How Fayose, Oni made Ekiti easy win for APC

At the end of the Governor Election on Saturday in Ekiti State, State Officials and Deputy Chancellor of Ibadan University, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, stated Biodun Oyebbanji from the winners of the Congress of All Progressive (APC) with the election of 187,057, while the Progressive Congress (APC) with the election of 187,057, While the progressive congress (APC) with the selection of 187,057, while the Seguns Chief Seguns Progressive (APC) with 187,057 votes, while Seguns Chief Progress Seguns with 187,057, while Seguns Chief Progressive with 187,057, while the progressive congress (APC) with 187,057, on The Social Democratic Party (SDP), ranked second, 82,209 votes and Bisi Kolawole, candidates for the Governor of PDP ranked third with 67,457 votes.

  

While Oyewbanji defeated his contestation partners in 15 of 16 councils, Kolawole only led in the area of ​​the Efon Regional Government. In fact, Oni is humble on his IDO/OSI council, where APC gets 10,321 and SDP 9,321.

  

Although many people in this state have described a strong victory as a referendum on the achievement of Governor Kayode Fayemi in managing state resources and integrating eciti into national politics, some observers connect the results with a crisis that has not been resolved in the PDP after the main governor election That is the primer of the governor who is that primary that is the primary primer that is primary who forced oni and his supporters to get out of the party and join SDP, the party relatively unknown in Ekiti.

In addition, several analysts say the monetary of voter persuasion played a significant role in determining the results of the election. In fact, they acknowledge that all the main political parties involved in the purchase of votes but the 'highest bidder' laughed last. Indeed, they reject the entire process as a "caricature of democracy."

   

Unknown by many people, eciti elections have been won and lost on the day Oni leaves PDP and Fayemi's choice to support the aspirations of his former secretary for the state government, Oyewanji in his efforts to replace him.

  

The investigation by The Guardian revealed that APC leaders played more than a passive role in ensuring that Oni did not get a PDP ticket, because they saw it as a stumbling block on their journey to maintain power in the state.

  

Oni is not a foreigner to ekiti politics. He fought Fayemi in 2007 un der the PDP platform and 'won' but the protracted legal struggle lasted until October 15, 2010 when the Appeal Court, sat in Akure, gave a decision and declared the actual winner of Fayemi from the election.

  

He left the party to join APC when Fayose won the main election ahead of the 2014 election, quoting a mismatch with Fayose's political style and rising to the position of Deputy Chairperson of the APC (South). Oni fought for the primer of the Governor of APC with Fayemi in 2018 and lost but he challenged the internal election in court, against the party's decision. When the court gave an assessment of him, he was dismissed by the state chapter of the party.

  

To realize his political ambition, he returned to the PDP where former Governor Ayodele Fayose worked with the Senator Biodun Olujimi not to give him the room to breathe. All requests by the party's national leadership to get Oni integrated into the party system of frustration by Fayose and Olujimi.

However, it is not known by Olujimi, Fayose's play plan is more than what is seen to him. Apart from his ambitions to fly the PDP Governor's ticket, Fayose heads the collawle at the party, while Oni defected to SDP.

But what many observers see as Fayose's stupidity is not immediately translated into APC victory, to the choice of Oyebbanji by Fayemi. It has been collected that when the race for the successor of Fayemi began, no less than 10 candidates gave the idea, including Senator Opeyemi Bamidle, Hon. Femi Bamishile, three near Fayemi, the Commissioner of the Judiciary and Attorney General at this time, Wale Fapatha San, former Chief of Staff of Fayemi, Biiodun Omoleye and Oyebbanji.

  

It has been collected that at the point of making decisions, the strength, especially members of the committee who fought for the creation of eciti, where Ohewanji served as Secretary, preferred him to replace Fayemi. They see Oyewanji as one of them, who has an understanding and knowledge of the eciti project.

  

It was also said that many traditional rulers and elders in the state saw Oyebanji as homemade politicians, who spoke their language and would adjust developments according to their needs. In fact, a state elderly quoted said that "if the Oyebanji does not work for the success of the creation of eciti, what will be fought for by his contestation partners.

   

It was also an open secret that the Governor's wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, did not hide the preference for the aspirations of Oyebewanji and lead women in the party to campaign for his victory.

