Despite losing his party’s Ondo Central senatorial district’s ticket, the immediate former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Engnr Clement Faboyede, has vowed that he would not defect from the party.
He came third at the primary, losing to Mr Ifedayo Adedipe, who polled 82 votes to win the exercise.
Faboyede, speaking to journalists in Akure, the state capital, debunked viral statements disparaging his former boss, ex-Governor Olusegun Mimiko and other PDP leaders over outcome of the primary.
Declaring the exercise as free, fair and acceptable, he pledged his readiness to work with the winner to secure victory at the general elections.
His words: “The primary was free and fair, that is the truth. The atmosphere was conducive, devoid of rancour and the followed all the procedures. I accept the outcome of that primary.
“I want to make it abundantly clear that without malice I stand and I have never asked anybody either on Facebook of WhatsApp to start casting aspersions and derogatory languages on my leader, Dr Rahman Olusegun Mimiko.
“I want to make it clear that I have no grudge against anybody. If PDP picks anybody tomorrow, on PDP I stand, I will still perform and Ifedore will still deliver.
“I’m a PDP person and a party man to the core. I was the chairman of the party in the State when it was in tatters and down.
“When I came out of incarceration courtesy of APC victimisation, I was assisted by Eyitayo Jegede SAN to put the party back to its footing.
“We had two senators out of three, three Houses of Representatives members out nine and we came first for our presidential flag bearer then, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the Southwest.”
