By David Lawani
Ekiti state governor and a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi has said he will build upon the legacies of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Fayemi said this during a visit to Borno and Yobe states to woo APC delegates ahead of the party primaries.
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In his words: “We will build on the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari and urgently address the identified gaps. Security will top my agenda as a security expert. I have a Ph.D. in War studies and I consulted for Nigeria under President Olusegun Obasanjo, I was deeply involved in the resolution of the wars in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka.
“We have a template that we’ll use in bringing peace to our people so that we can farm in peace, a school in peace, and live in peace. If I can do it outside why not for the country that has given me everything?”
Responding, the Borno state APC Chairman Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori said the Ekiti state governor is a preferred presidential candidate for the people of the state because of his qualities.
“What you did for all the chairmen under me as the Chairman of all APC states chairmen in the country is unprecedented and that has nothing to do with ambition. That is the heart of a caring leader and our love for you is from the heart and we will demonstrate it with our support for you.”
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In Yobe, the statement said governor Mai Mala Buni was represented by the deputy and the entire state exco told the governor Fayemi not to dissipate energy selling ice to Icelanders “because this state is for you. You are the first to come and as you have remarked, it will be first come first served.”
Addressing the Yobe delegates afterward, Fayemi promised to ensure a quick end to insurgency, banditry, and all pockets of disagreements in the country.
“My focus would be on bringing peace to my fatherland and ensuring that the Ibadan man finds home in Sokoto and the Sokoto man finds home in Akure, Abakaliki, Onisha, or Owerri. The Owerri man must find a home in Damaturu. This is the Nigeria I want to fight for and I’m confident it’s achievable.”
