Ekiti Guber: Oni meets Tinubu in Akure, to meet Buhari, Fayemi tomorrow, may withdraw over lack of fund
Few hours after meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, in Akure, Ondo State, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Ekiti State, Mr. Segun Oni, is set to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
The meeting, scheduled for Thursday night, was said to have been brokered by former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Odigie Oyegun.
Informed source said it would be centered on getting Oni to work with the APC in the governorship election.
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While the APC was holding its campaign rally in Ado Ekiti yesterday, Oni was said to be in Akure, waiting for Tinubu. He eventually met with him (Tinubu) at about 6pm.
Though as at the time of filing this report, what they discussed was not clear, a source said Oni begged Tinubu for fund and promised to defect to the APC before the presidential election. Tinubu was however said to cleverly dogged the request, telling him (Oni) to meet President Buhari and Fayemi first.
Oyegun, who will lead Oni to the president was the National Chairman of APC when he (Oni) was Deputy National Chairman (South). Oyegun handed over to Oni in February 2016 when he embarked on a 10-day vacation.
Oni defended President Buhari vehemently till he left APC in 2020. In one of the instances of his open defense of President Buhari, he took on former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, when he told the president to resign over fuel scarcity.
According to a close ally of the former governor, the meeting is scheduled for the presidential villa, Abuja.
The ally who preferred anonymity, said Oni is expected to do a subtle withdrawal from he governorship race after the meeting.
He disclosed that funds have not been coming as expected and Oni, who was all along assuring his men that he will mobilise enough fund for the election, has unable to convince them that “all will be well.”
Another source said after the meeting, Oni is expected to either announce his withdrawal from the governorship race, citing insecurity.
