Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has shed light on his absence at Sunday’s meeting of leaders of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos.
The meeting, which Governors, Speaker, House of Representatives, and party leaders were invited, was organized by the former interim chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande.
However, Governors Fayemi and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ekiti and Ondo states did not attend the meeting.
In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday, Governor Fayemi said he wholeheartedly supports the stance of the APC Southwest leaders at the meeting that took place in Lagos on Sunday, May 23, 2021 despite his absence at the meeting.
The statement, signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, stated that “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 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.”
Governors Fayemi and Akeredolu were in Lagos previous day, Saturday to attend the wedding ceremony of the son of the Chairman, APC, Ondo state, Mr Ade Adetimehin.
