Fayose’s aide quits, protests deputy gov’s anointing as successor

The Special Assistant on General Matters to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State , Segun Akinwumi , has resigned his appointment .
Akinwumi had earlier served as Director General / Special Adviser on Procurement Matters before his re -designation.
In his December 29 resignation letter , Akinwumi did not state any reason for his action.
The five - paragraph letter reads : “ I hereby tender my resignation with immediate effect .
“ Sir, you would recall that on 24th October , 2014, you appointed me Director General /Special Adviser on Procurement Matters in your government , the position I held until I was redeployed as Special Assistant, General Matters , till today , December 29, 2017 .
“ I thank you most sincerely for giving me the rare opportunity to serve at both appointments . Please, accept the assurances of my kindest regards. ”
But in a telephone chat with journalists on Sunday , Akinwumi said he took the decision to quit because the governor reneged on his promise to leave with his deputy , Prof. Kolapo Olusola, who had been anointed as the PDP governorship candidate in the state.
He claimed that Fayose had first told him and other aides to work for a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice , Mr. Owoseni Ajayi; and later , for former Commissioner for Works , Mr. Kayode Oso , as his successor .
Akinwumi said , “ I am a product of establishment for the past 39 years and under the tutelage of Baba Awolowo . People were brought in under establishment , it was Baba Ayo Fasanmi that brought us into politics .
“ Bringing somebody (Olusola) from nowhere, bringing somebody from the sidelines will not work. It is someone within the system that we want in the PDP .
“Fayose should stop playing God in our party , let the national leadership and people that matter tell him not to play God again in our party because you cannot mock God .
“ Fayose had told us that he would serve out his tenure together with his deputy . No God has spoken to anybody about it , no one can play God , no matter how highly placed ; and anyone that plays God will become an ex - person .
“ This was a man (Fayose ) that said in public glare on April 24 , 2014 that Owoseni Ajayi should not contest to be deputy governor but a governorship material .
“ Fayose also promised before the whole world that when his tenure finishes in 2018, he and his deputy , Eleka (Olusola) would leave the Government House together. ”
When contacted on Sunday for his reaction , Fayose’ s Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communication , Lere Olayinka , said there was no reaction to Akinwumi ’ s claims since he didn ’ t state that in his resignation letter .
He said , “ I won ’ t dignify those claims with any response since they were not stated in his resignation letter . ”
Source_ PUNCH NEWS