2019: FAYOSE SPEAKS ON ATIKU’S VISIT, PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION
2019:
FAYOSE SPEAKS ON ATIKU’S VISIT, PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose says former vice
president Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition for 2019 is legitimate.
He stated that the Peoples Democratic Party’s interest would
be placed above individual aspirations in 2019 election, while reiterating that
God’s plan is not for him to become vice president but President of Nigeria.
Speaking to newsmen during the former Vice president’s visit to Ekiti, Fayose
said “He (Atiku) has not spoken to me privately about it, and maybe he would do
that in our private meeting. But his body language obviously shows he has an
ambition which is legitimate.
“We will all examine everybody and we will play in a
level-playing ground, as he has come, others will still come.
On the issue of being Vice President, like I said in the
Book of Ezekiel 37: 33, the Bible says ‘God asks that can this bone live, and
the Prophet answers and say ‘Thou Knoweth’. All these questions are questions
for God and he has answer for them, man has no answer.
“You may wish anything for me, but God’s wish is supreme. I
deserve to serve this country as President. I have paid my due. I am not a
hidden voice.
I have all it takes
to lead this country, but whichever way it goes, the interest of our party
comes first, it is above our individual aspiration.
Whoever the party finally picks as party’s candidate will be
supported by others.Responding, the governor, who also described Atiku’s
ambition as ‘legitimate and a welcome development, though he was expecting the
former vice president to discuss his presidential ambition with him privately
as other aspirants would do, he assured that in spite of his aspiration to rule
the nation, party’s interest would be placed above individual aspirations.”
Responding to the Atiku’s remarks, Governor Fayose said: “I
thank God for your life, your resilience and tolerance and patience in your
walk through life.
It only takes resilience to follow life, most times, you
only get bouts instead of encouragement, I welcome you to the state be cause
you were quite supportive when I wanted to come at first time, while others
were not, you supported us.”
