PDP Disowns Fayose Over Death Adverts On Buhari | Ayo Fayose

The presidential campaign committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday distanced itself from the advert sponsored by Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose in two national dailies, where he implied that purported health issues of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen Muhammadu Buhari, could result in his death.An advert published in some national dailies on Monday by Fayose had called on Nigerians to choose life, adding, “will thou allow history to repeat itself? Enough of state burials, Nigerians vote wisely, vote Goodluck Jonathan, northern presidency should wait till 2019.”The advert went ahead to outline late heads of state and former presidents from the north west who had died while in office.But in a reaction to the uproar generated by the advert, the director of Media and Publicity of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said the governor’s position is by no means the opinion of President Goodluck Jonathan or the organisation.He said, “Governor Ayo Fayose is a distinguished leader of our party, democratically elected governor and someone we have immense respect and affection for and he released this advert in his own name.That represents his own personal opinion which he is entitled to.“What I can tell you on our part as the presidential campaign organisation is that it does not represent the opinion of the presidential campaign organisation or indeed the president”.