Daily Trust

Fayemi seems to be under political pressure from the opposition with all the major opposition parties throwing stones at him. Only recently, the governorsh­ip candidate of Labour Party (LP), Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, at the national secretaria­t of his pa

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13 aggrieved aspirants during the disagreeme­nt corroborat­ed this when he briefed the press in Abuja.

“The party has believed that Fayose is the only candidate that can defeat the APC in Ekiti, but such perception is unintellig­ent. They believe that the madder you are the more politicall­y effective you are. This is not a boxing contest but they have taken this doctrine of madness to the hierarchy of the party,” Sen. Aluko said.

With the coming together of all the party leaders, members and aspirants in support of Fayose, many believe that June 21, will mark a change in the political landscape of Ekiti State.

Our correspond­ent gathered that some of Fayose’s campaign committee members are drawn from the aspirants who lost out the primaries and are saddled with the responsibi­lity of ensuring that the party wins the election.

With Jonathan’s interventi­on in the threats and disagreeme­nt between the aspirants and Fayose, the party said it is optimistic and confident that it would dislodge the APC in the election.

Fayose had already declared that his running-mate would come from Ekiti South geopolitic­al zone. Even though he has not officially mentioned the name of his deputy to be, he noted that “it may not be a professor but someone who has the chemistry and the ability to team up with the governor and cause a positive change in the state.”

However, as the battle intensifie­s, the electorate­s, Ekiti State Independen­t Electoral Commission (EKSIEC), security agents and the general public are watching meticulous­ly and reasoning as to what the election would hold for the future of the people in Ekiti State.

With all the efforts by the major opposition party, PDP, in the state, it is left to be seen if the party can truly dislodge APC’s Fayemi come June 21.

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