The Ekiti State leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged former governor Ayodele Fayose to leave the party, accusing him of publicly ridiculing it.
Fayose had appeared on a Channels Television program on Friday, declaring that the PDP, both in Ekiti State and nationally, is “dead,” has “lost its soul,” and will “never win any election in the future.”
In response, the Chairman of the state’s PDP Caretaker Committee, Dare Adeleke, condemned Fayose’s comments in a statement.
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Adeleke asserted that Fayose has repeatedly betrayed the party that enabled him to serve as governor twice.
He maintained that Fayose’s actions in recent years, particularly his consistent endorsement of the APC government in the state, are acts of betrayal that will no longer be tolerated.
Adeleke further alleged that Fayose’s betrayal stems from his unsuccessful attempts to seize control of the PDP’s structure in Ekiti, which were resisted by party members and leaders.
Adeleke concluded that the former governor has lost his political relevance in the state, making it difficult for party officials and leaders to join him in undermining the PDP in Ekiti.
According to him, “Why has Fayose refused to leave the same party he repeatedly described as a ‘carcass’ and ‘dead entity’?
“Eventually, he admitted he was a bitter, disgruntled man, one who betrayed his own party simply because he didn’t get what he wanted.
“Like a soldier who repeatedly sells secrets to the enemy and then complains about not getting promoted, Fayose wants rewards from the same party he undermines.
“He admitted on air that he supported Tinubu simply because he’s his friend and kinsman, as if Nigeria now runs on tribal sentiment and is ruled by clannish association—not merit.
“The fact is that Fayose lobbied for control of two local government executives and was rightly denied. If Fayose was truly as politically influential as he claims, he would have moved the PDP’s structure in Ekiti to APC or ADC. But not one ward or LGA chairman has followed him.”
He expressed optimism that the PDP would capture the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s poll, saying, “I assure Fayose, the father and grandfather of betrayal, that the PDP, which he now refers to as ‘they’, remains strong. We will mobilise true party loyalists, not his APC- and ADC-bound jokers who will remain irrelevant backbenchers.
“Let it be known, the PDP will win Ekiti State, and I am emphatic about this.”
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