Fayose is wasting his time, says PDP Chairman Makarfi

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has told Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose that his presidential ambition is a waste of everyones time as it doesnt align with the partys position.

While addressing journalists in Kaduna, chairman of the party's National Caretaker Committee said the party's decision to zone its presidency to a candidate from the northern region means it cannot entertain any other candidate that doesn't come from the region.

He said, "He is on his own. What he is doing is not in compliance with the position of the party. The party's position has not changed.

"The convention has zoned the presidency to the North and the chairmanship of the party to the South."

On Thursday, September 28, 2017, Governor Fayose officially declared his intention to contest for the 2019 presidential elections under the umbrella of the PDP despite being from the southwest.

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The governor attacked the party's decision to zone the presidency to the north and asked for interested candidates from the region to signify interests first before his candidacy is dismissed by the party's leadership.

"If PDP gives me ticket, I will use it and win. They say they have zoned presidency to the north, what if nobody comes out from the north?

"Whoever wants to contest for the seat of President, what are they afraid of? Let them come out. We don't want to package anyone for president again. God forbid," he said.

The PDP's National Publicity Secretary, Dayo Adeyeye,and a Board of Trustee (BoT) member of party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, have also publicly criticised Fayose's actions as a violation of the party's agreement to zone the presidency to the north.