Make Ekiti rejoin progressives, Buhari charges SW leaders
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as we approach the 2019 elections the return of ekiti into the fold of progressive states is important as the election of july 14 is going to be a key pointer to subsequent elections he said1 president muhammadu buhari has challenged south west caucus of the all progressives congress apc to bring ekiti state back into the fold of progressive states1 the independent national electoral commission inec has fixed july 14 for the conduct of the governorship elections in ekiti state1 the president said members of the party must work together in the state to ensure that the will of the people was not subverted1 i know ekiti fairly well and ekiti people are well known for their forthrightness candour and integrity1 all of these values seem to have been lost and we must restore these values and return ekiti to its pride of place in the comity of states1 i know ekiti fairly well and ekiti people are well known for their forthrightness candour and integrity.all of these values seem to have been lost and we must restore these values and return ekiti to its pride of place in the comity of statesbuhari1 the president who gave the challenge during a dinner meeting with the caucus of the party in the south west on wednesday night said they could achieve this by ensuring electoral victory for the apc gubernatorial candidate kayode fayemi in the forthcoming governorship elections in the state1 president buhari who reiterated his determination never to interfere in the internal affairs of the party at any level commended his minister of solid mineral resources kayode fayemi for reaching out to his co-contestants who lost out in the saturday primaries1 he therefore enjoined all members and supporters of the apc in ekiti state and beyond to see the july 14 governorship elections as a collective mission to rescue ekiti and promote development1 chief bisi akande who spoke to state house correspondents after the meeting assured that the caucus would do all it could within the electoral process to secure victory for the apc candidate in the july 14 election1 among those at the dinner were vice-president yemi osinbajo national leader of the apc and former lagos state governor asiwaju bola tinubu chief bisi akande chief segun osoba and the national chairman of apc john odigie-oyegun1 all the 33 governorship aspirants along with fayemi and former governor segun oni partook in the dinner1 governors at the meeting included ibikunle amosun ogun abiola ajimobi oyo and the nasarawa state governor tanko al-makura who was the chairman of apc ekiti governorship primaries committee1 some members of the national assembly ministers and stakeholders from the south west were also in attendance1