Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), may have covertly joined the latent contest for the 2023 presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Ekiti Governor, according to southwest sources, may be moving to counter the speculated presidential ambition of the APC national leader, Aswiaju Bola Tinubu. The sources said that since Tinubu has at different times denied having presidential ambition, it was reasonable for Fayemi to join the race and ensure the southwest is actively involved in the struggle for the APC presidential ticket.
However, in the realms of political simulation and overtures, Tinubu had developed visible mobilization structures in many states of the Federation, many of which may be voluntary, according to National Daily findings.
Meanwhile, like some other presidential aspirants, Governor Fayemi’s poster is fast circulating, while his campaign billboard was sighted in Ekiti. The campaign team of the governor have joined other groups in the mobilization of support for their principals.