Ekiti APC Crisis Deepens As Ojudu, Tinubu’s In-Law, Others Suspend Gov Fayemi For Role In Obaseki’s Re-Election

The crisis rocking the Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has become messier as some of the suspended leaders of the party have also announced the suspension of Governor Kayode Fayemi from the party.

Reacting to their suspension on Friday, the State Executive Committee of the party in the state also suspended the governor.

A Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu; a former House of Representatives member, Oyetinde Ojo, who is an in-law to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and nine others were suspended on Thursday.

However, Ojudu and some others claimed that Fayemi was suspended for alleged anti-party activities. They said the governor supported the PDP candidate in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki against the APC candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, during the just concluded poll. They also said Fayemi supported Governor Seyi Makinde of PDP against Bayo Adelabu of APC during the 2019 governorship poll in Oyo State.

The suspension which was announced in a statement was tweeted by Ojudu on his Twitter handle on Friday morning.

Those who signed the statement under the aegis of Ekiti APC Executive Committee are: Ojudu; Senator Tony Adeniyi: Senator Dayo Adeyeye;
Robinson Ajiboye; Oyetunde Ojo; Bimbo Daramola; Adewale Omirin and Femi Adeleye.

The statement read, “We as loyal members of our party and members of the State Executive Committee met to rescue our party from continued denigration and abuse, and resolved thus:

“That Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State is hereby suspended from the party in view of his numerous anti-party activities especially his role in the recent concluded governorship election in Edo State which is contrary to the provisions of Article 21 (A) (ii) of the APC Constitution.

” For five days prior to the Edo elections Gov Fayemi hosted PDP big wig Mr Femi Fani- Kayode in the government house in Ado Ekiti in the run up to the Edo elections. It was here they perfected the coup against our party in Edo State. This is same Fani-Kayode who daily abuses President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the APC as a party as well a vital section of our country. We have evidence of that meeting.Fani-Kayode specifically said he has gone on his tour as part of an effort between him and Fayemi to build a cross-party alliance few hours after leaving Ekiti.

” We also have evidence of celebration by his aides in Ekiti government house and on social media.

“We also recall his role in the governorship election in Oyo State where he supported the PDP candidate to defeat the APC candidate. A second tranche of money he sent to Gov Makinde in the election was intercepted by soldiers. The courier Mr Ayo Adegbite, his Chief Protocol Officer was arrested and he immediately disowned and announced his sack. Mr Adegbite remains his aide till date.

“We also recall the support he provided a PDP candidate who challenged an APC Senator Prince Dayo Adeyeye in the tribunal. He moved the judges to Kaduna to deliver judgement when he knew what he planned against his party was unpopular in Ekiti.

“We have more to tell on this betrayal and traitorous act of his APC Senator is out of the Senate today and PDP is in. The relationship between Fayemi and Senator Olujimi of PDP , the beneficiary of his treachery is known to all in Ekiti State. We also recall his resort to court when majority of party members nominated late Senator Abiola Ajimobi for Deputy National Chairman of the party. He fought Ajimobi till death.”

They said they would begin the process of rebuilding the party in order to reposition it and make it stronger and more united.