Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and the state management of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected what they described as “kangaroo endorsements” of aspirants forward of the 2027 normal election, warning celebration members to ignore such claims.
Fayemi, who spoke on Saturday in Isan Ekiti whereas internet hosting celebration stakeholders from throughout the state, decried the actions of what he termed “a number of opportunists” allegedly fueling division throughout the celebration by way of unauthorised endorsements.
In what gave the impression to be a direct transfer to reassert inside celebration self-discipline, Fayemi emphasised that no aspirant ought to depend on backdoor endorsements, insisting as a substitute on clear and credible major elections.
Whereas acknowledging that consensus remained a professional choice the place mutually agreed upon by all aspirants, he harassed that primaries had been inevitable the place such agreements failed.
“Any critical aspirant have to be prepared to check their reputation and acceptability earlier than celebration members,” he mentioned, urging these presently holding elective positions to account for his or her stewardship reasonably than rely upon political patronage.
The previous governor additionally underscored the necessity for strict adherence to the celebration’s structure and the Electoral Act, warning that any deviation may set off avoidable post-primary litigations.
Reinforcing this place, the Ekiti APC Chairman, Sola Elesin, dismissed speculations of any endorsement by Governor Biodun Oyebanji, describing such claims as “false, deceptive, and pushed by desperation.”
Elesin assured celebration members of a degree enjoying area, pledging that the APC would uphold equity, transparency, and inside democracy all through the first course of.
Based on him, “APC stays a democratic celebration the place all aspirants are free to marketing campaign and have interaction with members with out intimidation or interference.”
In a present of solidarity, stakeholders on the assembly expressed confidence within the management of Fayemi and Governor Oyebanji, whereas additionally elevating issues over rising inside divisions.
Gbenga Sodeinde
Times Nigeria