The Peoples Democratic
Party has told Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State not to waste his
resources on his presidential ambition, saying the party’s candidate for
the 2019 election will come from the North.
The
party said all its members were aware of the zoning formula it adopted
for both its presidential ticket and the position of the national
chairman.
Fayose had sent letters to some leaders of the party to
inform them about his decision to run for the Presidency on the
platform of the PDP.
The letter was signed by the governor under the banner of Ayo Fayose Presidential Campaign Organisation.
Expressing
surprise at the action of the governor, the National Publicity
Secretary of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, called on Fayose to respect
the decisions taken by the party on zoning.
He
wondered why Fayose would want to disobey the party despite his
position as a leader, who he said, was also present at the national
convention where the decisions were taken.
Adeyeye, who spoke on
the issue said, “The highest organ of the party, which is the national
convention, zoned the presidential ticket of the PDP to the North. That
has not changed. The same national convention zoned the position of the
national chairman to the South.
The convention has yet
to change any of these two.“The governor is a member of the party and
was at the convention where these decisions were taken. As a leader of
the party, one expected the governor to respect the party and its
decisions. If someone in such an office is breaking the decisions of the
party, what do you expect from the rank and file.
from Punch