Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has used the occasion of his 60th birthday to call on politicians in Ekiti State to practise politics without bitterness in the interest of progress of the State.
The former governor made this known while speaking on a radio programme in Ado Ekiti to commemorate his 60th birthday.
Fayose said he has forgiven all those who might have betrayed him in the course of his political journey, especially after he left office in 2018.
He however expressed the desire to be closer to God and be a preacher of His words as he attained 60.
While thanking God for what He has used him to achieve in the last sixty years, especially what he was able to do as Ekiti State Governor, he tasked all politicians to embark on what people will remember them for after office.
Fayose added that in doing that they will be leaving their footprint in the sands of time noting that whatever they do today will definitely become history tomorrow.
The former governor mentioned few among his achievements as the governor of Ekiti to include; Amphitheater at Ewi’s Palace,Ado-Ekiti, flyover bridge, Ado-Ikere road, High Court Complex in Ado,new and old governor’s office, Ministry of Finance Building and the new obas’ market in Ado-Ekiti.
He said his memorable day was when he was illegally impeached from office as governor of Ekiti State.
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“The day I was forced out of government was the day I will never forget, this incident gave me high blood pressure and I asked God for three months to know what went wrong.
“Another memorable day was when I was sworn-in again as governor of Ekiti State,” he said.
While answering a question on the rationale behind the stomach infrastructure programme he initiated when he was in office, he said Covid-19 palliative is stomach infrastructure.
Fayose, who defeated two incumbent governors, Otunba Niyi Adebayo and
Dr. Kayode Fayemi in 2003 and 2014 respectively, said he still believes he can be Nigeria’s president and that how it will happen is for God to decide.
