The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has denied being at the World Economic Forum in South Africa.
The denial was made to correct the “misleading online report.”
It would be recalled that Nigerians have pulled out from the forum in protest against the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi was in South Africa on the invitation of his long time friend.
The statement by Oyebode reads: “Contrary to some misleading online reports, Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi was not at the World Economic Forum in South Africa.
“Rather, the Governor is in South Africa to honour an invitation by a long time friend and one of Nigeria’s most celebrated journalists, Mr Dele Olojode, at the “Africa in the World Festival of Ideas” which held in Stellensbosch far away from Cape Town.
“More importantly, the event already held before the decision of the Federal Government to boycott the WEF programme.”
