The Nigerian state governors met with President Buhari at the Statehouse in Abuja as part of his move to unite the country. But it was gathered that the controversial Ikiti sate governor Ayodele Fayose was absent in the gathering which had all the governors in attendance.
But in a series of tweets on Friday, August 25, Fayose explained that he did not attend the meeting because of his installation as Apesin – Apagun P’ote of Ado-Ekiti at the Ewi’s Palace.
On a Facebook post, the Source wrote, Lere Olayinka He wrote: “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. “Also, there is Udiroko, a major festival in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital tomorrow to which I committed myself to.
