Tinubu, Fayemi 2023 Battle Takes Root In Ekiti

The showdown between national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Kayode Fayemi ahead of the 2023 presidential contest kicked off on Thursday after some key associates of Tinubu were sanctioned by the state leadership of the APC.

Among the ten sanctioned were Tinubu’s son-in-law, Oyetunde Ojo and presidential aide, Senator Babafemi Ojo. They were suspended indefinitely for taking the state leadership of the party to court over the supremacy battle between the Fayemi and Tinubu tendencies in the state.

The state executive is firmly in the grip of the governor.

Though Dr. Fayemi has repeatedly denied a presidential aspiration, but rumours continue to swirl around him and his collaboration with perceived rivals of Tinubu whose intention has been the talk of the country.

The suspension of the ten was contained in a statement by Mr Ade Ajayi, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday.
Those suspended alongside Ojudu were Ayo Ajibade, Femi Adeleye, Chief Akin Akomolafe and Bunmi Ogunleye.
The rest were, Bamigboye Adegoroye, Dr Wole Oluyede, Mr Olusoga Owoeye, Mr Dele Afolabi and Toyin Oluwasola.

Ajayi said that the suspension followed the recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee inaugurated by the party’s State Executive Council to investigate the alleged disobedience of certain party members to the National Executive Committee (NEC) on June 25.

The APC scribe said that the NEC had directed members of the party not to institute any court action and to withdraw existing cases in court, but that the affected members disobeyed.

The statement further said the decision of the SEC has been communicated to the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Planning Convention Committee.

However, Ojudu and others, in a statement entitled: ‘Before Our Impending Expulsion from APC’, said the party would crumble in Ekiti, if they were expelled.

“We are calling our national leadership to stop Dr Kayode Fayemi from killing our party in Ekiti. Things are bad enough now for the party in the state.
” Allowing him to carry out our expulsion will only spell doom for our beloved APC,” the affected members spokesman, Mr Bamgboye Adegoroye said.

He alleged that Fayemi decided to clip their wings, because they exhibited bravery and stood up against poor governance and government of exclusion being experienced in Ekiti.
Adegoroye further said, ” We however, insist we shall under no circumstance leave the party to join another.

“We were members of the party from foundation and also members of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a legacy party that joined with others to form APC.”

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