From Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti
FORMER Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani- Kayode, has endorsed the aspiration of Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Lere Olayinka, to become the national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fani-Kayode took to his Twitter handle, @realFFK at exactly 7:06 am yesterday to express his preference for Olayinka.
He tweeted: “I wish to express my support for Olayinka for the position of national publicity secretary of the PDP. Lere will do an excellent job.”
Fani-Kayode was earlier rumoured to be interested in the position until he denied it through his Facebook page.
Also, it was posted on Facebook that former Ondo State information commissioner, Olorogun Eddy Olafeso and Ogun State born Segun Sowunmi who earlier declared interest to contest the party’s national publicity secretary have declared support for Olayinka.
Olafeso is now being positioned for the position of South-West national vice chairman of the party.
The PDP members in the United States of America had in a letter dated May 4 and addressed to the party’s National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu-Sherrif endorsed Olayinka, saying: “Olayinka’s loyalty to the party is highly commendable and for these reasons and many more, PDP-USA is endorsing him for the position of publicity secretary to PDP-Nigeria.”