I never knew Tinubu would be President – Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, expressed his surprise at the possibility of President Bola Tinubu assuming Nigeria’s presidency. Fayose revealed that he had been celebrating Tinubu’s birthdays since 2015 but never anticipated his rise to the country’s highest office.

During an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics program, Fayose emphasized that he had no regrets about advocating for power to be shifted to Southern Nigeria in preparation for the 2023 presidential election. He also reiterated his unwavering support for Tinubu as the leader of the Southwest, a position he has openly embraced without concealment.

“I have never hidden in my position on Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Let me remind you very quickly. I never knew Asiwaju will be president of Nigeria and there was no time in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 that I have not celebrated his birthday on the pages of newspapers as the then-governor of Ekiti State.

“One of the messages I passed across at that time was that party politics notwithstanding, he will remain our leader in the West for long.

“I never knew he would be president of Nigeria. I counted the costs before I took those actions. If Tinubu is not an example to identify with, somebody like me would not identify with him.”