The former governor of Ekiti State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the June 21 election, Mr. Ayo Fayose, was yesterday received by a large crowd of admirers and party faithful after he returned to the state from Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
Confirming his candidacy, the President Goodluck Jonathan is billed to kick off Fayose’s campaign in Ado Ekiti soon.
Fayose returned to the state after receiving the party’s flag as the gubernatorial candidate from the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu at the party’s secretariat, Abuja.
Addressing the crowd, Fayose commended all the aspirants that contested along with him, urging them to work with him so that the party could win the June 21 gubernatorial election
He appealed to aggrieved aspirants over his emergence to forget the past and chart a new cause in the interest of the party, saying; “What l want people to know is that l can only be a governor, there are still many posts to share.”
Fayose denied allegations that he was at loggerheads with some traditional rulers in the state, noting that he had no animosity against any monarch in the state, promising to embark on personal visits to all the traditional rulers in the state soon as a practical way of dispelling the rumours.