The Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Thursday in Abuja, said that the concession of incumbent governor Kayode Fayemi to defeat was a propaganda stunt aimed at eliciting public sympathy.<\/p>\n
Fayose told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that although Fayemi at the weekend conceded publicly and congratulated him, the governor had not picked calls from him since then.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor said I am conceding to defeat. Let me be realistic with you, there is a difference between propaganda and reality.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been calling the governor since after our meeting but he hasn\u2019t picked the call.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you read all papers now, he said I will create local governments before I go; how do you reconcile these things?<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not a propagandist, I am a realist. The governor says he will do employment before he leaves that means you want to create problem for the incoming government.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I see that concession, as good as it may be, we must all be realistic about it, we must not deceive the Nigerian populace.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir party said we are still studying the ink used by INEC; it is the governor that conceded not our party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Fayose recalled that in 2003, his predecessor, Mr Niyi Adebayo, also conceded defeat but went ahead to conduct a mass recruitment though he had only six months remaining in his tenure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI respect the governor; he is our leader, up until the 15th of October, he remains our leader but I want to appeal to APC not to play propaganda with sensitive issues like this.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the governor says I am not going, his party too must make pronouncements otherwise I do not mind them going to court.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe court will ask you: \u201cit is usually the incumbent that rigs, why would somebody who is not an incumbent now rig and defeat you in your ward\u201d?<\/p>\n
He said that none of the APC Senators or House of Representative members, including former governor, Mr Segun Oni, won in their polling booths, not even former Governor Segun Oni.<\/p>\n
Fayose, however, commended the incumbent governor for the bold step taken in conceding defeat, though it was meant to induce public sympathy.<\/p>\n
He said though he would run an inclusive government he would only work with those who were willing to work with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith due respect, I know APC more than you, I will not shoot myself in the leg before I start so I will rather let us leave it as it is.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is our government but we will make sure they have their say; minority will have their say, majority will have their way. We will make sure that there is an environment for them to operate as credible opposition to government.\u201d (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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