Man Of The People: It Was The Poor Who Got Me Into Office - Ayo Fayose

Governor-elect Ayo Fayose

Following his victory in the just concluded Gubernatorial elections in Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has explained his journey to the government house attributing his victory to the fact that he is a grass-root politician who puts the needs of the masses first.

In a sit-down chat with journalists, the governor-elect equally attributed his victory to God. In his words:

 "It is the Lord’s doing. I want to recall that my removal in 2006 remains a mystery to the common man on the streets but they never left me for a day, they believed in me. I want to equally let you know that I was left with the people without money, eight years in the wilderness. My charge to every politician is to target the poor people. They will not come and ask you for contracts, all they want is to have their lives improved, to which they believe i have an answer.

I do things a governor is expected to do. For me, I am a grassroots man and because of the

way I operate with them, they call me Senior Advocate of the Masses. So, i want to continue that trend, i want to identify with them continuously,i will not leave them because the strategy is, when you are voted into power, don’t forget that 4 years is a short time.

It would be recalled that Ayo Fayose was Governor of Ekiti state from May 29th 2003 to October 16th 2006 before he was removed from office under  shady circumstances during the Obasanjo administration.
Meanwhile the now former governor, Kayode Fayemi has since called Ayo Fayose to concede victory and congratulate him on his victory.