- Olanipekun Ayo Oluwayose has decamped from the PDP
- Oluwayose, the younger brother of Governor Fayose, decamped to ADP
Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose's half brother, Olanipekun Ayo Oluwayose, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to Action Democratic Party (ADP).
Oluwayose, said he dumped PDP because his brother, Fayose, has failed in governing the state.
The Nation reports that Oluwayose described Fayose’s continuity agenda and his endorsement of his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as “an attempt to prolong the sufferings of Ekiti people and hold them in servitude.”
He said: “How can I ignore the pains that unpaid wages have brought on our people?
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“If we want a better society, we must not let our relationship allow us to hold us back from standing by what is right.
“My decision to dump the PDP for the ADP is borne out my patriotism for an Ekiti that works for everyone. Ekiti is in shamble and we must embrace the right ideas that can take us out from the current economic and social doldrums.
“Let me make something clear here. I think today is the first time I’m meeting Adewale, but I have heard a lot about his capacity and resolve to turn a hopeless situation into an endless opportunity.
“We need someone of his standing to bring to bear his experience and discipline to the resuscitation of our social and economic values.”
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com earlier reported that Fayose has promised to stay away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries of Ekiti state slated for May 8, so as to avoid making other contestants uncomfortable or intimidated by his presence.
Fayose, who is supporting his deputy, Kolapo Olusola, said he doesn't have to be present at the primaries for his preferred candidate to emerge winner, Tribune reports.
The governor, who made this statement on Wednesday while welcoming the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, former Senate president, David Mark, said he might decide to vacate Ekiti state on the day.
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Source: Naija.ng