Ikeobasi Mokelu, information minister under Gen. Sani Abacha, has picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms.
“This is not an inheritance (referring to Mr Tinubu’s presidential ambition). It’s about Nigeria. Nigeria is the commonwealth of all Nigerians,” Mr Fayemi insisted.
“One does not have to be a professor to know what poverty is,” Mr Oshiomhole asserted.
While Mr Fayemi will lead the 20-member campaign council as chairman, Mr Egbeyemi will serve as the vice-chairman.
This electoral cycle will take place within the context of a global health pandemic, insecurity, mass poverty and unemployment afflicting millions.
The party will be using both primary and secondary school playgrounds as venues for the exercises to select the party’s candidate.
“We shall be engaging the NLC as sub-national leaders and with a view to ensure that the outcome of our engagement will also be fed into the national discourse.”
“Gov. Fayemi has not told anyone that he is in the race for the presidency of Nigeria.”
The Ekiti government has postponed the examination scheduled for Wednesday for thousands of job seekers in the state.
The former SSG had served as commissioner for budget and economic planning during Governor Kayode Fayemi’s first term.
