Former Minister of Works and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of sponsoring violence in Ekiti State ahead of the July 14 governorship election.
Adeyeye described Fayose as intolerant of other politicians, saying he had already started persecuting his perceived political enemies and other stakeholders.
Those being harassed, he said, included traditional rulers, civil servants and politicians.
Adeyeye who spoke in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Omoniyi Ojo, said the people of the state should be assured that there would be an end to Fayose’s reign soon.
The statement reads: “The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, should be held responsible for the present state of insecurity in the state.
“People who are familiar with his antics cannot sleep with their two eyes closed anymore.
“He was chased out in his first term in office when he was imposed on the people of Ekiti State by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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“This second time, he told people that he was a changed person, but he is now worse.
“He was impeached because of violence in his term in office, even some of the cases that include murder cases are still in court.
“Two days ago, an APC supporter was killed, two days before, the billboards of Dr. Fayemi were destroyed in Ikere Ekiti.
“If you are looking for who are behind all these violence, look in the direction of Fayose.
“Fayose is so intolerant. In 2014, he was holding open meetings with civil servants in the state canvassing for their support and none of them was molested, nobody issued threats to sack them.
“However, I call on those being molested or victimised who are afraid and rightly concerned about their future, that help is on the way.
“They should bear with the situation now because it would soon be over.
“Victory is assured for APC on July 14. They shall be restored to those stations immediately after the election.
“The Pharaoh that you see today, you shall see no more.’’
