Finally, Fayemi Resigns As Buhari’s Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has finally resigned his appointment by President Muhammadu to enable him to pursue his Ekiti State governorship ambition.

Fayemi, it would be recalled, had emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after polling 941 votes to defeat other party contenders such as Segun Oni, Kayode Ojo, Olufemi Richard Bamisile, Oluyede Oluwole, and Aluko Daniel Olugbenga, at the party’s primary in the state.

According to reports, the minister’s resignation as contained in the letter sent to President Buhari takes effect officially from Wednesday, May 30, 2019.

Meanwhile, a former spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who recently failed to emerge the opposition party’s governorship candidate in the state, has announced his decision to join forces with Fayemi to help the APC win the election.

Adeyeye defected from the PDP to the ruling APC on Tuesday.