A former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Femi Bamisile, has expressed confidence that the party will reclaim power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti in 2018.
He said the loss of the state to Governor Ayodele Fayose in the 2014 governorship election under Kayode Fayemi’s administration is nothing but a temporary setback .
Punch reports that while speaking on Friday during a meeting with stakeholders from all the 16 local government area, Bamisile, who defected to the APC about a year ago, said he had intentions to contest the 2018 governorship election.
“I am very certain that APC will take over Ekiti in 2018. But we have to start the process of rebuilding the party and that is exactly what we are doing. I have developed a team across the 16 Council Areas. We are working underground and we will ensure that everybody is brought on board.
“Though, Fayemi’s loss brought a little setback, but if you go round you will realise that APC is still a party to beat in Ekiti. All we need to do is to reconcile all divided interests and sensitise our people,” he said.
Bamisile enjoined members to embrace whoever is appointed Minister from Ekiti by President Muhammadu Buhari, as the leader of the party in the state while appealing to them to work hard for the party by reaching out to “commercial drivers and motorcyclists, teachers, civil servants, artisans, market men and women and other critical stakeholders to make the dream of recapturing the State a reality.”
Bamisile assured that the leadership crisis rocking the National Assembly after the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, as Senate President and Speaker respectively, would soon end.
“We will always fight because such is normal in politics. But while fighting, we must always display extreme loyalty to our party. That is what I believe in .
“The best way we can show this is by believing in any reconciliation efforts put in place in resolving crisis. I quite believe that we shall come out stronger,” he added.
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