Fayemi denies plot to frustrate Atiku’s campaign in Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has refuted the allegation
levelled against him by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) that he dienied the party access to Oluyemi Kayode
Stadium.

The opposition alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC)
administration of Dr. Fayemi deprived it the use of the venue for
the campaign rally of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar.

Atiku’s campaign team is set to storm Ekiti on January 14 to
canvass for votes ahead of the February 16 election.

Addressing reporters yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital,
the PDP State Chairman Gboyega Oguntuase said it was disrespectful
of Fayemi to have allegedly refused the opposition the use of the
stadium the party requested to use as a venue for its campaign.

Oguntuase said the action attested to the widespread fear by the
opposition that the APC was desperate to manipulate the poll and
subvert the popular will of the people in this year’s
elections.

But the Director of Administration and Supplies in Ekiti Sate
Sports Council, on behalf of the General Manager, Mr. P.A. Akinola,
said the stadium was under reconstruction and had to be prevented
from vehicular movement.

The letter reads: “I have been directed to refer to your letter
received on January 2 requesting the use of Oluyemi Kayode Stadium
for your presidential campaign.