While former Governor Adebayo is clearly pushing for his party man, Fayemi, the inclinations of former Governor Segun Oni remains in the realm of speculation.

Engr. Oni’s inclinations nonetheless, local government chairmen who served under his administration, yesterday came out to throw support for the PDP candidate, Ayo Fayose.

Led by Chief Obafemi Falayi, the former council chairmen said that their motive for pledging their support was for the PDP to win, stressing that their prayer was for the best candidate to win to push out the Fayemi Administration.

A press statement issued by Fayose’s spokesman, Mr Idowu Adelusi quoted the former council chairmen as describing the PDP candidate as the best thing that has happened to the Ekiti PDP.
They therefore promised to work for the victory of the PDP candidate in the forthcoming election.

Responding, Mr Fayose welcomed the former council officials and promised to conduct local government election as soon as he becomes the governor. Fayose told them that he was not out to discriminate against anybody, saying PDP in Ekiti State was one and the leaders were more united.

He appealed  to the followers to be mindful of their actions and inactions that can divide the party, stressing           “ Adeyeye, Olubolade, Omoyeni and other leaders are with me to win this state for the PDP.
” When I was governor then, I tried to be impartial in handling party matters. I will not pay evil with evil but pay evil with good. I want the PDP to be strong like the way I left it.”