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Ex-Governor, Fayose Sacks Widespread Aide, Anifowose For Voting Atiku Abubakar Throughout PDP Major
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday sacked his Private Assistant Admin, Particular Duties and former Particular Assistant on Abdomen Infrastructure, Sunday Anifowose, popularly often called Sunshine, for voting former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, within the Saturday’s Peoples Democratic Get together Primaries.
Abubakar on Sunday once more emerged because the presidential candidate of the PDP, having clinched the ticket additionally in 2019.
The Adamawa born politician defeated 12 different candidates in a keenly contested presidential major held on the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
Of the 764 accredited ballots on the election, Mr Abubakar polled 371 votes whereas his closest challenger, Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, got here second with 237 votes.
Fayose had in March 2022 known as for assist for Wike’s presidential ambition.
Fayose had described the Rivers Governor as a “man with exemplary character.”
“As an elder statesman, I do know what is true and simply. I’m right here as his brother, his good friend, to a person with exemplary character. For Governor Wike, what you see is what you get,” Fayose mentioned in Port Harcourt when a bunch of PDP chieftains, mentioned to be Wike’s buddies, offered the celebration presidential nomination kind to the governor.
Nevertheless, a supply advised SaharaReporters that Fayose is upset and indignant with some delegates from Ekiti who voted for Atiku, in opposition to his selection.
It was learnt that Fayose despatched a SOS message to a few of his core supporters that Sunday (Sunshine) ought to by no means be seen near his NTS Resort at Ado Ekiti henceforth, for daring to go in opposition to his directive.
“Fayose remains to be making his findings to know the variety of delegates from Ekiti that flouted his order, however since Sunshine’s vote for Atiku is clearly confirmed, Fayose has vowed to take care of him severely for such motion, regardless of the instant verbal molestation and harassment of Sunshine on Saturday night by Fayose on the Abuja lodge, the place the state delegates had been lodged,” a supply advised SaharaReporters.
One other supply whereas confirming the event mentioned Fayose wouldn’t spare Sunshine and others who voted for Atiku in opposition to Wike.
“They disgraced Fayose, and they are going to be punished severely for the disrespect,” the supply mentioned.
In the meantime, SaharaReporters was advised that Sunday had began shifting his belongings out of Fayose’s lodge at GRA, Onigaari, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state on Tuesday’s morning.
Sunday Anifowose, who has been with Fayose for years, had in July 2017 led a programme tagged abdomen infrastructure practice in Fayose’s administration.
