Ekiti guber: Fayose mocks Buhari, reveals Tinubu’s remark at APC rally against Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has spoken on the July 14
governorship election and the roles of President Muhammadu Buhari as
well as former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu.


The governor dismissed the influence of Buhari in the election, saying
he is not the one who feeds the people of Ekiti.

He also attacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Kayode
Fayemi, saying he did nothing for the state as a federal minister.


Fayose, in excerpts of an interview released by his spokesman, Lere
Olayinka, on Saturday said: "I am known for one thing in this state
and will forever be remembered for it.

"I am a man of my word; I want to be remembered like Awolowo and
others who have paid their dues. I employed about 6000/7000 during my
first tenure. The people are celebrating my courage, my simplicity, my
being accessible.

"What opportunities has Fayemi's being minister brought upon Ekiti in
four years? How many people has he used his influence to employ?


"Do we buy bread with Buhari's name here? If Fayemi understood what
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said about him during their campaign, he
would realise the game is up for him. How has Fayemi benefitted Ekiti?

"The little we had is what I have used in turning Ekiti around, what
can Fayemi point to as his project in Ikere?

"The Mugbagba area of Ado-Ekiti that we beautified is being littered
with sacrifices from Fayemi and his people, what did he do in Ado? If
anyone is coming out to criticise the good work we have done here, it
should not be Fayemi because he has no record here. Non of my aides
should dignify them with any response anymore.

"Pet-Tim/Onala, Bawa/Police headquarters, Awedele/Bank Road
beautification and so on are my handiwork.

"If not that Fayemi is shameless, he would have kept quiet. Can you
imagine a former governor saying our teachers came first in NECO
because they bought questions from the exam authorities.

"All your strategies at pre-loading and ballot stuffing have been
exposed. I have most of your plans here on my phone, as God liveth,
you will fail woefully. The last of you will be 14/15 July, 2018. You
have forgotten that the power of the people is greater than those in
power.

"Instead of telling people what you will do, you are busy destroying
the reputation of our teachers. You will fail!

"Since I took over in October, 2014, there was no single political
killing until Fayemi came to seek a second term. Kolapo Olusola is
already the governor because God has ordained him.

"Ideally when you want to employ people, you do an estimate of the
numbers to be employed. When we got to the field, we discovered the
number was huge. I am saying again that I will supervise the
submission and other process very strictly. When APC was in power,
people paid for form. I am telling you that within the next 10 days, I
will send you transport fare to easy the process.

"Another set of forms will be sent to the LG where your name, serial
number and account number will be filled. Keep the original and submit
the photocopy. The crowd I saw coming out for the form shows the
people needs credible hands to better their lives.

"I am the governor of Ekiti State, I don't know Obama and I won't come
here to deceive you. I call on Ekiti people to weigh our performance
and be the judge. I heard they have started roaming the palace to name
3 projects they want, I dare ask them, "what did they do when they
were there"?

"Nobody from Ekiti South is supposed to vote against a Southern
candidate, doing that will mean selling your right perpetually.

"We have provided a platform by presenting Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka,
a man with immense wisdom to be the face of the South agenda.

"All politicians that intend to get to Oke Aye by stepping on the
blood of Ekiti people will fail IJN.

"Some teachers are retiring and we won't say because there is no money
we are not going to recruit.

"Fayemi took #35b commercial loan in addition to N25bn bond. If not
because those loans were restructured, we would have been paying over
N2bn per month. Ko si eni to npa owo Oku pamo, workers brought the
idea of employment into critical sectors and I bought into it. We
believe God that our economy will improve such that we'll be able to
pay workers."