Seven governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have withdrawn from the party’s primary election in Ekiti State.
A statement revealed today that Senator Dayo Adeyeye, Kayode Ojo Demola Popoola, Femi Bamisile, Bamidele Faparusi, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, and Afolabi Oluwasola, all decided to back down from the primaries as aspirants.
They alleged that the primary election committee was engaged in manipulating the process, towards favouring former Secretary to the State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, as the Ekiti APC governorship candidate, who they claimed is a preferred candidate of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
This followed as some members of the party protested at the entrance of the state secretariat, earlier today, against the process of the governorship primary election scheduled to take place.
The statement read in part, “The seven aspirants herein received with rude shock and dismay the purported list of local government election committee and ward election committee made up solely by party members and political appointees that had before now openly endorsed the candidacy of Biodun Oyebanji the immediate past secretary to the state government.
“It is on record that the government of Governor Kayode Fayemi has given its unwavering support to the candidacy of Biodun Oyebanji, it is common knowledge that the Governor and most appointees of the governor are openly rooting for and supporting Biodun Oyebanji’s aspiration to become the flag bearer of our great party.
They further requested that names of those to constitute the local government election committee and ward election committee, be reviewed and replaced with more trustworthy people who will ensure the enforcement of democratic means in the electoral process.
