Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi who was defeated in the 2013 governorship election in Ekiti state is set to contest for the position again on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The current Minister of Mines and Steel Development was defeated by incumbent Ayo Fayose of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Fayemi said on Sunday that he will contest the July 14 gubernatorial election.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the minister made his ambition known at a news conference at his Isan-Ekiti country home in Oye Local Government Area of the state. Fayemi had hosted leaders and scores of members of the party from all the 16 Local Government Areas and the 177 Wards of the state.