Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti has said he regrets his past
decision to support embattled factional National Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.
Fayose was speaking this while welcoming ex-chairman of Daar
Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who took his PDP national
chairmanship campaign to Ekiti.
He said, “I must tell you that I have learnt my lessons from my
past experience. I will not openly identify or campaign for a candidate
any longer. As part of our great party in Ekiti, I am assuring you that
I do not have a personal candidate and God knows I have not spoken to
my people about any candidate.
“We will allow God to choose for us this time by ensuring that all aspirants have a level-playing ground.
“I have learnt my lessons on Ali Modu Sheriff and I take full
responsibility for the consequences. Imagine, if we have allowed him to
get there, with the way he is now behaving, it would have been worse
than this.”
He lambasted those playing lip-service to the reconciliation
efforts in the PDP because of selfish interest. However, Dokpesi pleaded
with the delegates to allow him to serve the party and return it to the
winning ways.
Dokpesi also denied stepping down for a former National Vice-Chairman of the party, Chief Bode George.
He stated, “Some people have alleged that I have surrendered
for our elder in the party, Chief Bode George. Let me make it
categorically clear that I was born and bred in Ibadan and I do
understand and appreciate the Yoruba traditions so much and so I have
respect for elders.
“But there was no time that Chief Bode George and I met and
discuss this issue and I did not in any way surrender the race to him. I
have not stepped down for him in any way because this time we need
fresh and younger blood that would have the physical and mental
alertness for the job.
“I have been touring 17 states of the federation for just about a week now and I’m still strong.”
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