planted by the Ekiti former governor, Ayodele Fayose.
The statement signed by Banji Dada and Abayomi Olowomeye for EPIC and CDPM respectively said the candidate was planted to help the candidate of the incumbent Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress to win the gubernatorial election.
Ekiti 2022: Senator Olujimi has benefited more than anyone in PDP, says Lere Olayinka
Lere Olayinka, the spokesperson of Bisi Kolawole’s guber campaign for Ekiti state and former chief press secretary to ex-governor Ayodele Fayose has said that with Senator Abiodun Olujimi’s numerous benefits from the party, she should not feel aggrieved over the recent development in the party.
Legit.ng recalls that the lawmaker representing the Ekiti south senatorial district, had threatened to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Olujimi had expressed disappointment in the leadership of the party over how issues were being handled in the state. The former governorship aspirant who later withdrew her participation from the party’s primaries said a meeting with her group would determine whether she would remain in the party or not.
Source: Legit.ng
