Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu as soon as requested him to hitch the All Progressives Congress, APC, however he declined.
Fayose made this identified whereas that includes on Channels Tv’s Politics At present.
The previous governor famous that he has by no means hidden his admiration for Tinubu, even throughout his tenure as governor.
In response to Fayose: “Nigerians know the place I belong each time it involves the problems of politics and our nation.
“I recalled very effectively that the president requested that I ought to come to APC and I stated no.
“When the late Buhari appeared to be taking part in video games, I used to be one of many individuals who stated that this APC will do that or that and the following factor the now president did was to begin dancing and singing.
“Once I was a sitting governor I didn’t disguise my respect and help for Tinubu, I by no means did. I used to be upright, stood my grounds, I visited him severally as a sitting governor and I recalled when he had a knee harm I went there brazenly to say good day to him, he wasn’t president on the time, Buhari was president of Nigeria then.
“I used to be a part of the G-5, I wasn’t the one one on the time, we had sitting governors, so it’s not whether or not I’m looking for my toes, I used to be very clear.
“When your kinsman needs to be president and he has capability, what do you have to do? It is best to combat him? It is best to throw him beneath the bus? I’ve been like this.
“Return to Ekiti, each former governor has their homesteads and the governor is being supported by all the previous governors which is the primary time within the historical past of this nation.”
