Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State decision to choose his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as his successor was by divine inspiration.
Fayose stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday when he hosted Christian clerics at an interactive forum.
According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said the day he got divine confirmation about Olusola, he called him and the person he initially thought would be the choice to a meeting at the Government House.
He said: “I later took the two to leaders in the state and explained what God said and that God said I should not delay in making the decision public. I was asked what would become of the person who thought he was the anointed candidate and I replied that only God could answer that.
“Yes, when I first came to office, I said me and my deputy would leave together but God said that was not His decision and gave me the assurance that if it is a divine project, nobody would be able p stop it and that is my belief,” he added.
He also advised the Federal Government to use the $1 billion to be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account to fight hunger, instead of Boko Haram insurgent group
The Governor who also gave the hint that he will challenge the decision of the FG to withdraw the money because it belongs to all tiers of government said there is real hunger ‘haram’ in the land that ought to be fought zealously.
According to him, there were many other pressing issues that the government ought to tackle instead of dissipating energy and scarce resources on a group that Nigerians had been told was already technically defeated.
“In the first instance, the money belongs to the federal, state and local governments and if anything would b taken out of it, it must be with support and agreement of all tiers. If there is any tier that is not interested in spending the money in a particular manner, the total amount must be calculated and the said tier of government be given its appropriate money.
“States and local governments have peculiar needs and many are finding it difficult to meet their constitutional obligations. There are many ‘harams’ in the land that we must fight and hunger is one of them,” he said.
Fayose said he also called the clerics to thank them for their support and that they were not using their anointing against the government.
He also charged them to fish out bad eggs from among them.
Earlier, the Special Adviser, Religious Matters to the Governor, Pastor Seyi Olusola, said the governor would not toy with issues relating to religious leaders.
In his remarks, the State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Reverend Rotimi Orikogbe, thanked the governor for his support and said the body had dedicated a day to always gather and pray for the state.
