Mr Fayose has been at loggerheads with the PDP after his preferred presidential aspirant, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, was defeated by Atiku.
for the forthcoming presidential election, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday visited a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, at his Abuja home.on Tuesday night, including pictures showing him and his host shaking hands and smiling at each other.a visit,” Mr Shettima wrote. “The great Oshoko welcomed us with warmth and rare camaraderie.Mr Fayose is yet to comment on his hosting of Mr Shettima and offer of political support to him.
The development may also be a dent on the chances of the Atiku Abubakar-Ifeanyi Okowa ticket, which has been scrambling to establish strong footholds in Ekiti and other South-West States.Mr Fayose has been at loggerheads with the leadership of the PDP after his preferred presidential aspirant, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, was defeated by Atiku at the party’s primary last year.
The Wike camp is contending that with the presidential candidate of the party being from the north, the party’s chairmanship position should be occupied by someone from the South, in line with the party’s age-long zoning convention.
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