ABUJA — Former Ekiti State governor and presidential aspirant, Ayodele Fayose, has said he would appoint a Minister of stomach infrastructure if elected as the country’s president in 2023.
Fayose stated this while speaking with newsmen, shortly after his appearance before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Screening Committee in Abuja, on Friday.
The presidential hopeful said that when the committee asked him about his stomach infrastructure policy while he was governor of Ekiti State, he made it very clear that it would be part of his policies if he becomes Nigeria’s president.
“I made it clear that I will have a minister for stomach infrastructure and welfare of the people,” he stated.
He, however, added that though tarring roads and providing other infrastructure was good, it would not be sufficient for hungry citizens.
“So, for me, stomach infrastructure is part of being supportive of the ordinary Nigerian. Stomach infrastructure under my watch as president of Nigeria will be a major theme.
“No one is saying here that you will not do the needful in terms of developing the country, part of development is the welfare and well-being of the people,” he added.
Stating his position on zoning, Fayose urged the PDP zone its presidential ticket to the South for posterity’s sake.
According to him, since the incumbent president is from the North, it was only logical for the South to produce the next president, saying this was not about the party, but about Nigeria’s best interest and stability.
“But the party must remember that whatever we do today, will speak for us or stand against us tomorrow.
“The system is not functioning in our country; the institutions are not functioning, that is why we have all these problems.
“We must be courageous enough to say this is going to South, and If you want to contest, the Nigerian constitution still gives you the leverage, the opportunity to do so. I support zoning this time to southern Nigeria,” Fayose concluded.
