Ekiti shooting: Only God saved me, others, says Fayemi

Former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, relived Friday’s shooting incident in which he and others escaped death   at a rally held at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Ado-Ekiti.
The APC governorship candidate in the July 14 election spoke at a  rally where Mr  Dayo  Adeyeye, a former Minister of Works,  formally joined the party.
He said Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, former federal lawmaker,  Opeyemi Bamidele, and Adeyeye  would also have been killed  but for divine  intervention.
“We thank God that we are alive. What do you think would have happened if Governor Akeredolu, Adeyeye , Bamidele and I had died? It was possible for the bullets to have hit and killed all of us, but we thank God.
“We are grateful that God just prevented it.
“The unprecedented crowd we saw at the welcome reception organised for me and how people were rushing out shows that Ekiti people are determined to fight a liberation war against Governor (Ayo)  Fayose,’’ he said.
Fayemi said he remained undaunted  by the incident,  vowing that the July 14 election would mark the end of the  Ayo Fayose administration in the state.
He assured Adeyeye and his followers that they  remain   respectable leaders of the party  who  won’t be shortchanged  if  APC eventually won the poll.
Fayemi  said the party would work hard with interest groups  across the 177 wards  to ensure that PDP was  defeated.
He  described Adeyeye’s  defection from the PDP to  APC as a big boost which would help achieve victory.
Fayemi  also denied an  allegation that he would  sack  teachers, saying his return  would only add value  to the lives of  civil servants.
Adeyeye,  in his remarks,  said he and his supporters decided to join the APC because of the personality  of  Fayemi.
“We decided to join APC because the party nominated a good person like Dr Fayemi as its candidate.
“ He is highly educated and exposed, he is not crude like somebody else;  we are going to deliver our votes for him,’’ he said.