Ahead Ekiti Poll: Fayemi’s Aides Resign, Align With Segun Oni

By Ayodele Oni

Ahead of the June Governorship election in Ekiti state, two Aides of Governor Kayode Fayemi have resigned and decamped to the Social Democratic Party, (SDP).

They are Special Adviser to Governor on Internal Security,  Israel Adesokan known as Jaru and Olaiya Kupolati, Special Assistant on Electoral matters.

Jaru joined the party at ward A in his home town, Iyin Ekiti where he addressed other members and hoped that the party would record victory in the forthcoming election.

Kupolati announced his new party at his Iye Ekiti ward where he was received by stalwarts of SDP.

Former Governor of the state, Chief Segun Oni, who lost out in the primary contest of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), is the candidate of the SDP in the election.

Since he was picked by the SDP as the flagbearer, there has been mass exodus of members from the PDP and the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) to the SDP.

It was gathered that those teeming up with the SDP candidate are mainly supporters of aspirants that lost out in the APC and PDP primaries.

Chief Oni is seen as the third force in the politics of the state, especially to those politicians that are fed up with change of baton between APC and PDP in the affairs of the state since its creation in 1996.

The former Governor, immediately he lost out of the PDP primary, had met with leaders of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, (APGA) in his bid to pick the party’s ticket before he settled for the SDP slot.

Former Governor Ayo Fayose has vowed to do everything possible to stall the victory of the SDP candidate declaring that “the outcome of June Governorship election in Ekiti state will send Segun Oni out of politics.”

He is reported to be working with Governor Fayemi to ensure that Chief Oni is roundly defeated during the election.