An All Progressives Congress senator-elect in Ekiti State, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele, has hailed Governor Kayode Fayemi for voicing readiness to accommodate opposition’s views and suggestions for the smooth running of his government in spite of the litigation filed against his victory.
The former federal lawmaker said Fayemi rose above partisanship after his triumph at the appeal court by making rapprochement to opposition party, stressing that his position would further reinforce the people’s belief that APC is populated by genuine democrats.
Bamidele, who said the appeal court’s victory indicated that the APC remained a dominant party in the state, commended the judiciary for the landmark judgement.
He said the judicial verdict had laid to rest the warped impression peddled by the opposition that the APC’s victories in Ekiti in the just concluded presidential, state and National Assembly elections were products of rigging and not hard work.
In his congratulatory message to Fayemi in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, Bamidele described the victory as a resounding one which, he said, would further energize the APC to rededicate itself to the service of the people.
He commended the judiciary for again demonstrating that it remained the bastion and last hope of the common man.
The appellate court sitting in Abuja had, on Thursday, dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP governorship candidate in Ekiti, Prof Kolapo Olusola, against Fayemi’s victory at the tribunal for lack of merit.
