Fayemi Concludes Visits To 24 States, Says Quest To Serve Nigeria Motivated His Ambition

By Ayodele Oni

Ekiti State Governor and Presidential Aspirant, of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said his quest to serve Nigeria motivated him to contest for the presidency.

He said his move is about building on the various achievements and legacies of President Mohammadu Buhari and to address several gaps that have been identified by Nigerians about the state of the nation.

Dr Fayemi expressed the views, in Ado Ekiti while addressing APC loyalists that gathered to welcome him back to the state on his return from, his one month tour of states meeting APC leaders, stakeholders and delegates.

Dr Fayemi explained that his was not an ambition but people’s desire and calls across the geopolitical zones of the country for a reliable person, who is sincere and passionate about the peace, unity, prosperity and progress of the country.

He pointed out that Nigeria needs the service of someone like him who had the combination of experience both at the subnational and federal levels with vast understanding of how international organisations respond to critical issues.

Dr Fayemi, who is chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, (NGF) added that Nigeria deserves a person who is sincere and committed to making Nigeria a better, prosperous and safer place.

During the tour, the Governor, disclosed that he visited 24 states in the last three weeks, and was received with warmly.

“Since May 1st to May 25th, we have been to 24 states in Nigeria and in all of those places that we have been to, we received very warm and kind reception, in many places we were overwhelmed with the kind of reception that we got.

“Those that we are not able to visit directly we have to send delegations to them, to share our vision and to explain the programmes that we have for the country and to solicit for their supports.

“And when you look around, you only see a few people going to talk to party members, delegates and leaders in the various states.

“May be those not going round have their own strategy of winning votes, but the only strategy we know is to engage our leaders and members directly and sell the Nigeria agenda to them in a manner we believe they can understand and that is what we have done in the Northwest, in the Northeast, in the North Central, in the Southeast, in the South-south and of course back at home in the southwest.

“So the die is now cast, we have done our beat we will continue to do our beat till the day and we know that this is God’s own project because for us it is not about ambition, it is about service, it is about sacrifice, it is about duty, and it is about building on the legacies our President has already attained but also addressing the gaps Nigerians have highlighted about the state of our nation.

“And you clearly needs someone who combines the experience of working at the subnational level with the experience of having worked at the federal level and who understands the way international community respond to issues pertaining to our country.”