Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described yesterday’s rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti as a charade and yet another mockery on the party and its rejected governorship candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi.
The party said the refusal of Ekiti people to attend the rally, leading to APC’s resort to renting crowd from neighbouring states, clearly demonstrates their resolve to have nothing to do with the APC.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, yesterday, the party also alleged that the rented crowd refused to respond to the APC slogan or brandish their brooms, for which Governor Abdulaziz Yari, of Zamfara state openly nagged them for “sleeping” at the rally.
“In a highly embarrassing effort to spur the rented crowd, Kogi state governor Yayaha Bello, from whose state a substantial part of the crowd was rented, had to recourse to his native Ebira language in addressing the rally.
“Moreover, President Muhammadu Buhari’s attendance worsened the woes of the APC and its candidate, as the President could not boast of any federal project in the state but sought to beguile the people with his usual list of empty promises in his prepared hollow speech.
“Nigerians are therefore at a loss as regards what governors who have failed their respective states had to tell the people of Ekiti State where PDP had made life better.
“We are however not surprised at the remarks by the Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige, who, in sub-conscious sincerity, advised the people of Ekiti state to reject the APC candidate and endorsed the PDP-led administration of Governor Ayo Fayose.
The PDP, therefore charged “President Buhari to use the visit to learn the art of governance from Governor Fayose instead of his proclivities for divisiveness, harsh economic policies and de-marketing of our nation in the international arena.
“Mr. President should go round the state and see for himself, the numerous landmark projects executed by the Fayose-led PDP government, after which he should appropriately advise, his party members on their futility of contesting the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti.
