What Gov Fayemi Said On Absence From APC South-West Leaders’ Meeting
The governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi has spoken on his absence from a meeting of leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West.
The meeting which was said to be at the instance of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of APC held in Lagos on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
Bola Tinubu, Bisi Akande, and Olusegun Osoba; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, amongst others were at the gathering.
In statement on Monday, May 24, 2021, by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, Governor Fayemi who was absent disclosed he is in “total support of the decisions reached by the Southwest leaders at the meeting”.
The statement titled “Fayemi Endorses Outcome Of Southwest APC Leaders’ Meeting… Says Mix Up In Invitation Responsible For His Absence” reads…
Dr. Fayemi’s absence at the meeting was a result of a mix up in the invitation sent out for the meeting.
For clarity, the invitation for the meeting which was said to have been sent via Whatsapp by Mr. Tunde Rahman, an aide to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, never got to Governor Fayemi.
The absence of an invitation for the Southwest APC leaders meeting prevented the Governor from attending the meeting, as he was not aware.
Governor Fayemi however sent an apology to the meeting through former Ekiti State Governor and Minister of Industries, Trade and Investments, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; as he was already scheduled to attend another engagement at the time he came to learn of the meeting.
Governor Fayemi, as a true democrat and Southwest leader who is committed to the welfare of the people, is however in total support of the decisions reached by the Southwest leaders at the meeting which include an endorsement of the positions earlier adopted by the Southern Governors’ Forum on the ban on open grazing and the need for true federalism, among others.
