A former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday vowed not to defect from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party even if he loses the party’s governorship ticket to another person. Fayose was at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja on Thursday, where he picked the nomination form, which will enable him contest the party’s governorship primaries slated for March 15.
Speaking with journalists shortly after picking the form,which cost N11m, Fayose said that it would be too late for him to move to another political party. He added that if it was the Will of God for him to be the party’s candidate, there was no one who would stop him.
According to him, “This year, I will be 54. It is too late to cross carpet to any other political party. Even if the party does not pick me, I will not defect. I will still work for the party. Whatsoever is yours will not pass you by. If it is the will of God that I will be candidate of the party, in whatever manner the party goes about it, it will happen.And if it is not the will of God, I will still stand by the PDP. This is not a political statement. Is it APC that I want to go to? It is too late. I am no longer a small boy. I am a former Governor, so I have to take it in good fate. I believe I will be victorious either way.”
He alleged that the All Progressive Congress operates like a cult and that it is usually difficult for members of the party to trust new members. Apart from that, he said new members in the opposition party were usually kept in the cooler without being allowed to play any significant role.
Fayose said, “APC operates like a cult. They don’t bring in new people, the moment they bring you in, they will just put you in the cooler. I am a living witness of that experience. The moment leader of the party is telling you Walahi Talahi, I promise you Mecca and so on, it will end up in lies. For me, anybody cross carpeting is wasting his time. What God will do for us, he will do. It’s going to be a struggle and I tell you, PDP will win the South-West.
