Ondo PDP Disowns Former Gov Ayo Fayose, Dismisses Him As Interloper |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has again reiterated that it has nothing to do with former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, or any group that he is championing.

The party, apparently reacting to a decision by some State chapters in the South- west to go along with Fayose, maintained that there are no cleavages within its ranks.

This was contained in a resolution made available  at the end of a meeting in Akure, signed  by the party’s publicity secretary, Mr Kenedy Peretei.

In attendance were stakeholders, including State  Working Committee members, Chairman  and Secretary  of the State Elders Committee, Board of Trustee Members, former state Chairmen  and the Governorship Candidate of the Party during the last election.

Part of the resolution reads: “We  appreciate the support and contributions of Governor Seyi Makinde towards the holding of successful and rancour free Congresses, especially, the State congress that held on 4th August, 2020.

“We recognise and support Engineer Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State as the leader of PDP in the South West, being the highest political office holder in the Zone.

“As Chairman of the National Campaign Council for Ondo 2020 Governorship Elections, Gov Seyi Makinde did not only make himself available for the Election, he stood with us throughout the campaigns and the election.

“Ondo State PDP is not made up of ingrates, but a crop of matured and resourceful leaders who can read in between the lines.

“We do not want to be dragged into the cesspool of over ambitious persons who wish to create factions in the PDP family with the sole aim of leading such a faction to join the sinking boat of the All Progressives Congress ( APC).

“The meddlesome interlopers from neighbouring states fanning embers of disunity should stay clear of Ondo state.

“They are only feathering their nests. We encourage them to put their house in order.

“Once again, we stand in solidarity with Governor Seyi Makinde and we support his leadership of PDP in the South West.”

On a visit to Fayose by Ondo State  Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi,   to Felicitate with him on his 60th birthday, Fayose had asked Ajayi  to return to the PDP. Ajayi had decamped from the PDP to the APC, and decamped again in the run up to Governorship election to the PDP, with an eye on the Governorship ticket.

When he lost the ticket to Eyitayo Jegede, SAN,  he  defected from the PDP, again, to the ZLP.  He contested under the ZLP and came a distant third behind the Governor and  Jegede.