The immediate past secretary to the government of Ekiti and governorship aspirant, Abiodun Oyebanji, has denied insinuations that he is the anointed candidate of Governor Kayode Fayemi, in the next year’s governorship election in the state.
Speaking after purchasing the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination form in Abuja, yesterday, he equally debunked existence of a faction in the state chapter of the party.
“The governor of Ekiti is the leader of the party in the state. The governor has no preferred candidate among the aspirants.
“A candidate will emerge at primary. I am not his anointed, everyone that is running belongs to APC and he is our leader and I am sure everyone enjoys his support,” he said.
On what he has done to unite the factions in Ekiti, he said: “I am not aware of any faction in the state APC. Politics is a game of ideas and there are million views on how things should go.
“The APC is one family and as long as those characters you mentioned are still in the APC, we are one big family and even in families, there are always disagreement, so it is not a big deal. So, I am not aware of any division in Ekiti APC.
“We had our congresses, it went well and everyone participated. The party has also put in place a level playing field for everyone who might be interested in contesting to come and pick forms. So, there is no faction in APC in Ekiti State. We are one,” he insisted.
He equally reacted to the controversial direct or indirect mode of primary, he said: “Whatever the party brings up, we are ready for that. It is not in our place to choose for the party. We are members of the party, we will follow whatever the party chooses.”
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