Fayose acquired grassroot orientation from Kwara -Saraki

A former Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has attributed the victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, in the Ekiti State governorship election, to the grassroots politics he acquired from Kwara State.

Fayose had vanquished the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

According to him, Fayose emulated his grassroots orientation from Saraki’s political dynasty.

He noted that the tardy Dr. Olusola Saraki and his political machinery in the state were perpetually in touch with those at the grassroots.

He verbalized on Sunday on the sidelines of an empowerment scheme organised by a member of the House of Representatives for Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency, Dr Rafiu Ibrahim.

Saraki, currently Chairman, Senate Commitee on Ecology and Environment verbally expressed politicians who distanced themselves from the grassroots would never win elections.

He verbally expressed, “Our people should not be apostatized by the Abuja politicians. It is only when election closes by that you visually perceive them, after the election, they take to their heels, having been subjugated in the poll.

“Remember that in 2011 when they came around, we showed them power belongs to the people and the same thing we would be replicating in this coming election. We ken how to do it because people of Kwara are now politically aroused.

“This is the time for change, and the transmutation has come. Our political structure perpetuated to hold sway due to the dote that subsists among the people. And I must withal tell you that the PDP candidate in the Ekiti governorship election derived the grass-root political tactics from Kwara.”

Ibrahim verbalized the gesture was aimed at empowering his constituents. He urged the beneficiaries to maximise the empowerment opportunity to amend on their salubrity as well as ascertain that APC was coalesced at all levels.