EKITI: APC will not escape defeat in 2022 guber election —Oni

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, Friday expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti.

Oni, who stated this in statement signed by the Director-General of his political organisation, “Atunse Ekiti Movement,” Dr. Ife Arowosoge, said the defeat would be similar to that of 2014 when governor Kayode Fayemi lost to ex-governor Ayo Fayose in that year’s governorship poll.

The former Ekiti governorship dumped the APC for the PDP a few weeks ago.

The statement read: “The same culture of arrogance has been exhibited against me and this has pushed me to return to the PDP, contrary to APC’s position that I did so for selfish interests.”

Oni also reacted to a statement credited to the APC Chairman in Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso, who allegedly claimed the ex-governor was regarded as a nominal member throughout his stay in the party.

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The statement added: “Such uncouth utterance further confirmed APC’s recklessness, lawlessness and disregard for perceived enemies.

“Is it appropriate for Omotoso to have described Oni, who is a former governor, a foundation member of APC and the very first Deputy National Chairman and who always stood in as Acting National Chairman whenever the Chairman was not around, as a nominal member of APC?’’

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