{"id":352025,"date":"2025-01-11T10:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=352025"},"modified":"2025-01-11T10:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:14:19","slug":"fayose-joins-ekiti-governorship-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/11\/fayose-joins-ekiti-governorship-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Fayose joins Ekiti governorship race"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Pledges to run an inclusive government if elected<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has declared his intention to run for the state\u2019s governorship.<\/p>\n<p>Fayose disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that his decision to join the race was driven by his commitment to revitalising Ekiti State and steering it back towards growth and development.<\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cI am in the race to dislodge the Oyebanji-led government, and eventually, if I win, I will run an inclusive government that would steer Ekiti in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PDP governorship aspirant reaffirmed his ambition following a recent meeting between ex-Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/14\/fayose-pdp-haunted-by-election-loss-peter-obi-now-voice-of-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ayodele Fayose<\/a> and President Bola Tinubu in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, the former governor reportedly pledged support for the incumbent\u2019s reelection, a move party members in Ekiti have criticized as anti-party.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, the aspirant stated that the Lagos meeting would not affect his ambition.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI read about the meeting in the newspapers like any other person and I wish to state that the meeting has nothing to do with my aspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting will not in any way impact my aspiration because the former governor, being my elder brother, is only exercising his Democratic rights of freedom of choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis choice and preferences will not and cannot in any way impact negatively on my bid as we are separate entities pursuing different goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fayose also urged his supporters in the state to remain steadfast and resolute in their quest for positive change in Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo my brother is on his own and it\u2019s left for the leadership of our great party to ascertain his political allegiance either to our PDP or APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am, however, using the opportunity provided by this platform to urge our teeming supporters to remain firm and resolute and not to be distracted in any way to cause the needed change in our state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pledges to run an inclusive government if elected A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has declared his intention to run for the state\u2019s governorship. 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