Ekiti South: Fayose’s Loyalists Endorse APC Candidate

Some Peoples Democratic Party chieftains, reportedly loyal to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, have endorsed the All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate for Ekiti South, Yemi Adaramodu, for the 2023 National Assembly election.

The adoption was a fallout of the crack in the PDP, owing to the crisis between Fayose and National Assembly member, Senator Biodun Olujimi, who is the party’s candidate for the senatorial district.

The PDP members, drawn from  Ise/Orun and Emure local government areas of the state made their decision public to support the APC candidate for the position during a meeting at Ise Ekiti on Thursday.

They explained that it was time Nigerians began to vote for performing individuals regardless of party affiliations.

PDP Ekiti State Auditor, Arike Akintade, and State Assistant Youth Leader, Usman Afolabi, said their action was based on collective conviction about Adaramodu’s competence, in addition to the fact that anybody who disrespected Fayose, who is PDP leader in the state, should stand no elective stance.

Afolabi said, “As a mark of unflinching loyalty, we endorse the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the two PDP House of Representatives’ candidates in our federal constituency, Mr Akomolafe Henrich and Mrs Jennifer Emiola.

“We would only vote for PDP candidates, who demonstrated loyalty to the party during the last governorship election in Ekiti,” he said.