THE deputy governor of Ekiti State, Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka has said that he was proud to be the anointed candidate of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose for the gubernatorial contest.
Eleka speaking after the submission of his nomination form on Friday said that he was in the race based on his personal conviction to further better the lot of Ekiti people by consolidating on the dividends of democracy provided by the Fayose administration and that he did not see anything wrong in being supported by the state governor who had personal right of supporting whoever he likes.
According to him, “to be anointed is not a new thing. God himself anointed Jesus Christ for a purpose. Every one of us has a destiny to fulfill and it is going to be through certain means and persons
“Governor Fayose has the right to pick interest in someone and I don’t think he should be crucified for that. I have been under his tutelage for over two years now, I have acquired a lot of experience from him. He is my leader, my mentor and my benefactor.”
On the allegation that Fayose had been using both state and party apparatus to intimidate other aspirants and their supporters to con script support for him, Eleka said he was not aware that anybody was being intimidated for his sake.
He said that by virtue of his upbringing, belief and academic exposure, he would never subscribe to illegality and would not be party to a rancorous primary but subject himself to a free, fair and transparent primary.
According to him, “If I don’t win the primaries, I will support whoever wins, all the aspirants have made commitment in the nomination form to play by the rule of the game and put the interest of the party above our personal interests”.
With his experience in government, he said that he would expand the economic base of the agrarian and civil service state if he wins the governorship election on July 14, 2018.
He said the infrastructural development being put in place by the Fayose administration had already set the tone for industrialisation of the state, adding that this would boost development of cottage industries and agriculture in the state.
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