2023: Contest for President ‘not do or die’ says Ekiti Gov Fayemi
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi says the race to the office of the president of Nigeria is not a ‘do or die’, adding that it about development.
The governor, who is also the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), said he has the magic wand to develop the country.
He made this disclosure on Wednesday during a consultative meeting with delegates of All Progressives Congress in Gombe State.
Fayemi revealed that the contest instead should be of ideas, urging Gombe delegates to opt for his which would be of most benefit to them.
According to Fayemi, “I have to request, to plead and to justify my candidacy to the leaders of our party here. I hope having listened to me, having considered my experience capacity, competence, and my knowledge for the terrain, my vision they will positively respond to my prayers.
“This contest is nothing but about competing vision, we all should present our visions to the people. The vision should be scrutinised and then conclusion should be reached by members of the party.”
Speaking on his commitment to the party after the primary, Incase the result is not favourable Fayemi added, “I’m a foundation member of this party, there is nothing including I’m not the choice of the party that will make me subvert the overall interest of our party in presenting the country with a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari.
“So, for me it is not even in contestation, it a competition, I hope my vision will be the successful vision that our party member rally round it is not a do or die’ but about progress and development for our people. It is about fundamental response to ordinary Nigerians and it is about building on the gains that our president has achieved in the last seven and half years of being in the saddle and of course addressing the gaps that Nigerians will like us to also address.”
Also speaking, Governor of Gombe State who had earlier welcomed the Vice President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, National leader of the APC Bola Tinubu to the state said Fayemi is qualified.
He enumerated the various positions that the governor had occupied which include his position as former minister.
Yahaya said, “So many have mentioned what you have done and what you will do, from your days in the civil society to the days of NADECO, to when you became a minister, and to governor. You are eminently qualified to be president of the federal republic of Nigeria and for so many reasons, the people in this room have reasons and ground to stand by you and to make sure you are delivered.”
Yahaya explained that his colleague Governor would do better than he has done in Ekiti State.
“Knowledge, experience, energy, dexterity, capacity, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi is eminently qualified,” Yahaya added.
