Kehinde Fajobi
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George, has expressed disapproval over former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, for supporting the re-election of the state’s current governor, Biodun Oyebanji, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, George stated that if Fayose truly declared support for Oyebanji, there is “something wrong somewhere.”
He said the PDP would launch an investigation from Fayose’s ward to determine if he should be sanctioned for anti-party activities.
“If it is true that Governor Fayose openly rejected the party and stated that he is going to work for the APC governor, he has defined his direction. From his ward, they will make arrangements for that investigation within the confines of Ekiti State before they will report,” George said.
He emphasised that Fayose, as a former two-term PDP governor, cannot openly support an opposition party’s governor.
“Ayo knows that you cannot say you are a member of this party and a former two-term governor of a party to now say you are working openly for the governor of the opposition party, something is wrong,” George added.
Fayose, while speaking on Sunday Politics on October 13, had praised Governor Oyebanji’s performance and suggested it would take a “miracle” for the PDP to defeat him in the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State.
Fayose said, “As at today, I am a member of the PDP, the governor there is a member of the APC, but the meeting point is that I am a leader in Ekiti. Like I told you, it’s either we lie we die, or we say the truth we die. Governor Oyebanji has done exceedingly well. I don’t know the miracle that will defeat him except something changes between now and that election.”
He added, “Forget the party, let us be realistic – the PDP is in bad crisis in Ekiti too, anybody can come here and deny, I don’t care.”
Responding to the internal crisis within the PDP, George said the party can still resolve its issues but admitted that the current approach was not ideal. He expressed disappointment in members allowing personal interests to disrupt the party’s peace and stressed that party interest must come first for lasting unity.
George urged members to stop airing their grievances publicly, saying, “I appeal to the warring party members to stop washing their dirty linens in the public and give peace a chance in the party.”