Breaking: Fayemi Rejects Buhari’s Candidate for APC Chairmanship Position Says no to Consensus
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has denied supporting candidates that President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention scheduled for Saturday, March 26. Speaking at a high-level policy dialogue organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Thursday, March 24,
Fayemi denied supporting candidates endorsed by the president, according to a report by the Daily Trust newspaper.
Fayemi’s reported outburst will come as a surprise to many as he was part of the APC governors who confirmed the consensus arrangement after the state chief executives met with President Buhari on Wednesday night, March 23.
Although, the chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Governor Atiku Bagudu had also said chairmanship aspirants of the party who are not in agreement with the president’s choice are free to contest.