Former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr. Femi Bamisile, has declared his interest to run for the governorship of the state “in the immediate future.”
He intends to pursue his ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Bamisile, who made the declaration in Ado Ekiti, the state capital on Saturday, said he used the phrase “in the immediate future”, because he believes that the incumbent governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, may not complete his term in office due to his “renowned abuse of the rule of law.”
The former Speaker who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC shortly before the June 21, 2014 governorship election, pledged to pursue a one-point agenda centered on Human Capital Development.
The one-point agenda, according to him, would drive the other cardinal programs of his administration.
Bamisile said: “With the character of the incumbent governor of Ekiti who has a very little regard for the rule of law and sanctity of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an election may come sooner than expected.
“And if he continues to rape the Constitution without any challenge from the hallowed chamber and the temple of justice, 2018 is not too far to contest.”
According to the former lawmaker, the APC would form the next government in Ekiti if the party can accept the previous defeats in good faith, develop internal mobilisation strategies, review its election strategies and ensure credible and transparent primaries.
Bamisile noted that the primaries which produced the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has become a reference point in Nigeria and Africa, saying the sustenance of this practice would further strengthen the APC and position it as a potent election winner.
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