The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Kayode Fayemi will suffer worse defeat in the upcoming governorship election than the results recorded four years ago.
While appreciating the APC for producing Fayemi as its candidate, the governor described the former as the candidate Ekiti people “love to vote against at all times”.
On Saturday, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Fayemi, emerged the APC’s flag bearer in the July 14 poll with 941 votes, beating other aspirants including Segun Oni who secured 481 votes.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in the state had earlier produced Fayose’s deputy, Kolapo Olusola, as the candidate in the election.
Reacting to Fayemi’s emergence via his Twitter handle, Fayose said the former Ekiti governor should expect a defeat worse than the one he suffered in 2014.
He wrote: “I thank the APC for giving Ekiti people a candidate they love to vote against at all times.
“Fayemi should not celebrate this pyrrhic victory yet because it is nothing but a flame that will be quenched on July 14. He should expect to suffer worse defeat compared to that of 2014.”
Fayose defeated Fayemi, then an incumbent, in the 2014 governorship election.
“I thank the APC for giving Ekiti people a candidate they love to vote against at all times. Fayemi should not celebrate this Pyrrhic victory yet because it is nothing but a flame that will be quenched on July 14. He should expect to suffer worse defeat compared to that of 2014.”
Fayemi had earlier said he is not on a vengeance mission but to rescue Ekiti people from the “critical” situation they are in.
