Meanwhile, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday, disclosed that he unexpectedly stepped down from the race for Tinubu at the APC convention, to preserve and fortify Yoruba’s unity and cohesion.
Fayemi said this at the reception organized by party members in Ekiti to mark his return to the state.
Addressing the APC supporters in Ado-Ekiti, the governor justified his stepping down for Tinubu.
He said: “In Nigeria today, they knew that good things can come out of our Nazareth in Ekiti. Some of our people were not really happy with the way things went, but God knew about it.
“The most significant thing there was that, God sent us on a journey that we should ensure that Yoruba witnesses no disunity, so that we can have progress, peace and development.
“It was also part of our mission for Nigeria to be united and prosper and that was what I went to do in that presidential convention and we did the job and the accolades are coming.
“I wanted the Southwest to bring home something. We didn’t want a blockade and I didn’t want the name of our state to be mentioned in a negative way in Yorubaland.’’
