A member of the seventh House of Representatives and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) , Michael Opeyemi Bamidele , has urged the leadership of the party to field an experienced politician capable of flying the party ’s flag in the July 14 governorship election .
Bamidele warned that only a tested and popular candidate could defeat Governor Ayodele Fayose ’s Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) in the poll .
He stated this while declaring his intention to contest for the governorship of the state in his ward at Iyin Ekiti in Irepodun / Ifelodun local council area of the state , where he also unveiled his blueprint.
Bamidele whose rift with former governor , Dr Kayode Fayemi , partly led to the loss the 2014 governorship election , said he has settlement his differences with Fayemi for the APC to be able to triumph in the July poll .
The former commissioner said he is a thoroughbred technocrat , who has traversed every arm of government as a commissioner , a federal parliamentarian and lawyer , who was well groomed for the coveted seat .
“God in his own way has settled my differences with Dr . Fayemi, so no more crisis and segregation . We are all one. There are no groups called Bibire or JKF , we are one APC and that we shall continue to exploit to rescue Ekiti from the dungeon of economic doldrums .
“With what is happening today in Ekiti , it is clear and evident that the state is in pains and in dire need of a leader that has scientific understanding of what governance is all about to redirect us to the path of a sustainable and viable Ekiti .”
Elaborating more on the manifesto , he said , “Our projection is to make Ekiti the food basket of our dear nation , because we have good soil and climatic conditions that favourably put us in a good stead to feed our nation .
“We will harness our mineral deposits in all parts of Ekiti , we have programmes for civil servants , teachers , aged people , youth and social and sports development that explained vividly how sports has become a science , robust health programmes and conscious human capital development schemes to make Ekiti great .”
