The party’s caretaker committee chairman, Dare Adeleke,
announced the decision during a submission to the Chief Tom Ikimi-led PDP
disciplinary committee.
The recommendation comes as the party accused Fayose of engaging in anti-party
activities, particularly for his public endorsement of Governor Biodun
Oyebanji’s second-term bid.
Despite being a member of the PDP, Fayose openly declared his support for
Oyebanji, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during a
recent interview.
At the inauguration of the Dehead/Faglo Road and electrification project in Ado
Ekiti, Fayose reiterated his support for Oyebanji’s re-election, further
straining relations within the PDP.
In response to the recommendation for his expulsion, Fayose expressed
indifference, stating that Adeleke does not possess the authority to recommend
his expulsion.
Speaking through his aide, Lere Olayinka, Fayose dismissed the actions of the
caretaker committee chairman as inconsequential.
He said, “We will soon know between him (Adeleke) and Fayose who owns the
politics of Ekiti. He will be the one that will come to Ekiti from Ibadan to
vote for PDP in 2026 and 2027.
“Does he (Adeleke) have that kind of power? No, he does not. His position as
CTC chairman is being challenged in court. I am aware of three or four court
cases saying he ought not to be CTC chairman.
“If your authority to operate is being challenged, where will you have such
power to say you are recommending someone for expulsion?
“He is just like that. He makes noise. We are not bothered. He can continue, he
should go to Abuja to suspend Fayose.
“I am aware of various utterances of the person who is parading himself as the
CTC chairman. In the last meeting they held, he said that he had removed Fayose
from the party and the party is now free for him.
“If he said he does not want Fayose – is it wrong for the person you said you
don’t want in your house to go to another person’s house?”
In his recommendation, Adeleke had said Fayose’s “public declarations and
serial endorsements of the opposition are a direct affront to the values and
unity of our great party, hence the step.”
Adeleke, who spoke at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, said Fayose’s
actions were misleading to the public, “giving a distorted and false image of
what the PDP stands for.”
He said, “The PDP has set up a disciplinary committee headed by Chief Tom
Ikimi. We (CTC) have met with the committee. Our position is that Ayo Fayose
must be expelled from the party.”
Speaking of the former governor’s comments, Adeleke said, “My reply is
very simple, that Fayose is not a member of PDP anymore. So, whatever he says
is being said to soothe or massage the ego of his boss, Oyebanji. Oyebanji is
his boss now.
“If a man (Fayose) shouts on top of the roof that Oyebanji came to his house 18
times in two years – what is he (the governor) doing there? Sharing Ekiti’s
money, going to Fayose to give him Ekiti’s money! What is the governor doing
there?
“Fayose is a person who wants everything for himself. If Fayose is now telling
the whole world he can do this, he can do that, it is because he wants another
money from Oyebanji and Oyebanji will surely give it to him. He needs to say
something sweet. He knows that he is doing it for something.”
The PDP CTC chairman wondered the basis upon which anybody could express
support for Oyebanji who, he said, had failed Ekiti State in the last two years
in the areas of infrastructure, health, security, education and others.
He said, “Where is the
infrastructure here in Ekiti? I have not seen much infrastructure in the state,
the roads are in a state of decadence, and the health sector is bad.
“We must confront the reality of the past two years under the present
administration of Governor Oyebanji. It is regrettable that this period has
been marked by a glaring lack of progress, with many areas of development and
governance left unattended.”
The PDP CTC chairman condemned Fayose’s actions and encouraged him “to take the
bold and honest step of officially defecting rather than openly aligning
himself with an opposing party and misleading others into his self-serving
interests.
“Our focus is on strengthening Ekiti PDP. Fayose’s behaviour only serves to
weaken our collective efforts. As we continue this journey of rebuilding, I
urge all party members to remain focused and avoid any form of distraction that
could derail our progress.
“Together, we can achieve a renewed and vibrant PDP that serves the people of
Ekiti with integrity and purpose.”
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