What I will do if I’m denied Ekiti governorship ticket – Ex-Governor Oni

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni and Deputy National Chairman
of the All Progressives Congress(APC), yesterday insisted that he
won't dump the party if denied the governorship ticket for the July 14
poll.

Oni described the widespread rumour that he was having affinity with
former President, Olusegun Obasanjo- sponsored coalition as a figment
of imagination of those peddling the rumour and a desperate attempt to
ridicule his rising profile .

He said he never intended to fly the governorship flag of the Social
Democratic Party(SDP), which the rumour peddlers said Obasanjo's
coalition was secretly planning to use to contest the 2018 and 2019
elections.

Oni spoke in Ilawe and Ikere Ekiti on Monday during his campaign tour
to the local governments to meet with delegates of the party ahead of
the governorship primary slated for May.

Oni restated that he remains the sitting National Deputy Chairman
(South) of the APC and a leading governorship aspirant in the state,
saying nothing would propel him to abandon a platform that has given
him prominence.

"They said I want to follow former President Basanjo's coalition to
SDP, this was a mere rumour. They went further to say I want to make
Prince Adedayo Adeyeye my Deputy Governor in SDP. All these were lies
just to rubbish my good profile.

"People have the right to imagine anything, no matter how senseless. I
remain a leading governorship aspirant in APC. I want to contest the
primary, wins the ticket and the governorship election. So, it will be
tantamount to mere illusion for anybody to say I want to defect", he
said.

Oni hinged the abandonment of 215,000 Permanent Voter Cards(PVCs) by
owners on despondence under a bad leadership in Ekiti State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) gave the startling
revelation in Ado Ekiti last week.

"When the electorate are despondent, they won't collect their PVCs. We
we appeal to them, we will beg them to go and collect them and vote
for APC and when we come on board, we will give them the best
government and this will make them to have confidence in their
government again".

He appealed to the delegates to cast their votes for him at the
primary, saying he would justify the confidence reposed in his ability
to re-engineer the economy of the state for better.

The Chairman of APC in Ekiti Southwest local government, Chief Sola
Akinwumi, described Oni as a humble and unique leader , who can do
Ekiti proud if given the second chance.

Akinwumi said Oni didn't embezzle or compromise his integrity during
his time as the governor of the state between 2007 and 2010, saying
this stands him in good stead to get the party's flag.