Fayemi: Nigeria’s presidency not for moneybags

Ekiti State Governor and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that he is not a moneybag, but he also knows that the Nigeria’s presidency is not for the moneybags.

Fayemi said he does not have money but he has the capacity the competence and the compassion to lead the country.

The governor, who said this in Kaduna on Thursday while canvassing for support of APC delegates from the state, appealed to delegates to consider capacity of the aspirants, experience and compassion before casting their votes.

The presidential aspirant said he had developed a road map on how to transform the country if given the mandate.

“Inequality, poverty, economic undertones of security challenges are some of the issues to be addressed before we can address insecurity,” he said.

Governor Fayemi stressed that he has plans to absorb youth into the food value chain of agriculture and must guarantee credit for farmers to boost farming activities.

He noted that he can build on the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he was not an accidental politician but academician.

He added: “Look at the aspirants, look at our competing vision, temperament, capacity, competence, the courage to do the right thing among the aspirants.

“I am not a moneybag, but I also know this job has never gone to a moneybag. But I can raise money. I have colleagues who believed in me, who are compassionate, who can assist me if I run to them. What you want is a better future for your children where you can sleep with your eyes closed.

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“I have a roadmap to transform our country, improve security, economy and infrastructure to build a better country where cohesion becomes foundation of our security.”

In his remarks, Governor Nasiru El-Rufai described Fayemi as “a man of great intent, a man of patience”, whom he has known for over 20 years.

El-Rufai said: “He is the first person I have seen who won an election in 2014 but allowed another person to take the mandate for peace to reign. But the people of Ekiti State compensated him four years later and elected him as their governor.

He further told the delegates to consider the future of their children ahead of anything while casting their vote.

The Star