Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, after successfully conducting the Ekiti State Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries, has departed the state.
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose was rumoured to have pleaded with the Delta State Governor to stay over the weekend.
Fayose reportedly mockingly told the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hire Okowa for its primary scheduled to hold on Friday.
Okowa chaired the committee that on Tuesday conducted the governorship primary of the PDP in Ekiti state, which was acclaimed to be credible and generally peaceful.
Aspirants and observers had described the exercise as transparent and credible.
In his remarks at the close of the exercise, Fayose said he would keep Okowa in the state till Friday so he could help the APC with their primary election.
“We will keep Okowa here till Friday to help APC, if not they will not have any candidate. They will still continue to beat themselves. They can’t conduct congresses, they do not represent the minds of the masses,” he said.
Reacting, however, Okowa said he is not part of the APC and cannot help them with their primary.
“I decline to conduct the primary for APC. They need me back in Delta,” he said.
APC primary election, which was conducted last Saturday by Tanko Al-Madura, Governor of Nasarawa state, was marred by violence.