Tinubu, Akande endorse Fayemi for second term

[Mirror]

National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the party's National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, yesterday passed vote of confidence in the administration of Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and consequently gave him the nod to seek re-election.

The chieftains, who claimed that Fayemi had been performing since the inception of his administration, said it was not wise changing a winning team.

They, however, urged the governor to reconcile all aggrieved members of the party in the state.

Tinubu, Akande and other leaders of the party spoke at a meeting with the Ekiti State ACN chieftains in Ado-Ekiti.

Tinubu said: "This is not the official endorsement, we are coming for official endorsement of Governor Kayode Fayemi soon. I have heard a lot of people saying I am the sponsor, the endorser and financier of House of Representatives member, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele, but I am here now to clarify issues to all our members".

It will be recalled that Bamidele, also an ACN chieftain, is being rumoured to be eyeing the governorship position, but yet to publicly declare his intention.

Tinubu, who was said to have particularly urged Bamidele to drop his governorship ambition, appealed to Fayemi to settle all the differences and bickering within the party.

He also asked Fayemi to apply wisdom in handling the matter.

Tinubu said: "I have seen politicians playing sycophancy just to get what they wanted. But, as a leader, you have to be very smart to be able to know sincere advice from mere sycophancy."

Addressing journalists after the meeting, Tinubu, who said he was in Ekiti State for a family affair, added the All Progressive Congress (APC) had come to produce the change which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had not been able to effect in the country in the last 14 years.

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[Folami David]

I think he has done so well in Ekiti State so far so let's just hope he continues that way and not change all of a sudden.