Ekiti South must produce the next Governor - Adeyeye

Afenifere Chieftain and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State has described as non-negotiable, the desire of the Southern Senatorial District of the State to produce the next governor.

Adeyeye, who made this known while addressing PDP leaders and members in Ikere, Emure and Ise/Orun Local Government Areas of Ekiti State today, added that; "We are not saying if we go into free and fair contest, we won't defeat those aspirants from other zones, but fair is fair and equity and fairness demand that the Southern Senatorial District that has not produced governor since Ekiti State was created should be allowed to produce the next governor.

The governorship aspirant had as part of his sensitization tour visited Efon, Ekiti West, Ijero, Gbonyin, Ekiti East Local Councils and he visited Ikere, Emure and Ise/Orun Local Councils today.

While addressing a mamoth crowd of party members in Emure-Ekiti, the headquarters of Emure Local Government, Adeyeye said; "any PDP member that is saying there won’t be zoning of the Ekiti State governorship election is either ignorant of the party’s Constitution or is just being mischievous because of his or her selfish personal ambition.

He said the founding fathers of the PDP knew what they were doing when they enshrined in Chapter 1:7 Sub Section 3c of the party’s Constitution, that: "the party shall pursue its aims and objectives by adhering to the policy of rotation and zoning of party and public elective offices in pursuance of principle of equity, justice and fairness.

"Therefore, I am saying it categorically here that it is the turn of the South and I, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye will by the grace of God, fly the flag of our great party next year and send the present occupants of the State Government House back to Ghana where they came from."

Also speaking in Ikere-Ekiti, immediate past State Secretary of the party, Hon. Gboyega Akinola said; "the Central senatorial district already had eight years (1999-2007). By 2014, the North would have completed eight years and it will be natural that the next governor comes from the South."

He said nobody from the Southern Senatorial District would support any aspirant from other zones, saying; "We have competent sons and daughters in the South who can be governor of Ekiti and we won't throw this opportunity away because if we do, our children will not forgive us."

Other PDP leaders who spoke in the same vain were 80 year old former Secretary to the State Government, Chief Afolabi Ojuawo, former Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Taiwo Olatunbosun, Chief Kingsley Omodara, among others.

The tour continues tomorrow with the governorship aspirant visit to Moba and Ido-Osi Local Government areas.