thanksgiving service at Lady Jibowu Hall of the government house in
celebration of his 57th birthday.He was pictured giving his wife a hug
at the event.
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Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said one of his greatest
wishes on his 57th birthday was to have woken up in the morning to
receive a congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari or read
such message in the media.
He said he expected the president as the father of the nation to call him first as a governor and a leading opposition figure.
Fayose spoke to journalists at the Government’s House in Ado-Ekiti.
“My
wishes on my 57th birthday as Ayo Fayose are many but one of them which
will interest you is that I wish President Buhari’s congratulatory
call would have woken me up today as one of the governors in the country
and as a leading opposition figure in the country: a fearless young
man who believes that things should be done rightly.
“I expect
the president to show himself as a father of all, preaching that we must
extend love to everybody – not only those in his political party.
“The
president would have made a difference if he had extended such gesture
to others beyond his political party. Such a congratulatory message
should have been conveyed through his Minister of Information (Lai
Muhammad). I would have loved to either wake up receiving a
congratulatory call from him or read it in the papers. But since it is
not coming, it is not a big deal to me and I take no offence on it.”
Fayose
said he deserved commendation from Buhari because he was contributing
to the vibrancy of democracy being the opposition figure.
“I
am not Buhari’s enemy. Opposition is the strength of democracy, it
ensures that the electorate get value for their votes. Those who
criticise your government are not your enemies, they are catalysts to
your growth as a government.”
The governor stated that he
would celebrate his birthday with artisans, Okada riders, market women
and men, and people on the streets.