Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has adjusted his
campaign strategies ahead of next year’s
governorship election.
The Nation learnt yesterday Fayose removed the
logo and name of Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) from his campaign office at Olora
junction, Adebayo, Ado- Ekiti.
It was gathered the one storey building was
repainted white, with every insignia of PDP
removed.
Before repainting, the building had Fayose’s
picture embossed on PDP logo with the
inscription: “Fayose Our Leader, Architect of
Modern Ekiti.”
The governor installed a billboard close to the
gate of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital
(EKSUTH), without the PDP name and logo.
The Nation observed that the mini signposts
mounted on Ado-Ikere Road, bearing the logo
and name of PDP alongside Fayose’s name,
have been removed.
They were replaced with ones without PDP name
and logo, but with Fayose’s pictures, and the
statement: “Ni 2018, E Standby”, meaning “My
People Be on Standby in 2018.”
Posters with the above inscription, which have
no PDP logo, were pasted in Ado-Ekiti.
A source said the uncertainty hanging over PDP
was responsible for the governor’s action.
“Fayose does not want to be caught unawares.
Nobody knows how the PDP factional crisis will
end. It will be suicidal for him to wait till the end
of litigation at the Supreme Court,” the source
said.
Fayose is believed to be heading for the Alliance
for Democracy (AD), the platform on which he is
expected to anoint a successor for the 2018
governorship election.
His tenure will end on October 15, 2018, while
the governorship poll will hold in about a year
from now.
The battle for the soul of the PDP at the national
level has shifted to the Supreme Court, which
adjourned the case till May 25.
National Chairman Ali Modu Sheriff heads one
faction, while the other, which Fayose belongs,
is led by the National Caretaker Committee
Chairman, Ahmed Makarfi.