Supreme Court verdict: Fayose’s advice gave me victory — Ishaku

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state

 Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku, yesterday, said his Ondo State counterpart, Ayodele Fayose, was instrumental to the victory he secured at the Supreme Court to retain his seat as governor after losing in a dramatic manner at the Court of Appeal.

Akwa Ibom and Abia States governors, Emmanuel Udom and Okezie Ikpeazu, respectively, also revealed that Fayose has been a pillar of support to their administrations, disclosing that the Ekiti governor played similar role during their travails at the election petition tribunal.
The governors made the remarks in Ado Ekiti during the commissioning of some projects executed by Fayose.

Besides the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, governors who graced the ceremony include Dr Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, David Umahi of Ebonyi, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Ibrahim Dankwabo of Gombe.

Ishaku, while speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony organised in honour of his judicial victory in Ado Ekiti, said Fayose’s spiritual counseling made him escape the hammer at the apex court.

“After losing at the Appeal Court, I was in Jerusalem with Governor Fayose and, at a time, I became burdened and I told him (Fayose) that I was prepared to go back to my state. But he advised me to stay back and put all my supplications before God and I did.

“I then promised that if I should win the Supreme Court case, I was going to do my thanksgiving in Ado Ekiti and that I am doing today. He told me that God will make a way for me and this advice actually subdued my worries and today I am celebrating”.