FAYEMI REFUTES CLAIMS OF ONE ON ONE MEETING WITH KWANKWASO
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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the former governor of Ekiti State, has refuted rumors that he met behind closed doors at his Abuja home with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State. In a statement sent on Thursday by Ahmad Sajoh, the head of his media office, Fayemi, the immediate former chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, rejected the news, calling it untrue and advising people to ignore it. Several social media accounts published the report, which went viral on X (previously Twitter) on Wednesday, along with an old video clip of Fayemi welcoming Kwankwaso at his home. The statement said that the former governor of Ekiti had only seen Kwankwaso once in the previous year, and that meeting had not taken place in a private political environment.
“Dr Fayemi has only met Senator Kwankwaso once in the last year, and that occasion was at the public book launch of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN,” the statement said.
It added that, “At no time has Dr Fayemi held, or is he holding, any closed-door political meeting with Senator Kwankwaso as suggested by the post.”
The former governor acknowledged that he and Kwankwaso have been friends since their time as governors, but stressed that their relationship is personal and non-partisan.
The connection, he said, is “based on mutual respect and a shared commitment to the prosperity of Nigeria, rather than on any political alignment.” Noting that many of his friends and associates are either not involved in partisan politics or hold different political views, Fayemi also warned against attempts by political players to attach politicized interpretations to private connections. Fayemi’s associates “cover the whole range of Nigeria’s political terrain,” according to the statement. As a result, it confirmed the previous governor’s dedication to responsible public debate, principled engagement, and national unity.
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