The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, said that he could
not abandon a planned event to attend an ‘impromptu’ meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The governor was apparently reacting to insinuations that he
shunned Friday’s meeting between the president and some
governors.
In a series of tweets, Mr. Fayose said he received the
invitation to the meeting with the president, while preparation for
his traditional installation as the Apesin of Ado Ekiti was in top
gear adding that “he could not have abandoned his guests for an
impromptu meeting with the president.”
“For those insinuating that I shunned the president’s meeting
with governors, I didn’t. I had my installation as Apesin of Ado
Ekiti slated for today.
“Guests were already in Ekiti since yesterday for the
chieftaincy title installation before I received notice of the
meeting with the President.
“There was no how I could have abandoned the people here in Ado
Ekiti for the impromptu meeting with the President,’’ Mr. Fayose
said in the tweets.
Apart from meeting with the state governors, Mr. Buhari also met
with the leadership of the two major parties, APC and PDP, behind
closed doors at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
The meeting was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,
chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, and the caretaker chairman
of the PDP, Ahmed Makarfi.
Other APC members who were at the meeting include the National
Legal Adviser of the APC, Muiz Banire, Olorunnimbe Mamora, Tony
Momoh, former senate president, Ken Nnamani, amongst others.
Those from the PDP were Ben Obi and other members of the caretaker
committee.
Mr. Fayose, a governor from the opposition PDP is a fierce
critic of the APC-led federal government.
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, said that he could
not abandon a planned event to attend an ‘impromptu’ meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The governor was apparently reacting to insinuations that he
shunned Friday’s meeting between the president and some
governors.
In a series of tweets, Mr. Fayose said he received the
invitation to the meeting with the president, while preparation for
his traditional installation as the Apesin of Ado Ekiti was in top
gear adding that “he could not have abandoned his guests for an
impromptu meeting with the president.”
“For those insinuating that I shunned the president’s meeting
with governors, I didn’t. I had my installation as Apesin of Ado
Ekiti slated for today.
“Guests were already in Ekiti since yesterday for the
chieftaincy title installation before I received notice of the
meeting with the President.
“There was no how I could have abandoned the people here in Ado
Ekiti for the impromptu meeting with the President,’’ Mr. Fayose
said in the tweets.
Apart from meeting with the state governors, Mr. Buhari also met
with the leadership of the two major parties, APC and PDP, behind
closed doors at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
The meeting was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,
chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, and the caretaker chairman
of the PDP, Ahmed Makarfi.
Other APC members who were at the meeting include the National
Legal Adviser of the APC, Muiz Banire, Olorunnimbe Mamora, Tony
Momoh, former senate president, Ken Nnamani, amongst others.
Those from the PDP were Ben Obi and other members of the caretaker
committee.
Mr. Fayose, a governor from the opposition PDP is a fierce
critic of the APC-led federal government.
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