Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) Governors' Forum and governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose
said Thursday he would contest the office of president in the 2019 general
elections.
Declaring his intention at
Chelsea Hotel in Abuja, the governor said he remained the best person to defeat
the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls.
He said that he had the
strength, knowledge and mental capacity to
hit the ground running if given the mandate. "They said they zoned the
ticket to the north, I challenge our brothers from the north for a contest in
the field," he said. The governor argued that in
1999 and 2003, the likes of late Alhaji Abubakar Rimi and Chief Barnabas Gemade
contested the ticket from the north even though it was zoned to the south.
"Also in 2007, some party
members from the south did not only declare their intention to contest, they
also showed interest and obtained nomination forms. Those from the south were; Chief Victor Attah, Dr. Peter Odili, Dr. Sam Egwu, Dr.
Donald Duke, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, Owelle Rochas Okorocha among others.
"Like they lied to
win election, the APC government of President Buhari has been deceitful for
over two years and an end must come to this deceptive government by 2019.
"Twice, I defeated
incumbents to become governor of Ekiti State and I am confident that with your
support as my party leaders and supporters , I will defeat the incumbent
President Muhammadu Buhari, in a free and fair election," he said.
The governor said he had
already been destined by God to take Nigeria out of the present political and
economic quagmire. Speaking at the event, a
former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode said Fayose was the right
person Nigeria needed as president in 2019.
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