After loss of Ekiti PDP gov primary, Adeyeye lists ‘sins’ of Fayose

Apparently embittered by the defeat he suffered at the Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election last Saturday, Dayo Adeyeye has revealed series of ‘sins’ the state governor, Ayodele Fayose has allegedly been committing.

Adeyeye, a former PDP national publicity secretary and a former Minister of State for Works, described Fayose as not only corrupt, but presiding over the “worst unprecedented looting of Ekiti treasury in history”.

Fayose’s anointed, the deputy governor of the state, Professor Kolapo Olusola, had defeated Adeyeye during the party primary, despite the third aspirant contesting for the PDP ticket for the July 14 governorship election, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, stepping down for Adeyeye.

Adeyeye, who resigned from the PDP after the election, made his allegation against Fayose when he featured on a programme on Voice 89.9 FM in Ekiti State.

He said, “We won’t allow Fayose to turn Ekiti into his private property, he is presiding over the worst unprecedented looting of Ekiti treasury in history.

“Fayose goes to Abuja every week with chartered flights which costs the state 14,000 dollars and he had spent N8 billion flying chartered planes in the last three-and-half years. He jerked up the cost of the Ado-Ekiti flyover project from N5 billion to N17.5 billion and you know what N17.5 billion can do in Ekiti. In Ado-Ekiti alone, he has acquired 44 new houses from the time he came to power till date, he will be made to account for them.

“The last record from the Debt Management Office (DMO) is that Ekiti is owing over N57 billion. This debt is incurred by (this current) government and not previous governments.

“Fayose has no plan for Ekiti. What he wants is a situation where he will be extorting N10 million, N6 million from senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants. That was why he brought Olusola. All Ekiti people must join hands to chase Fayose out of Ekiti. No past governor in Ekiti has stolen one tenth of what Fayose has stolen.

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“I am not surprised about what is a happening to us in Ekiti. Fayose once said it on Fresh FM (Ibadan) that his father told him Ekiti people would serve him till his death. I cannot be part of those who will serve a miscreant perpetually.

“Abuja people have called me to nominate someone for the deputy governor while I go for Senate but I told them that it is not about me but collective interest of Ekiti people. Enough of this agony, enough of this slavery, enough of this stealing. It is a painful decision but I just have to take it because of the future of Ekiti.”

On what he plans to do next after dumping PDP he said, “We have resolved to leave the party for a new platform and we know that victory is guaranteed by God’s grace. It is not going to be easy, it is not going to be convenient but we will get there.”

 

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