Dare Adeleke, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Caretaker Committee in Ekiti State, has ordered Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of the state, to resign from the party after he made remarks that he characterized as disparaging the PDP.
According to Adeleke, Fayose “admitted he was a bitter, disgruntled man, one who betrayed his party, simply because he didn’t get what he wanted.” In response to what Fayose said in a Friday television interview, he released a statement on Saturday. In the interview, Fayose claimed that the PDP leadership was undermining him in spite of his efforts and dedication to the party’s growth.
“The soul of the PDP is gone, the spirit is gone; it is only the body that is remaining. People who matter seem to be out of the party”, The former Ekiti State governor said.
“The people who have defected from the party have left it in a carcass. The PDP has messed up; managing the party has become an issue.
” Today, I’m saying the PDP will come fourth in the next general elections. In most states, they have already compromised; they have eased out so many leaders.
Fayose continued, “I have paid my dues in the PDP, and you cannot continue to match a man like me in Ekiti and tell me all will go well. I remain a member of the PDP and I shall remain a member of the party,”
“Why has Fayose refused to leave the same party he repeatedly described as a ‘carcass’ and ‘dead entity?’ He called the PDP a carcass, yet continues to cling to it”, Adeleke questioned.
“Well, the carcass has now spat him out. On Saturday, all PDP local government chairmen issued a statement disowning him and condemning his conduct.
“Like a soldier who repeatedly sells secrets to the enemy and then complains about not getting promoted, Fayose wants rewards from the same party he undermines. If political parties operated like the military, Fayose would have been court-martialed long ago,” Adeleke said
Adeleke promised that after all of the party’s weak points had departed, the PDP would win the state’s June 20, 2026, gubernatorial election.
He said, “If Fayose was truly as politically influential as he claims, he would have moved PDP’s structure in Ekiti to All Progressives Congress or African Democratic Congress. But no ward or local government chairman has followed him.
“I assure Fayose that the PDP, which he now refers to as ‘they’, remains strong. We will mobilise true party loyalists, not his ADC-bound jokers, who will remain irrelevant backbenchers. Let it be known, the PDP will win Ekiti State and I am emphatic about this,” Adeleke concluded.
