Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sanction Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, for declaring intent to contest for the presidential ticket for 2019, against the party’s zoning arrangement.
In a statement he issued in Abuja, Kashamu said Fayose’s action was the height of anti-party activities and added that the Ekiti governor has proved that “all his grandstanding are meant to further his own selfish interest.”
“Although his so-called declaration is of no political consequence whatsoever, it is antithetical to the mood of the party and nation that someone who claims to be a party man could go against the decision of the party to zone the Presidency to the North.
“By 2019, the South would have had the presidency for 14 of Nigeria’s 20 years democratic rule since 1999, with a Southerner ruling for two terms back to back. It smacks of insensitivity and greed for anyone from the South to declare for the presidency so soon.
“With Fayose’s latest action, it is now glaring that all his grandstanding was meant to further his own selfish interest. He never had the interest of the party, the people and the nation at heart. This man is simply desperate for power.
“On seeing his so-called presidential declaration on television, I wondered if he was declaring to be a regional president because most of those who attended were from a region of the country.
“Indeed, by his action, Fayose seeks to further widen the ethnic divide in our country, cause resentment against our great party and tragically bring the party into disrepute. He is guilty of anti-party activities.
“In the light of the above, I wish to urge the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led NCC to issue a query to Fayose and subsequently refer him to the National Disciplinary Committee, for going against the party’s zoning arrangement and stoking resentment against our party, in the minds of the electorate.”