Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, said on
Friday that he attended the inauguration of
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo for
Yoruba unity.
Fayose, a prominent member of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), said this in a
statement issued by his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti.
The governor said he could not have done
otherwise because the unity of Yoruba people
was too important for anybody to play politics
with.
He said, “I see nothing wrong in attending the
inauguration of an APC person in neigbouring
Ondo State.
“Being a leader of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) should not stop me from
attending the inauguration of an All
Progressives Congress (APC) governor.”
According to him, such an occasion is a
national one that well-meaning people should
identify with.
”This is a Nigerian affair; when a governor is
sworn in, we have to support him; we are
talking of regional integration and unity here;
Akeredolu is already one of us by virtue of
his new position.
“We have to support him since electioneering
has come and gone and a winner has
emerged, and we have to work together in the
spirit of the people of our region.
“We cannot play politics with the welfare of
the people of our region; we have to support
Akeredolu to make the difference.
“This is a matter of the Yoruba nation and
after Nigeria, Yoruba nation comes first. We
don’t need to play politics with the welfare of
Yoruba people,” Fayode stated.
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