Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, said he had forgiven those who betrayed him n the course of his political odyssey especially after he left office in 2018, even as he expressed his wish to be more Godly henceforth.
Fayose stated these on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
Fayose, who urged all politicians in Ekiti State to forget politics of bitterness for the interest and progress of the state, said that at 60,
his desire was to be closer to God and be a preacher of His words.
The former governor made this known on Sunday while speaking on a ptogramme on radio- Our People’s FM, 104.1, Ado-Ekiti, to commemorate his birthday.
Fayose thanked God for what He had used him to achieve in the last sixty years, especially what he was able to do when he was the governor of Ekiti State.
He charged all politicians to start embarking on what would make people to remember them after leaving the position of authorities, noting that “whatever they do today will become history tomorrow.”
The former governor mentioned few among his achievements as the governor of Ekiti, namely: Amphi theatre at Ewi’s Palace, Ado-Ekiti; flyover bridge, Ado-Ikere road; High Court Complex in Ado; new and old governor’s offices; Ministry of Finance Building and the new Obas’ market in Ado-Ekiti.
He said his memorable day was when he was illegally impeached from office as governor of Ekiti State.
“The day I was forced out of government was the day I will never forget; this incident gave me high blood pressure and I asked God for three months to know what went wrong.
“Another memorable day was when I was sworn in again as governor of Ekiti State,” he said.
While answering question on the rationale behind the “stomach infrastructure programme” he initiated when he was in office, he said COVID-19 palliative was “stomach infrastructure.”
Fayose, who defeated two incumbent governors, Otunba Niyi Adebayo and Dr Kayode Fayemi in 2003 and 2014 respectively, said he still believed he could be Nigeria’s president and that how it would happen was for God to decide.
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