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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, has denied that former Governor Kayode Fayemi is plotting to lure members away through a secret stakeholders’ meeting to the opposition All Democratic Congress (ADC).
There has been rumors that the ex-governor is romancing with the coalition comprising of notable politicians across the country, opposed to President Bola Tinubu second term ambition in 2027.
The party’s State Publicity Secretary, Segun Dipe, in a statement on Sunday, dismissed the report in circulation, stating that it was a fabrication by rumour peddlers bent on creating internal strife.
“We are not perturbed. We are now in a season of propaganda, characterised by spewing of lies and telling half-truths to confuse the people.
“Any busybody who yearns to know what is happening in our party is free to contact me as the spokesperson of the party and they would be reliably informed, rather than looking for gutter gists,” Dipo said.
The report had claimed that Ekiti Governor, Biodun Oyebanji and APC leaders were opposed to a purported meeting allegedly being called by Fayemi to send a signal to his African Democratic Congress cohorts that he is on ground.
But Dipe dismissed the claim as baseless.
”I wonder how such would happen in our party that is strong on ground and focused on winning the coming gubernatorial election, thus breaking the record of producing a governor that will run two terms back to back in the state.
“Anything to the contrary is not emanating from within our party but being manufactured by some external forces,” he said.
He warned those behind the rumours, saying, “We know that we are the only formidable political party in our state and the country as of today, so people would be looking for ways to crack us up, so they can enter and cause confusion.
“We are also not unmindful of the enemies within who are looking for opportunities to create and feast on crisis.
“We call them crisis merchants, but they won’t succeed by an inch.”
Dipe reaffirmed that all stakeholders, including Fayemi, were united in their support for Oyebanji’s re-election.
the state, he said, “We might not be, but we have no reason to discourage it, in the interest of consolidating our hold on governance.
“We are not gamblers, we are a focused party.”
Dipe concluded with a warning to those peddling falsehoods about the party. {The Punch}