By Emmanuel Aziken

Mr. Yinka Oyebode, official spokesman of Governor Kayode Fayemi has debunked assertions that majority of the governor’s cabinet was secretly backing the Labour Party candidate, Opeyemi Bamidele.

Oyebode who spoke at a campaign forum in Ido-Ile Ekiti also pooh-poohed claims by the PDP candidate, Ayo Fayose that he influenced the first term election of Governor Fayemi.
Bamidele, a one time a pal of the governor, had recently claimed that a majority of Governor Fayemi’s cabinet was backing his bid against their boss.

Debunking the claim, Oyebode described the allegation as not only puerile but also illogical.
“How can you have majority of the exco members on your side and they are ashamed to identify with you publicly? That is a badly concocted lie, quite idiotic,” Oyebode replied.

Successful election
The fact is that Fayose was still in self –exile while Dr Fayemi contested the April 2007 governorship election which he won but was denied. It was the successful challenge of the outcome of the 2007 election at the tribunal and Appeal Court that led to the re-run election of April 2009.

“You will recall that a good number of former governors also supported Fayemi in the general and rerun elections, so for Fayose to claim that he made Fayemi governor is ridiculous and is nothing but an attempt to identify with a success story by any means possible.