Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has said that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state looks quiet but deadly adding that the election of the South-west zonal congress of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was rigged.
Fayose said this while reacting on a Channels Television programme, to a viral video by Chairman, Oyo State Park Management Disciplinary Committee, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi popularly known as Auxiliary threatening him on Wednesday.
Thuggery is shameful for our party (PDP)…Even if I die there, I die there!
– Ayo Fayose, former Ekiti governor#PoliticsToday#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/zaCKvn5IUv
— Channels Television (@channelstv) April 14, 2021
Fayose said, “I am not satisfied with all that happened. But I want peace and nothing but peace for the Southwest.
“I’m glad the whole world is seeing this. Governor Makinde, he looks quiet but deadly.”
“I conceded because the PDP is the bigger picture. Conceding is exhibiting leadership.
“I am glad because that is a show of strength.”
After mentioning the calibre of persons namely one sitting governor, two former governors and seven former deputy governors supporting Taofeek Arapaja, who contested against his preferred candidate, Eddy Olafeso, ex-governor Fayose remarked that “The world can see a one-man army.”
When asked, “would you say that the election was rigged?” Fayose responded, “very clearly.”
Recall that Monday’s contest for the chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West saw Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja emerging as the winner with 343 votes.
His co-contester, Dr Eddy Olafeso, polled 330 votes. A total of 684 accredited votes had 10 voided, with 674 votes cast at the WOCDIF Event Centre, Osogbo, Osun State, venue of the zonal congress.
