By Rotimi Ojomoyela

Ado-Ekiti—Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has expressed confidence that his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, will emerge as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the eventual winner of the 2018 governorship election in the state because the project is a divine one.

Fayose

Fayose made the statement in Ado-Ekiti, yesterday,  during a thanksgiving service held by Olusola-Eleka to mark his endorsement by various PDP stakeholders in the state for the election.

A statement from the Office of the Chief Press Secretary to the governor,  quoted Fayose as saying that people who can discern spiritual things would see that the emergence of Olusola-Eleka was divine and no project embarked upon by God fails.

“In the first instance, the emergence of Olusola-Eleka as my deputy was divine. He never lobbied to be one. He was just a lecturer in the university enjoying what he was doing. I proposed to have his father that I knew to be a politician as my deputy, but he emerged in a divine manner.

“ We all say we are God’s people and I have earlier said I was relying on God to choose a successor for me and He has done that. I know it is a divine project and those who are doubting should wait and see what the end will be. Power comes from God and He gives willingly.

“Some say I am promoting my deputy, am not, but I am only doing the will of God. When we do His will there is no need to fear. We are going to that promised land. This is God’s project and it won’t fail,” he said.

On the conspiracy by some aspirants against Fayose and his deputy, the governor said such would fail woefully.

He added that he learnt that some were planning to strategize against him, noting that he could even allow them to hold such meetings at the Government House because he was sure God would throw a political bomb in their midst that would scatter them.

Fayose urged aspirants still feeling aggrieved to calm down, saying there was no way all of them would be given a ticket meant for only one person.

He, however, urged Olusola-Eleka to be prayerful and be wary of sycophants.

Speaking after the service, Olusola-Eleka appealed for cooperation and support from party members and leaders, saying he was ready to work with everybody.