God used Bamidele to make me governor
UPDATED BY FAITH.SLY
The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayo
Fayose, has said the Labour Party candidate, Opeyemi Bamidele,
contributed to his victory in the June 21 governorship election.
Fayose stated this when he visited the
LP’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti where he met Bamidele and key leaders of
the party on Friday.
He said, “I want to thank you for making
yourself available for Ekiti people as an agent of change through the
June 21 election. What you did is a replica of what I did in the past
when I used the Labour Party to prevent a bad government installed by
PDP then from continuing in office and we succeeded in putting APC in
place.
“I divided the PDP and you divided the
A.P.C, all for good intents and purposes. But I thank God that he has used
you to play a similar role today. The journey is not too far and you
have what it takes to lead our people.
‘’By age, experiences and exposure, you
are indeed a leader of your people. I have a lot of respect for you and
that’s why I have called you more than 15 times after this election
insisting on seeing you. I see you as a brother and a fellow fighter
from the same side of the divide.’’
Fayose, who attended the meeting
alongside his deputy governor-elect, Olusola Ojo-Eleka, said Bamidele
remained a reference point of integrity, service and voice of the
voiceless in Ekiti any day.
He said the incoming government would
need Bamidele’s wealth of experience in governance and politics to move
Ekiti state forward.
‘’By all standards, you are a leader and a
gentleman, that’s why I have always identified with you even before and
after you contested this election. In an election, there must be one
governor, so as far as I’m concerned, you have lost nothing in this
race. You can only count your blessings. That’s why I felt you have
fought good fight and emerged a victor’,” Fayose added.
Bamidele in his remark said the meeting
was a turning point for Ekiti people and their democratic experience
since politicians from various political platforms were beginning to
come together to discuss the future of their people.
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