Ekiti 2014: ACN declares support for Fayemi

The Ekiti State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has declared its support for the candidacy of the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for the 2014 governorship election in the state.
The state Chairman of the ACN, High Chief Jide Awe, reiterated the stance, which the party had earlier taken, during Fayemi’s visit to the party secretariat in Ado Ekiti on Friday.
Awe said that the declaration, which was first made at the Iyin-Ekiti country home of former Governor Niyi Adebayo on December 30, 212, remains valid, adding that Fayemi has represented the party well in the last two years of his tenure as governor.
Awe said that Fayemi has vigorously run the Government of Ekiti State in line with the people-oriented programmes of the ACN and has redefined governance, with all the key sectors of the state’s economy transformed.
The party boss commended the governor for rescuing the state from the ruins of “recklessness” he met it.
He said Fayemi has done a lot to earn a second term ticket.
Awe said: “You have put the name of Ekiti positively in the mouth of people both in Nigeria and international communities.
“We are really proud of you.
“Your Excellency, politics has started already but I don’t want you to exercise any fear because we are solidly behind you.”
Also speaking at the event, the state Woman Leader of the ACN, Chief Funke Owoseeni, said women have every reason to support Fayemi’s re-election because he has restored their dignity and empowered them through the various programmes, policies and framework put in place by his administration.
Owoseeni described Fayemi as a worthy and purposeful leader “in whom the followers are well-pleased.”
She pledged that all wings in the party would support Fayemi “till the end of this first tenure and the second by God’s grace.”
Fayemi, who also seized the opportunity of the meeting to explain the rationale behind the dissolution of the state executive council, presented two 18-seater Hiace buses to the Youth and Women wings of the party.
Before the presentation, Fayemi had said that his visit to the secretariat was a routine thing he has been doing every January of a new year even before he became governor.
Fayemi, who addressed party members, thanked them for the support given him throughout the struggle to reclaim his mandate in the law court and during the time he has been governor.
He said he gets feedbacks from them on various issues that needed attention.
While explaining the rationale behind the dissolution of his cabinet on Wednesday, Fayemi said as a coach, he needed to reinvigorate his team and reposition it to make a difference in the lives of the people.
In his words: “We are at the point where we must score permanent goals and now we need players who can score goals.
“So as the coach, I must empower my team to make a difference in the lives of the people.”