The representative of Ekiti Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, explained on Saturday that Governor Kayode Fayemi has not endorsed any gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the forthcoming Ekiti gubernatorial election, IgbereTV reports.
Bamidele, who gave the explanation while speaking to journalists, in Lagos, noted that Fayemi would only support whoever wins the gubernatorial primary scheduled to hold in January 2022
The Senator revealed that he had a discussion of his intention to contest the number one seat in the State with the Governor.
Bamidele, however, has already picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the Ekiti State gubernatorial election which will hold on June 18, 2022
He said: “Have I discussed my governorship ambition with Governor Fayemi? Yes, I have done that. Is he aware I am contesting? Yes, he has always known that I will contest. What is his disposition towards it? I want to be very fair to Governor Fayemi. We had our disagreement in the past but by the grace of God, we reconciled and I ended up as Director-General of his campaign in 2018.
“We have had a very cordial relationship. Governor Fayemi knows by the grace of God, I will do well when I become governor of Ekiti state. I don’t expect him to tell other aspirants to back off from the race that he is only supporting MOB. That will be unfair on my part. He still has almost one year to spend in office as Ekiti state governor and he needs the cooperation of everybody to finish strong. He doesn’t need any distraction or make himself lameduck on the basis of the political aspiration of anyone.
