PDP Confident to Win Back Ekiti Without Fayose’s Support

The former chairman of the People Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Chief Gboyega Oguntuwase, says the party is getting ready to kick APC out of power.

He said the party was all set to achieve its goal, regardless of Fayose’s support for Governor Oyebanji.

Oguntuwase said instead of wasting time suspending Fayose from the party, Ekiti PDP would rather focus on rebuilding and positioning itself for victory.

Fayose showed support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s reelection bid during the Udiroko Festival in Ado Ekiti. He was happy with his work as governor.

Oguntuwase said, “There are many other things that PDP takes more seriously than the issue of the conduct of Fayose. What is important to us is that we must strategise on winning without him because he has said he would not be for us.

“That is more important than going to his ward to get him suspended or expelled. With that, we will be dignifying him. We do not have time for him, we have time for rebuilding our party.”

“The PDP National Working Committee, which set up the caretaker committee, took a lot of things into consideration.

“Why Fayose is not happy is that he would have wanted to know everything about our plans towards the governorship so that he could undo us and expose our secret to the APC.

He has been kind enough to show that he will undo the PDP in the next governorship election in Ekiti.

“He has clearly indicated that he would be for the opposition in the next election. He declared at every fora that he attends or that is available to him that Oyebanji should have another four years.

“As far as we are concerned, if such a person is again complaining that he is not included in strategic development of PDP, you will see that it will be self-contradictory. You want us to bring a spy or our enemy into our strategic plan, no,” Oguntuwase said.

“Having Adeleke as the caretaker committee chairman in Ekiti is encouraging those of us who are committed to the rebuilding of our party.

“He has set up party caretaker committees in all the local governments and this will encourage us to start having a lot of activities which is very desirable.

Those appointed are leaders who are already planning to help this caretaker committee in making sure that we have very effective grassroot campaigns,” he said.

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