Adebayo Adenrele
An erstwhile Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has taken a swipe at the former governor in the state, Ayodele Fayose, accusing him of destroying Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti.
Olujimi noted that Fayose’s style of leadership alienated key stakeholders and sparked internal crises that weakened the party’s structure and performance in elections.
She alleged that efforts by party loyalists to reconcile and rebuild the PDP in Ekiti were repeatedly undermined by Fayose’s “high-handedness and divisive politics,” making unity within the party nearly impossible.
Olujimi, who earlier decamped from PDP to All Progressive Congress (APC), added that the PDP’s failure to conduct transparent internal processes further contributed to the defection of loyal members and the erosion of public confidence in the party.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Olujimi also dismissed the possibility of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi mounting a serious challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Her words, “The rhetoric of the last election will not work again, except he (Obi) comes with another gimmick. And you see, this (Tinubu) is a politician, a man who knows the terrain well.
“Ayo Fayose killed the PDP in Ekiti. He alienated those who built the party, imposed candidates against popular will, and created factions that led to our repeated failures at the polls.
“The PDP had a real opportunity to remain strong in Ekiti, but the selfish ambitions of one individual destroyed that chance”.
NEWSTODAYNG recalled that Fayose, during the statewide endorsement for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji, also took a swipe at decampees (Olujimi inclusive), warning them against disrespecting leaders of APC, which might make them irrelevant within the party.
