Governor Fayose formally declares for 2019 presidential elections promising to unseat Buhari

EKITI State governor Ayo Fayose has formally declared that he will run for presidency in 2019 confident that he can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in a head-on contest and secure the keys to Aso Rock.

 

Over the last two years, Governor Fayose has emerged as the main mouthpiece of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), being a constant thorn in the side of President Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He has repeatedly called on President Buhari to publish his health status, arguing that Nigeria cannot afford to have a part time president.

 

Due to leave office next year, Governor Fayose said he would defeat President Buhari in the 2019 presidential elections. He claimed he has the attributes to unseat the president in two years time.

Governor Fayose said: “I have penchant for taking power and the one in Buhari’s hand, I will take it. I’m going straight to that villa, I’m the next president.

“I want to be the next president of Nigeria and my own won’t be this change that has brought nothing. We are going to represent the people well and tell them the truth.”

Speaking on the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State, Governor Fayose insisted that two former governors Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi would fail if they contest the 2018 governorship polls. He added that they do not have his track record and come next year, the people will listen to him.

“Just because Ayo Fayose has won a second term to become governor of Ekiti, some people also think they can come back now but I want to tell them that it is not possible. I am the man wholeheartedly loved by Ekiti people because of the many developmental projects that have brought great infrastructural and developmental advancement to Ekiti.

 

“If you go around Ekiti, you will see my handiwork dotting various parts of the state. This is why I am the man who every Ekiti people will follow in 2018,” Governor Fayose added.

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