Fayemi for Ekiti governorship again
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he declared that the said white paper cannot stop his ambition describing the document as final result of several months of political witch-hunt launched against him by the ayo fayose-led administration that cannot stand the test of time1 mr kayode fayemi defeated in the 2014 governorship election in ekiti state is to contest for the position again on the platform of the all progressives congress apc1 fayemi said on sunday that he will contest the july 14 gubernatorial election1 he made his ambition known at a news conference at his isan-ekiti country home in oye local government area of the state1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that fayemi had hosted leaders and scores of members of the party from all the 16 local government areas and the 177 wards of the state1 he said he was driven by his past records of positive achievements especially for workers retirees and pensioners while in office in the state1 he explained that his decision to seek re-election was to deliver the state from incompetent and dubious hands and take her to where it is supposed to be1 nan reports that the former governor becomes the 35th person to formally indicate interest in the governorship poll in the apc alone aside the dozen others whose campaign posters and billboards are already out on the streets without formal declaration1 fayemi said he would formally submit his letter of intent to the state secretariat of the apc as soon as the independent national electoral commission inec lifts ban on campaigns on april 151 on the issue of a white paper indicting him for corruption and consequently banned him from seeking public office for 10 years fayemi said he was not bothered1 the current minister of mines and steel development was defeated by incumbent ayo fayose of the peoples democratic party pdp1 regardless of whatever anybody may think i know i am eminently qualified to contest the election. if i am not qualified i would never have come to tell you i want to contest1 most of the negative things fayose and his government said or alleged of me were deliberately concocted out of malice to either malign my character or score cheap political goal but the truth will always prevail1 same goes for the manipulated debt profile of the state which was a clear case of exaggeration and distortions1 can you imagine fayose said he issued white paper banning me from holding public office but today i am giving him red card. by the end of the gubernatorial poll exercise we will know who is right between the two of us he said1 the minister vowed to dislodge fayose and his deputy in the poll if picked at the may 5 2018 gubernatorial primary of the party in ado ekiti1 he advised other aspirants against divisive tendencies by their followers stressing that whoever that eventually emerges from the coming primary must be embraced by all since the national secretariat of the party had promised that the whole exercise would be open free and fair1 he promised to use his second-term to correct all past mistakes and improve on the good ones saying he had learnt his lessons since leaving office about four years ago as governor1 fayemi therefore asked all those he offended while in office as governor to forgive him while also saying he had forgiven all those who erred against him in the interest of the party1 he warned fayose not to attempt to remove or destroy his campaign posters and billboards the way his government was currently doing to some opposition posters1