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…”Makinde won’t join issues with Fayose”- Media Aide

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State,  Mr. Ayodele Fayose has accused the Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde and former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George of masterminding the assault on him at the party’s campaign rally for the Ondo State governorship election in Ondo town today.

Fayose was making his way to the podium at the campaign ground when a hoodlum, ostensibly acting on instruction, moved towards him and removed his cap.

Reacting through his Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, the former governor said despite the shameful act, he won’t stop saying the truth concerning the running of the party in the Southwest zone and those who have failed to produce any result in Lagos State since 1999 will be made to retire.

He said he will make formal report of the incidence to the security agencies and the party relevant authorities,  noting that it was not something to be handled with levity as security agencies will have to unravel all the thugs brought to the event and their sponsors.

“That’s how late Chief Bola Ige’s cap was removed in Ile Ife,  Osun State then and we all know what happened later.

“So this one will not be ignored and treated as one of those things.

“The masterminds had it all planned and they followed it up by celebrating what they saw as the success of their plot. They even capped it up by circulating the video.

“So it was not an accident,  it was planned. But those who planned it only succeeded in advertising their political myopism because popularity of the brand Ayo Fayose, Osokomole cannot be rubbished by such childish act. That they must have seen in the reaction of the people at the rally and I am sure they know that they can’t get such loud ovation even if they spend all the money in this world.

“As for me,  I am unperturbed and I must say it clearly that those new comers to the PDP and their old allies, who won’t mind soiling the image of the party to achieve their aims will not be allowed to succeed,” he said.

Reacting to this, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has said that his boss does not intend to join issues with the former governor of Ekiti, Mr Ayodele Fayose, whom he said appears perpetually desirous of hugging the limelight even when the occasion doesn’t desire such grandstanding.

Adisa, earlier on Thursday, reacted to the allegation leveled against his Boss on how some hoodlums removed the cap of Fayose when he was making his way to the podium at the party’s campaign ground on Wednesday.

He said that Governor Makinde has no link whatsoever with the incident Fayose’s aide was talking about on what happened at the party’s campaign rally for the Ondo State governorship election coming up on Saturday

Adisa equally maintained that the governor’s desire to join other leaders to rebuild the PDP in the South-West geopolitical zone remains sacrosanct and will, however, not be distracted, either on the task at hand or on the well-intentioned desire.

He, however, warned the ex-governor and his handlers to look far away from Oyo state in search of their enemies.

He said: “I believe that ex-governor Fayose and his handlers need to look far away from Oyo state in search of their enemies.

“Governor Makinde has no link whatsoever with the incident Fayose’s aide was talking about.

“We expect all right-thinking members of the PDP to join the Governor of Oyo State in the prosecution of the noble and democratic assignment he is executing on behalf of the PDP in Ondo State at this time, instead of seeking to distract him one way or the other.

“The governor will, however, not be distracted either on the task at hand or on the well- intentioned desire to join other leaders to rebuild the PDP in the southwest geopolitical zone.”

By oyonews

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