Outgoing
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has regretted the failure of Sokoto Governor,
Aminu Tambuwal, to emerge as the PDP presidential candidate at the party’s
national convention held in Port Harcourt on Saturday. He also threatened to
leave the party.
Mr Fayose, in a statement on Monday in Ado
Ekiti, said he supported his Rivers counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to ensure the
emergence of Mr Tambuwal.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that
former Vice President Abubakar Atiku picked the PDP ticket for the presidential
race after scoring 1,532 votes to floor Mr Tambuwal who got 693 votes.
Mr Fayose, while reacting to the outcome of the
primary election, said that he was reconsidering his membership of the PDP
because of Mr Tambuwal’s loss.
“We have no regret aligning with Governor Wike
to support Governor Tambuwal for the presidential ticket. We have no apologies
either.
“We kept the party alive and strong when most
men became ladies. We never compromised. If any group feels it can do it alone,
we will see how far they can go
“I may renounce my membership of the party, if
the need arises
“In the main time, myself and others will
continue with our consultations while watching the turn of events.
“We cannot but appreciate leaders that have
intervened so far, but this release became necessary to avoid fresh crisis or
misrepresentation,” he said.
- NAN
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