FAYOSE Relieved Of His PDP Duties…. New Leader Speaks

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has been removed as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the State.

It was learnt that at a stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state on Saturday, Fayose was removed as the leader of the party in the state while Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, was confirmed as PDP’s new leader in Ekiti State and Southwest region.

Olujimi is the party’s highest ranking political office holder in the southwest geo-political zone.

Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Senator Olujimi explained that Fayose was excluded from the meeting owing to the fact that he had just been released from detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged financial fraud.

“We knew what he might have passed through by staying in detention and we know it might not be easy for him to attend this meeting, so there is no faction at all in our party. My being appointed the Leader does not mean there is crisis.

“The very day he left office was the day he was summoned by EFCC and we knew the rigor he had passed through. We are going to work together, I mean with former Governor Fayose. What we are doing is that we don’t want to allow his exit from office to mean the end of PDP in Ekiti. So, let me assure our supporters that we are on the same page with former Governor Fayose and other stakeholders. We are not factionalised and we shall work hard and ensure we win in next year’s election,” she said.