Outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose’s plan to instal his deputy, Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka as his successor may have been dealt a big blow as several key members of his party switched support to the All Progressives Congress.

President Muhammadu Buhari received the defectors today at the grand finale of the governorship campaign of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the All Progressives Congress, APC gubernatorial candidate in Saturday’s election. The mega rally took place at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado Ekiti.
The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the two federal lawmakers were among the defectors, along with the chief whip of the state house of assembly. There were indications dropped by the new APC faithful, that many assembly members may also be getting ready to abandon the PDP, ahead of the crucial 14 July election.

Among the defectors was Sen. Fatimat Raji Rasaki, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District. She is the wife of a former military governor of Lagos. Mr. Olamide Oni, House of Representatives representing Efon/Ijero/Ekiti West Federal Constituency also dumped PDP.

Senator Rasaki represents the largest constituency in the state, the same area where Fayemi picked his running mate, an old political war-horse Chief Bisi Egbeyemi.

Political pundits said if the Ekiti central senatorial constituency vote for Fayemi, the election will be lost by the PDP candidate, Olusola Eleka.

The switching of allegiances by the PDP legislators was one of the highlights of the today’s rally and it was seen as a big deal as the APC national leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, telling Senator Rasaki repeatedly: ‘God Bless You’, ‘God Bless you’, when they met before President Buhari arrived.

The Chief Whip of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Sunday Akinniyi and the Commissioner for Justice and attorney-general under Fayose administration, Mr. Owoseni Ajayi also switched allegiances to APC at the event.

Ajayi was also Fayose’s attorney-general in his truncated first term, 2003-2006.

NAN reports that the National Chairman of APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomole, was also on hand to receive the defectors. He assured them of equal treatment in the party.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Senator Rasaki, said they had to dump the PDP because of the selfishness of Governor Fayose in the state.

According to her, the PDP in the state has been monopolised by a single individual, who would not allow justice and fairplay in the day-to day running of the affairs of the party.

Former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye was the first to jump out of the Fayose PDP boat, after a controversial primary election, the outcome of which the lawyer-journalist said was predetermined in favour of Kolapo Olusola-Eleka.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/fayose-loses-senator-rasaki-rep-member-chief-whip-to-apc/

Make I pack here to eat popcorn!

E don happen



This time 16-0will tilt in favour of APC

Who is this Sinator Rasaki? Anyone ever heard of her?

What bill has she sponsored in the last 3yrs, anybody knows?

Take home point
if ekiti central goes to apc, pdp loses

Lagosfinder:
Take home point

if ekiti central goes to apc, pdp loses

How do you mean? But members of National Union Of Road transport and okada Riders are with oshokomo now?

This is the beginning...

Fayose is merely holding on to the weak End of the rope.

Where is Temitemi in all these? Come and defend your mentor na...

Senator Rasaki represents the largest constituency in the state, the same area where Fayemi picked his running mate, an old political war-horse Chief Bisi Egbeyemi.
Political pundits said if the Ekiti central senatorial constituency vote for Fayemi, the election will be lost by the PDP candidate, Olusola Eleka.



Matters arising....
May the best candidate win

Lagosfinder:
Take home point

if ekiti central goes to apc, pdp loses

So, d Rasaki abi Ransack(i) woman= Ekiti central

This is so serious ! PDP is no more the favorite.
Now the election is 50/50

It makes no difference in the pool

NgeneUkwenu:


How do you mean? But members of National Union Of Road transport and okada Riders are with oshokomo now?

You are right. But the truth is that they only drink beer at the government house. A lot of them do not have voter's card

great permutations from APC

doesn't matter...the terrorist party won't be allowed an inch.

Oshobaba's sagacity visible here

I broke this news earlier today

Butterflyleo: 2:08pm
Just got report that SENATOR FATIMAH RAJI RASAKI officially decamped to APC yesterday at WARD 7 OKE ILLA ADO EKITI and declared that PDP is dead in Ekiti

Fayose is a gonner.

That was on the thread about the APC mega rally

Omeokachie:
Who is this Sinator Rasaki? Anyone ever heard of her?

What bill has she sponsored in the last 3yrs, anybody knows?

She and David Mark na figureheads for senate

Op

NgeneUkwenu:


How do you mean? But members of National Union Of Road transport and okada Riders are with oshokomo now?

lol.... hopefully we see the end of this man and his stomach infrastructure doctrine this weekend.

Bookmark this post. If APC wins, I will share N500 credit to all NLanders

What if she is a mole...

D

Yeye senator and her useless aboki will be put to shame on Saturday. Right now,APC Federal Government cannot pay June salary to its workers

I’m sure majority of those NURTW Members in the Government House are hiding from the security agencies... Most of them will not even come out to vote... Now PDP cant write the result... Thebest rigger is going to win the day... and please nobody should come tell me that Ekiti is PDP

DonFreshmoney:
Bookmark this post. If APC wins, I will share N500 credit to all NLanders

hope u will keep to ur words?

Bombshell!
E done happen!

adomuwiner:
Yeye senator and her useless aboki will be put to shame on Saturday. Right now,APC Federal Government cannot pay June salary to its workers

And your Hero Fayose is owing 8 Months salary after receiving Allocation and Bailouts

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