A presidential aspirant and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has denied stepping down in favour of another contestant, saying he is favourably positioned to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket.
The Governor reacting to claims of dropping his aspiration for Vice-president, Osinbajo after a closed-door meeting described the claim as “absolute rubbish”,
According to the governor there was no way he would drop his ambition as he has the backing of those he described as APC’s real stakeholders.
In a statement issued on Friday, the spokesman of the Fayemi campaign organisation, Femi Ige, debunked reports that the governor had withdrawn from the presidential race.
[It is] absolute rubbish. No meeting took place between us and any aspirant about stepping down. We are undoubtedly among the leading aspirants for the position and one to watch in the race,” the statement reads.
“Our candidate has deep trust and respect among political leaders in the party and also from fellow governors who form a critical mass in the decision-making process.”
The spokesman said no amount of late-night demarketing will work against the Fayemi presidential project.
