SAN FRANCISCO, October 08, (THEWILL) – The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has threatened to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fayose made this known in a statement Monday, a day after the National Convention of the party which held on Saturday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
The governor also hinted that he would renounce his “membership of the PDP anytime from now.”
He added, “After consultations, I will speak clearly to Nigerians.”
In the statement he personally signed Fayose said he had no regret joining efforts with Governor Nyesom Wike in support of the aspiration of Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal in the primary.
“We have no regret aligning with Governor Wike to support Governor
Tambuwal for the presidential ticket and no apologies either.
“We kept the party alive and strong when most men became ladies. We never compromised. If any group feels it can do it alone, we will see how far they can go.
“I may renounce my membership of the party if the need arises.
“In the main time, myself and others will continue with our consultations while watching the turn of events.
“We cannot but appreciate leaders that have intervened so far, but this release became necessary to avoid fresh crisis or misrepresentation”, Fayose wrote.
THEWILL gathered that Fayose would have been picked as deputy to Tambuwal had he won.
Ten other aspirants contested in the primary that was shown live on television.
THEWILL also recalls that the EFCC had declared Fayose wanted for alleged financial impropriety as governor and had placed him on a travel watch list.
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