The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has ruled out the possibilities of contesting the senatorial seat in the 2019 general elections.
Clarifying that he will never seek any elective position again, he said his main preoccupation after leaving office would be to continue to agitate for a better Nigeria.
Fayose, however, refused to comment on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari when asked by journalists, saying he would watch events as they unfold before making any submission on the issue.
The governor spoke in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday during a meeting with civil servants on grade levels one to seven in the state civil service.
Fayose, who saluted the workers for their courage and perseverance in the face of the economic recession, culminating in unstable payment of salaries, urged them to discountenance the rumour that he had received the second tranche of Paris Club fund.
He explained that what the state got so far was N8.8bn, which was shared between the state and local governments, “with over 70 percent of it expended on the payment of salaries instead of the 50 per cent agreed with the federal Ministry of Finance.”
He advised the workers to register at the the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercising because of Ekiti’s interest.
“I don’t want to contest again, not even for senatorial race in 2019.
“One thing I have learnt was that Ekiti people don’t normally participate in some government policies where data are collated.
“And it usually affects us in getting extra grants or favour from the Federal Government and international agencies,” he said.
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