Visiting Tinubu In London Had Nothing To Do With 2023 Elections – Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has come out to say that he visited Bola Tinubu in London to show support after his surgery.

He recently revealed this while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the APC leader had surgery in the UK and he had to pay him a visit alongside Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu to show solidarity.

He added that people should know that his said his visit to Tinubu was not connected to the 2023 general elections in any way.

His words, “He (Akeredolu) and I were in London together to see our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but it had absolutely nothing to do with 2023 presidential plans whatsoever. That’s not the reason why we went there.”

“Asiwaju had surgery, it is simply proper etiquette or behaviour both in the part of the country where I come from but also generally that when a friend and elder is undergoing health challenges, it would be improper on your part not to show solidarity and support.”

“That is simply what took us there; we wanted to associate ourselves with him at a time of need and as an elder, as a mentor and as a big figure in our political party, nothing wrong in paying him a courtesy visit to check on him to see how he was faring and we did that and we returned.”

“It has nothing to do with 2023; let me make that absolutely clear.”

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Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952), is a Nigerian politician and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress. He had previously served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.

Tinubu was born on 29 March 1952 in Osun State, Nigeria. His mother, Abibatu Mogaji( iyaloja of Lagos), Secondary school education Unknown

He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria. Tinubu then went to the United States in 1975, where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago, Illinois, and then at Chicago State University. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

He is a Muslim. Tinubu is married to Oluremi Tinubu, the current Senator of the Lagos Central Senatorial District. His nephew, Adewale Tinubu is the CEO of Oando Plc. His mother, Chief Abibatu Mogaji, died on 15 June 2014 at the age of 96. On 31 October 2017, his son Jide Tinubu had a heart attack while in London and was later confirmed dead.