The Punch. 2014: Fayemi to re-contest, names campaign team Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has formally expressed his intention to seek re-election as governor, following the release of the election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The governor gave the indication in a personally signed statement issued in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Sunday, in which he named key officials of his re-election campaign team. It said, “Following the groundswell of support by leaders and members of our party as well as the generality of Ekiti people from the nooks and crannies of Ekiti State and the Diaspora, it is with a profound sense of gratitude and responsibility that I, today, accept the calls by our people to seek re-election for a second term in office. “You have made the calls and today I have opted to act in deference to those sacred calls by throwing my hat into the ring for a free and fair contestation for the exalted office for a second term.” On the reason for his decision to seek re-election, Fayemi stated, “Our people can faithfully testify that together the Collective Rescue Mission we promised at the outset of our first term in office has crystalised. “Indeed, our people can testify to how we have rescued Ekiti State from the years of locusts and returned our dear state to the path of respectability, stability and development. “Our people can affirm that we have kept faith with the Road map to Ekiti Recovery – our eight-point agenda. Every stratum of Ekiti State can see our footprints on those key sectors we promised to touch. “My readiness to heed your calls today is, therefore, a demonstration of our collective commitment to continue the good works we have begun. “My decision to heed the calls of our people following the plethora of endorsements I have received from the leaders and members of our party does not translate to the closure of the political space for contest. I, therefore, look forward to a fair competition from my co-aspirants within and outside our party. I look forward to very robust debates and issue-based campaign.” It named a member of the House of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola, from Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1 as the Director-General of his re-election campaign. According to the statement, Daramola will be assisted by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Policy and Strategy, Biodun Omoleye. Others are Mr. Sanmi Omiata, Mrs. Bunmi Adelugba and Mr. Dimeji Daniels.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:00:35 +0000
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