Why I Won’t Join APC – Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday said that, considering the manner the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was treated by those he assisted to win the 2015 polls, he has decided not to join the APC.
The Ekiti state governor, who was speaking to an assembly of his supporters in Ado-Ekiti, was quoted as saying, “the practice of ‘use and dump’ by the APC leadership is one that would not allow me contemplate moving into the party, even if I decide to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).”
According to a press statement issued by Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, The state governor lamented the manner the APC treated Tinubu who worked tirelessly for the victory of the party in the 2015 general elections in the country, but was abandoned by those he helped to put in power.
“Some people have been making overtures to me to join the APC, but I cannot join them. With what have they repaid somebody like Asiwaju Tinubu? He worked and helped the party to secure victory but has been dumped. That is not a party I would be interested in joining.
“One thing I would not allow is for anybody to rubbish our leaders in the South-west. Our leaders, including Asiwaju Tinubu, must be accorded their due respect, as any attempt to rubbish them will be taken as a slap on the entire Yoruba race,” the governor said.