The South-West All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Zonal Publicity Secretary, Karounwi Oladapo,has stated that Governor Kayode Fayemi is hugely favoured in line to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking in an interview published yesterday, Oladapo, who is a former Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State, stated that although APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid his dues “Fayemi is a Christian from the South and the crown fits him”.
Picture caption: Dr.Kayode Fayemi
The former lawmaker attributed his submission to age and faith factor, adding that by 2023 when Buhari’s tenure will end, Tinubu would have been “above 70 years of age”.
He further stated that Governor Fayemi, on the other hand, is a senior youth within the bracket of the ‘sorosoke’ generation’s request”.
It has been widely speculated that Governor Fayemi and his now-estranged god-father, Tinubu, are rumoured to be eyeing the biggest office in the country.
Although there is no official declaration from the camps of the two APC leaders, Fayemi and Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, have not done much to distance themselves from the growing speculations.
Oladapo said by calculation, a Muslim cannot succeed President because there is no antecedent for it in the political history of the country.
According to him, this will make it difficult for Tinubu to succeed President Buhari when his administration ends in 2023.
