BY ABIODUN NEJO
Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has expressed confidence that the victory which he alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was robbed of in the July 14 governorship election will soon be restored.
Fayose urged the people to remain law abiding despite alleged irregularities that marred the election in the state and which he alleged culminated in the daylight perversion of the will of the people.
The governor, who spoke during the inspection of the ongoing King’s Market project in Ado Ekiti, which is nearing completion, pleaded that “in the face of intimidation and provocation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) which stole the mandate given to the PDP candidate in the poll, the people should remain calm and law abiding” as he assured that “soon the truth would come out”.
The governor said that the PDP candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, would eventually have his mandate restored.
Fayose told the traders as he went round the project that he was pleased with the pace of work on the project as well as the quality of work done.
He said: “This is the only legacy project we have not completed as we have delivered others such as the flyover, the new high court complex, the new Governor’s Office, the dualization of Ado-Ikere Road, among others.
“Though time is no longer on our side, we will surely push this project and as at now only finishing touches remain to be done. I will complete it and commission it before I leave. We appreciate the people for their support and cooperation and we want them not to despair. The light is coming after darkness and we shall overcome, ” he said.
On the performance of his administration, Fayose opined that in spite of the financial challenges and the huge debts inherited, his administration had done very well.
He said the landscape of the state was dotted with legacy projects executed by his administration and that people appreciated that.