Ayodele Fayose, the outspoken governor of Ekiti state has succinctly declared his interest to run for President in 2019 general elections. Vigil 360 gathered that the governor made the declaration on Friday at a meeting with political office holders at the Government House, Ado Ekiti.
Fayose, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) averred that he and his party have the attributes to wrest power from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress in 2019.
He therefore boasted that he would become Nigeria’s next president in 2019.He said: “I have a penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari’s hand. I would take it. I’m going straight to that Villa. I’m the next president."
“I want to be the next president of Nigeria. My own won’t be this change that has brought nothing. We are going to represent the people well and tell them the truth.”
During the meeting, Governor Fayose also vowed that former governors Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi would fail if they contest the 2018 governorship election in the state
He said: “Just because Ayo Fayose has won a second term to become governor of Ekiti, some people also think they can come back now. But I want to tell them that it is not possible. I am the man wholeheartedly loved by Ekiti people because of the many developmental projects that have brought great infrastructural and developmental advancement to Ekiti.
“If you go around Ekiti, you will see my handiwork dotting various parts of the state. This is why I am the man who every Ekiti people will follow in 2018.”
Fayose said a public rally to celebrate three years of the election on June 21, 2014, which brought him to office, would hold next Wednesday, to serve as a show of force to intimidate his opponents.
