Former Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that he won’t be making unsolicited calls to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on possible opportunity of joining his cabinet.
Fayemi who stated this in an interview with THISDAY Newspaper, explained that he would continue to offer his advice and suggestions to the president regardless of being appointed or not, adding that the success of Tinubu would be in the overall interest of the citizens.
When asked on why he wasn’t part of the administration, the former chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum said, ” I worked for the party and the president and I don’t forget that wanted to be president, too, so walking away from governance or politics is not going to happen. When I was stepping down, I made some remarks that I have known President Tinubu for over three decades and he knows that in or out of office, I will always be there to support his government. But I am not one of those who will make unsolicited calls on him. If he calls for me, I’ll answer the call.
” We saw at COP28 and at some point, he pulled me aside to discuss some things, particularly our challenges in Ondo, knowing my relationship with the Governor and I gave him my own perspectives and advice. So, I’ll always be here to offer services from the background. His presidency is our collective responsibility in APC.”
On what the party leadership should do for the president to receive feedbacks from the people, he said, ” I am a foundation member of the APC. For me, all of us owe our president and the party a duty to keep him fully abreast of what he may not be getting inside the villa, and the chairman of the party has that as his number one responsibility because what we want is a president that meets the yearnings of the citizens, who have put him in office. After all, if he doesn’t do it, it diminishes all of us.”
Fayemi revealed that he would soon unveiled his policy institute, ” basically to provide emerging leaders with the tools to engage in policy-making, policy management, and policy implementation, particularly on a continental basis. You’d soon hear more about that.”
