Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has hit hard on his former Deputy, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka after the latter accused him of endorsing another candidate for the same position he (the former deputy governor) is vying for.
In a letter to the PDP National Chairman personally signed, the former Deputy Governor had claimed that he entered the campaign because of pressure from former State Governor Ayodele Fayose.
He claims that Fayose, who pushed him into the campaign, has since decided to support another contender for the same position.
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“It is expedient to note, however, that the senatorial ambition was the making of former Governor Ayodele Fayose.
“To my great surprise, Mr Ayodele Fayose, who openly endorsed my candidacy for Senate in my town, discretely aided another person from the same constituency to pick the same senatorial form.
“I’ve consulted widely and have decided not to dwell where there is no sincerity of purpose but an arrogant display of deception and hence, pulled out from the contest,” the letter read in part.
Reacting, Fayose stated in a letter forwarded to the former deputy governor and the PDP NWC that he never wanted to join issues with Eleka.
Read the letter below;
“Have you forgotten that you were in the classroom when I brought you to be my deputy in 2014 without being part of my emergence as PDP candidate? This is aside the fact that you were unknown to anyone in the party then.
“Then, I was not deceitful and arrogant, but the best if I may quote you rightly.
“Recall it was condition precedent that we will leave office together in 2018.
“Rather than leaving with you, I endorsed you as PDP Governorship candidate and by the grace of God, you emerged the candidate against all odds and interests.
“I became the enemy of those who were opposed to your emergence as candidate without being tagged as deceitful and arrogant.
“I have become a man you openly disparage, forgetting that everyday is not Christmas. However, I consider this as prize for leadership. Nonetheless, all necessary lessons learnt.
“Interestingly, the public you intend to get their sympathy against me are no fools. They certainly have a sense of history.
“Eleka, as I always call you, I think it is time you do a soul searching and ask yourself what went wrong,” Fayose wrote.
