Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose says President Muhamadu Buhari will be no match for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 elections.

Speaking during a farewell dinner organized for him by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fayose said he would not beg the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for bail, vowing to intensify his criticism of President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“I will be there on Tuesday. I am not begging for any bail. It is up to them. If they want me, they should just give me a bed. I have done my bedclothes, I have done my pillowcase, I have my English and Yoruba bibles,” Fayose said.

He added: “I am prepared for them. Nobody should worry about me. Only cowards die many times before their deaths. Tell them at the Villa. My name is Ayo Fayose. My name is Peter the Rock.

“Let me say to you that by the grace of God, I will be at the EFCC by 1pm on Tuesday. I am not a coward, never. Let it be said to them that today is their own and tomorrow is our own. I am coming

“As soon as I leave the EFCC I will talk more than what I have said before. There is no way a Buhari will match an Atiku when you put the two of them side by side, comment by comment, clarity by clarity of tongue.”

Meanwhile, the former governor on Tuesday fulfilled his promise of visiting the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a chat with the commission over alleged fraud and abuse of office.

Fayose breezed into the EFCC office in the company of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode wearing a black T-shirt with the inscription “EFCC, I’m here”.