Fayemi Court's Victory: PDP Can't Rule Ekiti through the Backdoor, Says Faparusi

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti

Following victory recorded at the Appellate Court by Governor Kayode Fayemi, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former federal Lawmaker, Hon Bamidele Faparusi , has told the opposition and petitioner, Prof Kolapo Olusola to accept that he actually lost the July 14, 2018 governorship poll.

Faparusi said the Election petition Tribunal and appeal court's verdicts must have convinced the Peoples Democratic party's candidate that he lost the poll owing to people's disagreement with ex-governor Ayodele Fayose's leadership style.

The former House of Representatives member, warned that Olusola and PDP would further sink into the abyss of political oblivion , if they proceed on appeal to the supreme court to challenge Fayemi's victory in spite of the clear evidence that the governor won through free and fair means.

He said it would be an herculean task for the PDP to take over Ekiti through any judicial coup, since the voters vividly expressed preferences for Fayemi and APC in the keenly contested poll.

Speaking in Ado Ekiti on Sunday on the Thursday appeal court's verdict that upheld Fayemi's victory, Faparusi said reality must have dawned on the PDP that it has no respite to get through judicial quarters.

He said : "It is high time Prof. Olusola and PDP accepted the reality of defeat and join hands with Fayemi to rebuild Ekiti.

"After two judicial defeats, the most honorable thing they should do is to call Fayemi and congratulate him.

" With these verdicts, it was obvious that PDP lost the 2018 Ekiti Governorship election fair and square and due to arrogance of power and gross abuse of office.

"The APC despite being the ruling party at the centre narrowly won with a total votes of 19,000, which signposted that the INEC and security were unbiased and fair to all sides.

,"The Petitioner should have known by now that the scenario that played out then was that, the poll was between Prof Olusola's godfather, Fayose and the people , who were already disillusioned with his demeaning theatrics , arrogance and incompetence .

"It marveled the people that Prof Olusola and his backers expected PDP to triumph under that illusive circumstance when Fayose had either expelled or suppressed those who could muster votes for the party in the keenly contested election. That was nothing but self delusion.

" Prof Olusola is an academic with honour and integrity, I expect him to align with the reality and stop wasting his resources on litigation with no prognosis but intended to distract the government and deny Ekiti people of good governance".