PDP gubernatorial candidate in Ekiti, Oluyede, rejects claims of false narratives about his candidacy

Dr. Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for governor of Ekiti State, said that intimidation or political pressure will not deter his effort to “rescue Ekiti people from poverty, backwardness and failed leadership.”

He rejected speculation about his recent low profile, calling the stories spread by “hired propagandists” of the Oyebanji administration false, and assured residents that he remains the prospective governor of the state.

Speaking through Idowu Adelusi, press secretary for the Wole Oluyede Campaign Organisation, Oluyede said he left his comfort zone to contest the June 20 governorship election because Ekiti citizens deserve better leadership than the “directionless administration” of Governor Biodun Oyebanji and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He said the increasing attacks and intimidation directed at some of his supporters indicate that the ruling party is already fearful of defeat.

“I want to assure Ekiti people that no person on earth can intimidate me. What they are doing to some of my supporters only confirms one thing, Oyebanji is afraid of defeat, probably because he has seen it.” Oluyede stated.

He added that residents have been contacting him with calls and messages asking why the PDP has not yet launched its major campaign activities, and he assured them that the party is ready to “hit the ground running.”

According to him, “for emphasis, the handwriting is already on the wall” for the APC administration in the state. “The Egyptian you see today, you shall see no more after June 20, 2026, by God’s grace.” he declared.

Oluyede accused the APC of employing propagandists inside and outside Ekiti to create a false impression that the governorship election would simply be a “coronation” for Governor Oyebanji.

“They told the same lies in 2003 and again in 2014, yet they suffered humiliating defeat in the hands of the PDP,” he said.

The PDP standard bearer urged supporters not to lose sleep or hope, insisting that a “new dawn” is coming to Ekiti State through the ballot box.