The All Progressives Congress (APC) has risen against the plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led administration in Ekiti State to embark on the construction of an airport.
The position of APC came just as the national leadership of the party moved to reconcile members of the state chapter as a way ensuring formidable opposition against what it described as a degenerating state of affairs in the state.
In a statement issued by the National Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Mai-Bala Buni, the party quoted one if its chieftains and former governor of the state, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, as saying that the economy of the state was not supportive of a gigantic project like an airport.
“Frankly speaking, even without paucity of fund, even with the way things were before, it is a surprise that anybody or any reasonable person will say that the priority for the state is an airport. It is definitely not an airport. We have an airport in Akure which is 45 minutes drive from our state capital. So building an airport in the state honestly is not a well taught out project,” he said.
Speaking further on the state of affairs in the state,
On the state of affairs in the state, Adebayo said: “I don’t think there is anybody in Nigeria who will say he is happy with what is happening in Ekiti state.
“Ekiti is being turned into a pariah state and it is unfortunate that this sort of thing is happening and that is why we who are in the opposition are putting our house in order and we believe that if we all stick together and make sure that the party is in stable state, we will be able to wrestle power back from the current governor (Ayodele Fayose) that is making mockery of our state.”
On the intra-party crisis brewing in the state chapter of APC, Adebayo regretted the disagreement that led to many of the members parting ways.
“As you are aware, we have been having some issues with some of our members. Some left the party to go and contest in the last election under different platforms and we have met today and we can say categorically that finally, all the issues that separated us at a time has been resolved and everybody is back in one big family now,” he said.
Tuesday’s reconciliatory meeting was summoned by the Deputy National Chairman (South) of APC, Mr. Segun Oni.
The meeting was attended by APC stakeholders from the state including the APC state Chairman, Chief Jide Awe; Senator Ayo Arise; former member House of Representatives, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele; former member House of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola, among others.
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