The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Governor Ayodele Fayose for declaring ambition to contest the 2019 presidential election.

In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the party said instead of aspiring to be president, Fayose should pay his state workers’ salaries and allowances.

The APC spokesperson said the governor’s action is not sensitive to the plight of the people of his state as he is being blind to the sufferings of workers while pursuing presidential ambition.

He said: ”It is the height of wickedness for Fayose to always call teachers to meetings like he did this week to brainwash them on the state’s poor finances.”

Olatunbosun said the money in the coffers of the state since the governor’s assumption of office is enough to make the people happy if efficiently utilized.

The party spokesperson urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Fayose for misappropriating the state’s funds.

”We urge the EFCC to be meticulous in their investigations into how the governor misapplied bailout of N20billion, CBN’s N2billion loan for small-scale enterprises, N10billion loan for projects, N2.8 billion UBEC/Subeb counterpart fund, monthly allocation from the Federation Account to Local Govt council and  Paris Club cash that he has diverted,” he said.