Former House of Representatives member, Opeyemi Bamidele, shot in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, during the campaign of the Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has recovered.
He returned to the country on Thursday after medical treatment abroad.
Speaking on arrival, he expressed gratitude to God for saving his life.
Bamidele who also expressed happiness over the emergence of his candidate, Fayemi, as the winner of the governorship election in Ekiti State, thanked his friends and associates who sponsored his medical treatment.
His words: “I am happy to be back home, and I want to express gratitude to God and my family, friends and associates that have shown love to me during the period of my trial after the unfortunate incident.
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“I am very grateful to the people of Nigeria and Lagos State for the love they have shown, even the sons and daughters of Ekiti State; they have all been wonderful.
“What is important today is to give glory to God, and to thank all the people that God used to pay for my hospital bills, to fly me out of Nigeria, visit me in London and the United States and to ensure that I got the best rest and treatment.”
Bamidele also campaigned for the return of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
According to him, “the understanding all of us must have is that President Buhari may not have done what he did in the last few years if not for corruption fighting back, most of the things we are seeing in the country now are organised response by people who feel his administration has not allowed them to do what we have known them for in this country.”
He added that “Nigerians need to be resolute in their bid to re-elect Buhari at the centre in 2019. It will be the beginning of new things and Nigerians will be happy for it.”
