Fayose Talks About His Presidential Ambition

Former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has provided a glimpse into his plans for the 2023 Presidential ambition.

He gave the insight in an interview with Punch Newspaper while reacting to claims he has endorsed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Yoruba leader and by extension the Presidential ambition of the chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Fayose, who is neck-deep in ensuring that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) win the Saturday, June 18, Ekiti Gubernatorial election stated

“I have said it over and over, Asiwaju remains a Yoruba leader; I remain a Yoruba leader. We are at different levels of leadership. But if I am being misquoted for the fact that I said Asiwaju is a Yoruba leader, I am saying I am a Yoruba leader, but Asiwaju in his own Yoruba leadership is in the APC; Ayo Fayose in his own leadership is in PDP….

“Who has told you that I don’t want to be president? Who has told you that if the PDP picks me that I will not defeat Asiwaju? Who has told you? You don’t know, maybe I will still contest. If I come out and they zone it to the South-west, and they say it’s Fayose, if they pick Asiwaju, I will defeat him.

“I have never seen the quote. It is impossible. How do I claim to be the husband of a woman in another man’s house? It is all heresies. Loose talks. Listen, the PDP government is far better than the APC government in Nigeria.

“Would he (Tinubu) leave the APC people and come to give me appointments, or will he make me vice president, such that I work for the APC? It is not possible. Tinubu is for the APC…”