Prince Dayo Adeyeye, ex-People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, has denied the news making the rounds on the social media circuit that he has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adeyeye, former Minister of State for Works, quit the PDP two weeks ago on the heels of the governorship primary won by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola.
The former PDP chieftain promised to reveal his next political dispensation within forty eight hours but he was said to be consulting with his associates and supporters.
He accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of intimidating delegates at the primary which he said swayed majority of the votes to his protégé.
Adeyeye contended that Fayose’s order that the delegates wear same uniform compromised the integrity of the primary.
Olusola scored 1, 191 votes at the PDP governorship primary while Adeyeye garnered 771 votes.
The social media has been awash with reports suggesting that Adeyeye has moved to the APC with an alleged visit to Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Abeokuta.
It was alleged on the social media posts that Amosun has promised to give Adeyeye N200 million if he joins the broom party, an allegation he has dismissed.
Adeyeye who stressed that he enjoys freedom of association courtesy of the Constitution promised to reveal the party he would join without recourse to “yellow”.
In a statement on Monday by Director of Media, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye Movement (PAAM), Niyi Ojo, Adeyeye described the claims that he has joined the APC as deliberate falsehood urging members of the public to disregard same.
He said: “There is deliberate falsehood and blackmail trending on social media that Prince Adeyeye and his supporters have defected to APC with a promise of #200million to be sourced by Governor Amosun of Ogun State.
“The rumours emanated from Prime Reporters, a blog owned and managed by Governor Fayose’s Media aide, Lere Olayinka, whose life achievement as a journalist is to libel, blackmail and malign the integrity of any person apart from who is presently feeding him.
“We call on the general public to disregard the write up as the figment of the imagination of the author.
“Prince Adeyeye has the right to any political association of his choice and he knows how to unveil his new platform without recourse to yellow journalism as evidenced from the publication of falsehood to the general public.
“We assured all lovers and admirers of Prince Adeyeye that in a matter of days a broad based platform for the realization of him ambition shall be made known after extensive consultations and deliberations.”
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
