Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Thursday expressed on
how he will confidently defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair
presidential election, citing his record of having defeated two incumbent
governors in separate governorship elections in Ekiti State.
Mr. Fayose made his assertions in Abuja at his official declaration
to contest the 2019 presidential election as a candidate of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP).
PDP party officials were absent from the governor’s
declaration of his desire to dethrone Mr. Buhari whose close aides have
reportedly started organizing his reelection bid.
Mr. Fayose promised to steer Nigeria’s economic fortune back
to a height of glory and ensure diversification of the country’s economy
through agriculture, adequate power supply and creation of jobs for youths.
“Our country is faced with myriads of problems, our economy
that was the fastest growing in Africa when our party was in power has gone
comatose with the present managers who are completely clueless,” Mr. Fayose
stated.
He remarked that Nigeria had never been more divided along
ethnic and religious lines as it is now under the present Buhari
administration.
“Most worrisome is the fact that our country is now more
divided than ever before with the unity of the country being threatened due to
nepotism, religious bigotry, and favoritism of the present government,” said
the Ekiti State Governor.
Regarding the PDP’s position that it has zoned the
presidency to the North, Mr. Fayose maintained that no one had come out to
express interest, adding that the PDP should not wait or beg anyone to fly its
presidential flag. He said he was also confident of defeating other aspirants
in the party, pointing to the Biblical David’s defeat of Goliath.
“I challenged the North to come out with their candidates. I
want to challenge all of them to the field. What are you afraid of? Come out. I
[have thrown] my hat in the ring. Let them come and face me,” said the Ekiti
Governor.
Mr. Fayose said he had no regrets for publicly declaring his
support for his Deputy Governor to become the Governor of Ekiti in 2018. He
said that there was nothing stopping anybody to aspire to the highest position
in the land if such person was performing.
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