Podium Collapses As Fayose Campaigns In Oni’s Town

Tragedy was averted on Friday at Ifaki-Ekiti as the
podium on which the Peoples Democratic Party’s
governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo
Fayose, stood to campaign collapsed.
Some of those who were on the podium were
Fayose; his wife, Feyisetan; ex-Deputy Governor;
Abiodun Olujimi; Senator Teslim Folarin; Senator
Ayo Arise; a former House of Representatives
member, Mr. Duro Faseyi and Prince Dayo
Adeyeye.
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, who
this week announced his decision to work with
Governor Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives
Congress, is an indigene of Ifaki-Ekiti.
The wooden podium caved in as Fayose was
addressing the crowd. This led to a temporary
stoppage of activities, but those on the platform
stood up again and Fayose continued with his
address.
The PDP governorship candidate boasted that he
would win the governorship election expected to
hold on June 21, 2014.
He said that he had the support of the people of the
state and that they had assured him of their
support.
Fayose said that he defeated Governor Niyi
Adebayo of the Alliance for Democracy in 2003,
adding that he would defeat Adebayo’s godson-
Fayemi.
He said, “Defeating Fayemi will be very simple. I
defeated, conquered and subdued Adebayo, who
was Fayemi’s godfather in 2003. Defeating
Fayemi who is his godson will be simple. God has
given me the power to defeat incumbent
governors.”
The PDP candidate described Oni as a General
without an Army. He said that Oni defected to the
ruling party, leaving behind his Lieutenants in the
PDP.
He said, “After October 16, 2010 when Fayemi
was pronounced the governor, he left me in the
cooler and I know very soon that he will put Oni in
the cooler too.”
While predicting that Oni would return to the PDP,
he said that he would plead with the leaders of the
PDP to grant Oni waivers anytime he chose to
return to the party.
Fayose promised to treat the people of Ifaki-Ekiti
well if elected the governor of the state. He had
earlier in his speech challenged Fayemi to a
debate, saying he would teach him lessons on
good governance.
Fayose said, “You don’t need to be a PhD holder
before you know how to govern the people. I am
ready to teach Fayemi how to govern the people.
All you need to do is to listen to the people and
please them.
“I did not borrow a dime in 2003 when I was in
government. I even left a sum of N10.4bn behind
when I left in 2006.
“As we speak today, Fayemi who has a PhD has
borrowed over N20bn from the capital market.”

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