Ekiti PDP Primary: Governor Makinde supports Bisi Kolawole — Fayose 

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has revealed that Governor Seyi Makinde supported his candidate, Otunba Bisi Kolawole in the Ekiti state PDP primary election held last month.

Fayose while speaking on Saturday said Makinde did not support Olusola Eleka because the governors always support each other.

He said, ”Governor Makinde supported me. You don’t know the meaning of a governor. A governor is an institution, dogs don’t eat dogs; we have our strategy. As a former governor and a sitting governor, we are all together.”

On why he abandoned the 2018 PDP governorship candidate, Professor Olusola Eleka, Fayose said “Well, it is not as if Prof Eleka is not fit to be governor; all of them that contested are quite fit, sound, cerebral and wonderful guys. There is nothing wrong with them.

“To every man, all women are good, but one would be your choice. Eleka was my choice that time, Kolawole is my choice now. It is a matter of choice.

” I have spoken with Eleka, I have spoken to all of them, Eleka will always say, ‘Oga is my benefactor’. I remain his benefactor, his brother, his political leader, nothing will separate us. It could be painful sometimes when you don’t get the support of somebody like me, I agree. But sometimes, life, to me, is ‘everything works together for good.’

“For me, the choice of Eleka, I had no regret at the time. They fought me when I chose Eleka. The same way, the same set of people. I am used to it. If you look back, those who fought me, some people fought me when I picked them too.

“Some people fought me when I supported Mrs Olujimi. There was a sitting senator when I supported Mrs Olujimi, Senator Ayo Arise was there when I supported Senator Duro Faseyi. 

Today, Arise is a political adversary, he wasn’t happy because I supported Faseyi. Faseyi too is not my friend. This is politics.”