Hundred of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Katsina State led by it Chairman, Hon. Salisu Majigiri on Thursday defy rainfall to stage a solidarity protest over alleged manhandling of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and his supporters ahead of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state.

The campaign for Saturday’s  governorship elections in Ekiti State took a dramatic turn yesterday as security operatives who blocked the entrance to Government House, Ado-Ekiti, also fired tear-gas at the governor and his supporters.

Tension is brewing in Ekiti presently as palpable fear and anger have enveloped the people after governor of the state was allegedly beaten, tear gassed and dragged on the floor by security men who had occupied the gates of the governor’s office since Tuesday when President Mohammadu Buhari came to the state for mega rally of the All Progressive Congress.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has been reported to have escaped plot to assassinate him .

The Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has said that there is heavy shooting now going on in front of Ekiti Govt house.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday advised Ekiti voters not to be further insulted by the Stomach Infrastructure agenda of Governor Ayodele Fayose administration as he urged them to take their fate in their hands by voting his All Progressives Congress (APC), this Saturday.

Governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday berated the Federal Government over the blockade of all roads leading to the Government House by security men. The security men prevented vehicles from going in and out of the Government House while the APC rally attended by President Muhammadu Buhari lasted.

The Deputy Director General of the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Council, Hon. Bamidele Faparusi, has said the crowd that attended the Peoples Democratic Party mega rally in Ado-Ekiti last week Thursday was not a true reflection of the popularity of the party and Governor Ayo Fayose in Ekiti.

Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku and the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Chief Uche Secondus on Thursday, described the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti,   as a litmus test for the rescue mission the party is initiating for the entire country in 2019. 

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that pressure was mounted on him by chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to trade away the ticket given to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Professor Kolapo Olusola and support Dr Kayode Fayemi of the APC in the July 14 governorship poll in the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) has rebuffed allegations by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State that the commission has conspired with some others to rig the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State describing the assertions as untrue and baseless.

The Deputy Director General, Kayode Fayemi Campaign Council, Bamidele Faparusi, has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of making surreptitious moves to   procure a N5 billion loan to fund the  July 14, governorship election.

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has again raised the alarm that the flag bearer of All Progressive Congress (APC), John Kayode Fayemi has hired four top officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the headquarters in Abuja, to manipulate the July 14 poll to favour the APC.

GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has accused the Federal Government of deliberately delaying allocations to states in the federation because of the July 14 poll in Ekiti, with a view to instigating workers in the state against his government.

The business of electing rests with the people of Ekiti and I believe they are intelligent people who can compare what the situation was when we left office and the way it is now and what the future holds for our children and people