A prominent member of the Ekiti
state chapter of PDP, Chief Dayo Okondo, has rejected Governor Ayo Fayose's
offer of appointment to serve as a member of the Governing Council of the
College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. At a press conference which he convened
yesterday July 3rd, Chief Okondo said despite his efforts at making the party a
success in the state, the state government belittled him by offering him such
an appointment without consulting him. Chief Okondo who has been bedridden for
a while now said the party and the state government had abandoned him to his
fate even after working so hard for the party in the state.
"Making me a board member
falls short of what he should do. And if I have to take care of myself very
well and take care of my health, I don’t know what membership of the college’s
board would do for me. I can’t see how somebody who had served as a PDP Board
of Trustees member will now be appointed a college’s board member. I was
shocked by the appointment with my status and level of work that I did. I
brought the party to the state and I brought Fayose into the party.
I supported him wholeheartedly
when others refused to support him and I ensured that he won the primaries and
the election (in 2003). He has not visited me and he has not done anything
about my health. I have been trying to see him and talk to him about my health
but I have not succeeded. If I will reject it in totality, I want to see the
governor first and I want him to reason with me that this appointment does not
befit my status as a founding father of the party and as someone who
contributed immensely to his political rise. I have been abandoned by the
party.
One of my sons, Tope Okondo,
who was Obasanjo’s bodyguard, fell sick in Abuja and the situation I met him
was very terrible. I tried to see if I could take him to India. I contacted
(former Governor) Fayemi and he offered to assist. We took him to India where
he spent two to three days and I thank him (Fayemi) for the gesture but he told
me not to bother. If my own party (PDP) can treat me like this, it is
unfortunate”he saids
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