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Kayode Fayemi Seeks Re-Election Bid For Ekiti State Governorship Election

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Ex-Governor of Ekiti and current Minister of Solid Minerals Mr Kayode Fayemi, who suffered defeat in the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state, wants to have a go at it again as he is to contest for the position again on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Fayemi on Sunday made his ambition known at a news conference at his Isan-Ekiti country home in Oye Local Government Area of the state, where he hosted leaders and scores of members of the party from all the 16 Local Government Areas and the 177 Wards of the state.

While speaking on his intention to contest the July 14 gubernatorial election, he said he was driven by his past records of positive achievements, especially for workers, retirees and pensioners while in office in the state.

He explained that his decision to seek re-election was to deliver the state from incompetent and dubious hands and take her to supposed heights.

The former governor said he would formally submit his letter of intent to the state secretariat of the APC, as soon as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifts ban on campaigns on April 15.

On the issue of a White Paper, indicting him for corruption and consequently banned him from seeking public office for 10 years, Fayemi said he was not worried.

He declared that the said White Paper cannot truncate his ambition, describing the document as final result of several months of political witch-hunt orchestrated against him by the Ayo Fayose-led administration that cannot stand the test of time.

“Regardless of whatever anybody may think, I know I am eminently qualified to contest the election. If I am not qualified, I would never have come to tell you I want to contest.

“Most of the negative things Fayose and his government said or alleged of me were deliberately concocted out of malice to either malign my character or score cheap political goal; but the truth will always prevail."

“Same goes for the manipulated debt profile of the state which was a clear case of exaggeration and distortions."

“Can you imagine, Fayose said he issued White Paper banning me from holding public office, but today, I am giving him red card. By the end of the gubernatorial poll exercise, we will know who is right between the two of us,” he said."

The Minister vowed to dislodge Fayose and his deputy in the poll if picked at the May 5, 2018 gubernatorial primary of the party in Ado Ekiti.

He advised other aspirants against divisive tendencies by their followers, stressing that whoever that eventually emerges from the coming primary must be embraced by all, as the national secretariat of the party had promised that the whole exercise would be open, free and fair.

The minister promised to use his second tenure to correct all past mistakes and improve on the good ones, saying he had learnt his lessons since leaving office about four years ago as governor.

He, therefore, asked all persons he has offended while in office as governor to pardon him, adding that he had forgiven all those who erred against him, in the interest of the party.

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