Ekiti APC Slams PDP Over Alleged Plot To Remove Fayose
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction-led by Gboyega Oguntuase of raising false alarm on an alleged plot to sack Governor Ayo Fayose from office.
The party said there was no place where its state Chairman, Chief Olajide Awe, granted any interview or issued any statement boasting of any plot to manipulate the Judiciary to remove Fayose from power.
The state Publicity Secretary of APC Hon, Taiwo Olatunbosun, stated this in Igede Ekiti at the weekend during an empowerment progromme organised by the Architect Deji Adetuberu Foundation (ADAF) for over 200 widows in Ekiti Central Senatorial District .
Olatunbosun said: “There was no place the chairman of the party, Chief Jide Awe, issued such a release and of course there is no release that will be made by the party without the knowledge of the office of the Publicity Secretary of the party.
“The statement did not emanate from the office of the Chairman neither did the office of the Publicity Secretary has the knowledge of such. So it is the handiwork of the factional PDP in Ekiti State and of course, the Governor of Ekiti State.
“They are doing this to deceive the people of Ekiti State and the entire people of this country that their government of fraud, their government of electoral robbery should continue to perpetrate illegality of their PDP administration foisted on Ekiti people.”
The President of ADAF who is also chieftain of APC in the state, Arc. Deji Adetuberu lauded President Mohammadu Buhari over his efforts at alleviating the suffering and improving living standards of Nigerians.
He said various empowerment programmers and intervention policies of the APC-led government were designed to better the lot of the people and to cushion the effects of the economic hardship occasioned by the recession being witnessed in the country.
The support for small and medium scale businesses, bailout funds and recent Paris refund made available to the states, according to him were concrete measures adopted by President Buhari salvage the situation.
On the empowerment for the widows who got cash donations from the foundation, Arc. Adetuberu said it was in support of the women whom he said have been neglect to their fate.
Lamenting that youths and women are the worst hit by the economic crunch, he disclosed that the gesture will be extended to the youths in the nearest future while over 700 women will also benefit as other two senatorial districts of the state will also be part of the programme.
Describing it as a private initiative, he urged well to do politicians irrespective of their persuasion to support their people as led By President Buhari in his disposition to all state governments.
The state APC deputy chairman, Chief (Mrs) Kemi Olaleye thanked Adetuberu for his support for the people at this crucial time, say” the people and the party will pay him back in 2018″.
She advised the beneficiaries to use the money judiciously to bring honour to the donor and the party.
In his remarks, the APC Chairman, Ekiti senatorial district, Chief George Ojo described the gesture as one of the policy thrust of the party saying he was elated that a member is doing it in their district.
He called on other members to emulate the donor by giving and supporting people in their own little way.
Some of the beneficiaries, Madam Beatrice Ajayi and Mrs Titilayo Omotoso thanked ADAF for coming to their aid and promised that they will use the money for the judiciously.