Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose stated that against all speculations that he was coming to Osogbo to ask Aregbesola help him beg President Muhammadu Buhari, he was in Osun for the unity of Yoruba race.
He added that the Yoruba race is greater than any political office hence his belief in the development of the race.
The governor averred that the visit of the Ooni of Ife to the 45th coronation anniversary of the Alaafin of Oyo is instructive hence the need for all Yoruba sons and daughters to see to the unity and progress of the race.
He said, “This is my first official visit to any APC state. I am not in Osogbo to ask Aregbesola to help me beg as being speculated in some quarters. We are all Yoruba, politics is like water, it can flow anywhere.”
Aregbesola advised his Ekiti counterpart to face reality that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has gone into extinction, Governor Fayose said his visit to Osun State was to pursue Yoruba unity.
Aregbesola said while he was not asking the governor to abandon the opposition PDP against his wish, he would only advise him to join hands with a political party that will give hope to the people of Nigeria.
He also charged the Ekiti State governor to direct his energy towards bringing human and physical development to western region and Nigeria as a whole.