Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has said he will not allow anyone to threaten or blackmail him for adopting his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola.
The governor said he had no apology to anyone or groupdid not breach any rule or law of the party or the country.
In a statement yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor accused some interest groups in the PDP of writing a petition to the party’s national secretariat because of Olusola’s adoption.
The statement said: “To start with, as a party member and a citizen of Nigeria, I reserve the right to support any candidate for any elective post and vote same in an election.
“Those who are crying over spilled milk should put their enemies in the position of a governor when they have such opportunity.
“I have no apology for my action because I have only exercised my right and I have not breached any rule or law of the party or that of the country.
“If the petitioners are the major stakeholders and we are the minority, time will tell. However, we reiterate that anyone who feels disappointed by the action should wait for the party’s primary because it is their right.
“Above all, since they have written to Senator Ahmed Makarfi, they should equally copy Ali Modu Sheriff. All the complainants got to their current positions by God’s grace and my humble self who God used for them.
“If they complain about imposition and endorsement, let them face the electorate too and adopt their standard that is different from the one we used.
“At least, I am the man to be succeeded and I am entitled to support who I like. Let them know that I am not the type to be threatened. If anybody has anything against me, let them go to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).”
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