SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, (THEWILL) – Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has insisted that he attended the inauguration of Rotimi Akeredolu, his Ondo state counterpart, for Yoruba unity and not for the purpose of joining the All Progressives Party (APC).
Fayose, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s forum, in a statement issued by Idowu Adelusi, his chief press secretary, said he could not have done otherwise because the unity of Yoruba people was too important for anybody to play politics with.
“I see nothing wrong in attending the inauguration of an APC person in neighbouring Ondo state,” he said.
“Being a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not stop me from attending the inauguration of an All Progressives Congress (APC) governor.
“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.
“My actions in recent times should not be mistaken for an attempt to dump the PDP.
“How can I join the APC? As you already know, I am the main issue of the APC.
“They don’t have my size. They are wearing `babaringa’ but they don’t have the size of my cloth.”
