Ibrahim says Fayose talks under influence of alcohol

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the November 27 governorship election in Ondo State, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, has hit back at the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, describing him as a man who talks after taking alcohol.

Ibrahim, in a statement, while responding to Fayose’s vow that he would never become the governor of Ondo State, said Fayose talks after taking a special coffee or local gin popularly called Ogogoro.

Ibrahim, who belongs to the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the PDP, was sactioned by an order handed down by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, as the authentic candidate of the party for the election to the displeasure of mainstream members of the PDP, including Fayose.

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Referring to Fayose’s statement before the 2015 presidential election that President Buhari would not be president, Ibrahim said it is conclusive that he would be governor and Fayose would be invited to his inauguration.

“Since Fayose has predicted that I will not be governor as he did to President Buhari, it simply means he will be invited to attend my inauguration,” he said.

“Fayose is advised to wait till November 27 after the election in Ondo State, as we shall move to Ekiti in full force to enforce Justice Abang’s judgment, which also cover the executive of PDP in Ekiti State. Our movement to Ekiti State will be in daytime so it is better for Fayose to prepare and learn from experience of Governor Mimiko who was performing in Ondo State until he was distracted by Fayose.

“Let me remind Fayose that I am not Kayode Fayemi and it is now a payback time to treat Fayose exactly the way he treated Fayemi using the framework of how the clustering disaster we resolved in Ekiti State led to Fayose’s victory,” Ibrahim said.

By Timothy Enietan-Matthews…

 

 

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