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Fayemi appoints politician who took a bullet for him as campaign DG

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Ekiti APC governorship candidate Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday named wounded politician Opeyemi Bamidele, as the Director General of his campaign office.

Opeyemi was shot in controversial manner at the APC secretariat in Ado-Ekiti during a rally recently.

”By the special grace of God, I have appointed‎ my good friend, Mr  Bamidele  Opeyemi,   as the Director General of my campaign.

“I equally also want to thank God for sparing his life.  I was with him till 1am this morning and he is recovering well and he can also sit and discuss with me.

” I wish to inform all journalists in Ekiti that my friend, Mr Bamidele Opeyemi,  is in good condition’  he is still in Nigeria contrary to the stories that were published in some of the newspapers that he has travelled abroad.

 

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