Ekiti election: Don’t betray the peoples’ trust – IPAC tells Fayemi

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Monday congratulated Dr
Kayode Fayemi on his victory in Saturday's governorship election in
Ekiti State.

The Chairman of IPAC in the state, Mr Ilesanmi Omolayo, congratulated
Fayemi while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from
Ado-Ekiti.

He said the victory of Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), over his closest rival, Prof. Olushola Eleka of the
People's Democratic Party (PDP), reflected the will of the people.

Omolayo said that with Fayemi's election, the people had put their
trust in him to better their lots, urging the governor-elect to work
to meet their expectations and not disappoint them.

"We congratulate Dr Fayemi on his election as the new governor of our
dear state and wish him all the best.

"We believe the outcome of the election reflects the will of the
people. The people actually spoke.

"However, we urge Fayemi to see his victory as a call to service to
meet the expectations of Ekiti people.

"We advise him not to betray the trust reposed in him and disappoint
them, but to work for the collective interest of everyone in the
state", he said.

The IPAC chairman also lauded the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) for what he called the credible conduct of the
election.

He said IPAC was pleased with the conduct by INEC and efforts of
security agents and other stakeholders to make the election a success.

Omolayo dismissed complaints in some quarters that the election result
was manipulated, describing such as baseless.

"You see when some people's expectations in elections are not
realised, they tend to say all sorts of things.

"For the records, the results of the last Saturday election in Ekiti
were not manipulated. I can say this because IPAC monitored the whole
process.

"in fact, I moved from one local government to another on the election
day, and I can tell that the whole process was transparent.

"At the final collation centre, I, as IPAC chairman, was the one that
opened all the ballot boxes and everything was sorted out and counted
in the presence of everybody.

"I urge everyone to put politics aside and accept the fact that the
election was okay. We should all join hands with the governor-elect to
move Ekiti forward," he said.