ADVERTISEM PDP asks Fayose to ignore APC criticisms

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has advised Governor Ayodele Fayose to ignore criticisms by the All Progressives Congress and focus on his developmental projects because they (APC) have nothing to offer.

The party commended the governor for his achievements “in the face of a war” against him by the opposition party in the state.

A statement by the Ekiti State PDP Chairman, Chief Idowu Faleye, on Wednesday, listed the ongoing construction work at Aduni Olayinka Centre in Ado Ekiti and the road construction from Irewumi-Iworoko road through Olorunsogo to the Trade Fair area as part of the achievements.

The statement read, “It could only take a courageous man to still have time to think about development of his state with the kind of war that was waged against the governor by the former APC lawmakers.

“We commend the governor for his astuteness, bold steps and love of the people of Ekiti State despite the confrontations by the fifth columnists and their agents of retardation as being represented by the opposition APC in the state.

“What we are saying is that the governor should not bother himself with the antics of the APC because they don’t have any good thing to offer the state except creating chaos where there is none as they did in government in the past.”

Meanwhile, the APC has slammed Fayose over his comment that the N2.1bn accruable to Ekiti State from the N413.7bn dividend and tax paid by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to the Federal Government was not a bailout to the state.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the state Publicity Secretary of the APC, Taiwo Olatubosun, described the position of the governor as “ingratitude taken too far.”

The statement said, “This is an irresponsible statement coming from a governor over which his colleague governors, labour unions and all well meaning Nigerians were full of gratitude to the President for the bailout. Fayose, as usual, is up to one of his antics whenever money is involved.

“His statement that Ekiti wage bill is N2.6bn has given him away as a liar who wants to shortchange Ekiti people again. For the avoidance of doubt, the wage bill of Ekiti State workers is N1.6bn and if we include subventions to higher institutions, pensions and political appointees’ salaries which is N600m, everything amounts to N2.2bn. We wonder where Fayose got the figure of N2.6bn.”