A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, has described as false, claims that the State Executive Council of the party was pushing for consensus candidate because some contenders were afraid of primaries.
Adeyeye, who has endorsed the consensus option alongside virtually all aspirants, spoke against the accusation by a contender that those who supported the idea were afraid of primaries.
The aspirant said he had done enough work to guarantee his victory "if primary election is held".
He said: "As far as I am concerned, I am not afraid of primary election and no aspirant has expressed fear over primary election."
In a statement by the Director General of Prince Adedayo Adeyeye Movement, PAAM, Hon. Bisi Kolawole, the governorship aspirant said: "It smacks of high level of indiscipline for any aspirant to be kicking against a position (consensus) openly canvassed by President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the leader of the party.
"It is also wrong for members of the PDP to have sponsored the kind of attack that was made on members of the State Exco of the party and anyone will believe that those who carried out such barbaric act should not be sanctioned.
"The major problem of the PDP is indiscipline and if we must continue to make progress as a party, there must be discipline."
Meanwhile, a pressure group in the party, the Ekiti PDP Redeemers Forum, EPRF, has adopted Senator Bode Olowoporoku as its preferred aspirant for the 2014 governorship election.
EPRF President, Hon. Wole Adedara, and Secretary, Comrade Faleye Idowu, hinged the former National Assembly member's choice on his contributions to the creation of the state and its growth.
National Mirror