   

The elected governor, who is the Chief of Staff of the First Civil Governor of the State and the Minister of Trade and Trade at this time, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, also served as Commissioner for integration and inter-government affairs and heads of state offices of Ekiti Strategy Transform and Delivery (OSTD) during the period Fayemi's first position in the office.

   

Ikogosi -born political science graduates were born in 1957 and had an assignment at Ekiti State University (EKSU), before entering private business and politics.

Also for the first time, APC has a landslide victory in Ado Ekiti and Ikere, two major cities that control more than 30 percent of the votes in the state. It was a surprise for many people in Ado Ekiti, the party surveyed 23,831 votes while PDP got 7,575 and SDP won 15,214 votes. At Ikere, where PDP has become a party that must be defeated, APC defeated him by voting 12,086 votes, SDP 1,943 and PDP 3,789.

  

Sources -Party sources said that while Oyebbanji's choice had given them a guarantee to win Ado Ekiti, a strategy to penetrate Ikere was a difficult decision. Ikere is traditionally polarized between Ogoga, Oba Adejimi Alagbado and Olukere, Oba Obasonyin Ayodele Ganiyu, who was only recognized by Fayemi as King.

   

It is said that because Fayemi took steps to irregulate Olukere and stop the old agitation in ancient cities, there was no missing love between Ogoga and Fayemi, but the Choice of the Head (MRS) of the Afuye Monisade, the head of the daughter of Ogoga, as the representative of Oybanji watered the tension and ended the war and ended the war friction between the king and the governor.

  

The deputy governor was elected, who was the leader of the APC female until his nomination as an Oybanji pair was also used to carry out gender balance because women were 51 percent of registered voters and also to ease the feelings of the South Senator Ekiti District who had shouted to regulate the country since their creation.

That is also for APC profits that a few weeks for election, two main competitors become weak and do not have financial strength and capacity to provide APC money for money.

The Oni structure in SDP is nothing more than "horse on paper", clearly. The calculation of most of its members that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is likely to lose the ticket of President APC and disabled against SDP to turn into a mirage and deflate Oni's chances.

   

Although Tinubu was in Ekiti, he joined the train to campaign for APC and Oyewanji without making references to Oni or SDP. Indeed, Tinubu's visit to Ekiti was seen as the last support to give APC a big victory during the election.

   

For many people who thought the election would be a race of three horses, they were disappointed when Fayose suddenly developed a cold feet with some in PDP asks him to explain the performance of the party's gloomy in the election. Strange that PDP was not seen in the state before the election.

Apart from the fact that the party did not hold a general meeting to galvanize the support of voters, the candidate was also outside of Radar. And a few days for the election, what is expected to be a rigid contest between three parties has become a race of two horses between APC and SDP.

   

Speaking to The Guardian about how APC got a landslide victory, Chairman of the House Council, Funminiyi Afuye, said: "Ekiti people want the continuity of the Fayemi government. Since Fayemi took the oath of office, he had carried out well and maintain confidence with the agenda of the development of five good pillars, agriculture and rural development; Social investment, economic knowledge, infrastructure and industrial development. "

  

Speaking in the same tone, Director of Media and Publicity, Bao Campaign Organization, Taiwo Olatunbosun said APC won the election because Oyewbanji built its campaign in Fayemi's performance records, after becoming part of the first and second reign.

He said: "Project continuity and salary and retirement payment regularly are the main attraction for workers who cannot trust PDP or SDP to be able to do so.

  

"Old young people and eciti identified themselves with him, he was a quiet generous who reached young people. The elderly also believe that monthly allowances for elderly and onje arugbo, who provide food for poor parents, will continue under their reign.

  

"The other is the homeboy factor. Oyebamji has the main education, medium and universities in Ekiti, he began working as a young lecturer at a state university before joining politics. Local residents identified with him for this. The State University Alumni Association launched a large campaign for him in the hope of realizing the emergence of alumni as the Governor of the State. For them, the 40 -year -old ecu is quite mature to produce the Governor of the State.

 

"Finally, the emergence of Tinubu as the carrier of the APC President's flag and the role played by Fayemi in resigning for Asiwaju also helped unite various tendencies in the party."

 

While congratulating the elected governor for his victory, Fayemi said it was an appropriate honor for a man who, in the last three decades, had done time, energy, talent, and resources for the development of the state.

  

He said: "Ekiti people have spoken loudly and clearly. The results of the election have shown that the ekiti are honorable people, who always support and reward leaders, who have served them diligently and loyal