The top two jobs on Emmanuel Fayose’s new campaign committee went to a brother and a former deputy governor. Fayose, the African Democratic Congress candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I, introduced the 25-member group in Ado Ekiti on Saturday.
Isaac Fayose, a businessman and Emmanuel’s brother, is Director-General. Prof. Olusola Kolapo, who once served as the state’s deputy governor, is patron. Emmanuel is himself a younger brother of Ayodele Fayose, the former Ekiti State governor.
Below them sit the chairmen and chairwomen of specific desks. Chief Dipo Anisulowo is team adviser and Femi Fadahunsi is secretary. Tope Apanisile is team leader and chairs inter-party affairs. The others:
Alhaji Mohammed Adeleye, spiritual matters; Peter Akinleye, youth affairs; Mrs Anike Ologuntoye, women affairs; Richard Olaolorun, media and publicity; Roland Adewale, the contact committee; P. O. Ojo, trade union matters.
Fourteen more people are on the list as members, among them Chief Dare Adekolu, Tunde Adekanbi, Princess Anike Ade, Bisi Agunbiade and Oba Ayodeji.
What Fayose said
Fayose told the gathering he is running for the seat, which covers the Ado and Irepodun/Ifelodun local government areas, to give residents representation that can be measured. “This National Assembly bid is not merely a campaign for a seat; it is a movement to restore governance to the people,” he said.
He listed four pillars: “robust advocacy, rigorous oversight, resource attraction and citizens inclusion.” A seat should not go to the richest or best connected, he argued. “True representation cannot be bought, bartered or inherited,” he said. He wants it earned through service, competence and empathy.
Ekiti, he said, is “at a critical crossroads.” He urged residents to turn away from what he called “the stagnant politics of the past.” His slogan is “Support the future, support Otunba Emmanuel Fayose for better representation.”
Sources
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