Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on
Political Affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has accused the Ekiti State Governor,
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, of laxity and underperformance in governing the state since
assumption of office in 2018.
Ojudu also scolded Fayemi for allegedly running the
state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) like his own personal
fiefdom.
According to him, "He is running our party
like a one-man show, also like a puppeteer."
The senator, who represented Ekiti Central in the seventh
Senate, stated this in a telephone chat with journalists in Ado Ekiti, the
state capital, on Wednesday.
Ojudu said: "Where is the focus on the people
now? Is it roads that the government is constructing? Is it providing
employment or foods? Where is the governance in the state? I want you to do a
search on Google and tell me where the projects are.
"You can compare Borno and Ekiti States. Look
at what the Borno State Governor, Professor Zulum, has done since he was sworn
in, and then take a look at what Fayemi has done since he entered office as
governor.
"Let us compare the two leaders! Some people
might tell you that there is no money, but is Zulum in charge of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or is he receiving
more than what Ekiti State governor receives?
"Compare the population of Borno State and that
of Ekiti State. You could take three Ekiti State out of Borno State. Compare
the ratio of the population of Borno State to what is going on there and the
ratio of our population and what is coming in Ekiti State."
On the allegation of running the party like a one-man
show, the Special Adviser to Buhari on Political Matters said Fayemi has not
called any meeting of party leaders or caucus meeting since he was sworn in
almost two years ago.
Ojodu said: "They have not called any meeting
of leaders of the party. No caucus meeting has been held, and I don't know how
one man can run a show of the party. He is a puppeteer. He beats the drum and
others just dance to it.
"Most of us have been observers-ex-senators,
ex-House of Representatives members, ex-Speaker of the House of Assembly,
ex-members of the House of Assembly, leaders of repute etc. Nobody has been
asked to come for any meeting."
However, while puncturing Ojudu's allegations, Fayemi,
who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications, Mr.
Segun Dipe, said the governor has brought a paradigm shift in Ekiti State in
terms of good governance contrary to what the senator posited.
Dipe added that it was appalling and
disturbing that Ojudu was sounding like
an outsider who had lost touch with what was happening in the state.
According to him, "Ojudu is sounding like what
the people are claiming he is. He is guilty of what the people are accusing some
people of. We believe his appointment can't be divorced from being an Ekiti
man. Yes, Senator Ojudu doesn't come home and doesn't recognize Ekiti State at
the moment.
"What you don't understand you will always see
fault in it. For now, he is excused from seeing the negative side because he is
already a stranger and alien to the people and the party.”
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