October 20, 2024
The recent gale of suspensions and counter suspensions that rocked the peoples democratic party, PDP, at the national level has berthed at Ekiti state.
The State chapter of the Party has recommended the expulsion of former Governor Ayodele Fayose for allegedly acting against the party’s interests in the state.
Caretaker Chairman of PDP in Ekiti state, Dare Adeleke, who made this known during a press briefing on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, said Fayose’s recommendation for expulsion was part of the submissions made to the Tom Ikimi-led Disciplinary Panel and the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Reconciliation Committee.
Adeleke noted that the call for Fayose’s expulsion was as a result of his alleged anti-party activities, public endorsement of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and misconduct.
He maintained that, Fayose misconduct has brought embarrassment to the PDP and could the public perception of the party’s true values.
Adeleke, warned that keeping Fayose and his team in PDP would be detrimental, as their loyalty no longer lies with the party and urged the national leadership to expel Fayose and his allies,
He said: “It is with deep concern that I must address the anti-party activities of Ayo Fayose and his cohorts. His public declarations and serial endorsements of the opposition are a direct affront to the values and unity of our great party.
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“I strongly condemn these actions and encourage him to take the bold and honest step of officially decamping rather than openly aligning himself with an opposing party and misleading others into his self-serving interests. His actions mislead the public, giving them a distorted and false image of what the PDP stands for. Our focus is on strengthening Ekiti PDP, and such behavior only serves to weaken our collective efforts.
“We are pleased to say Fayose is no longer a member of PDP. So whatever he says he is saying it to massage the ego of his boss and paymaster, Governor Oyebanji. Because if a man could shout on top of the roof that BAO has come to his house 18 times in two years, what is he doing there?
“Mr Fayose is a survivalist. He is a person that wants everything for himself. If a person could sponsor his child as a PDP candidate and in the middle of the game he withdrew his child from the race to support the APC based on material gain. Will you take such a person as seriously?
“He needs to say something sweet to get money from Oyebanji. He has taken the caretaker committee to court four times within two months the assumed office solely to weaken PDP at the instance of his paymaster”, he added.
Adeleke also informed the gathering that within the two months of it formation, Fayose has already filed four separate cases against the PDP caretaker committee, with a view to weakening the party.
