The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has asked President
Muhammadu Buhari to grant him the privilege to nominate a candidate to fill the
slot of the state in the Federal Executive Council.
Mr. Fayose, who made the request in a letter to the
President dated May 31, 2015, said if the request was granted by the President,
he would send a worthy and competent Ekiti professional for appointment in the
federal executive council.
In the letter confirmed by the Special Assistant to the
Governor on Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor noted, “Should the request be
favourably disposed to, I shall be happy to nominate a worthy and competent
professional who can always oblige your excellency and your cabinet the benefit
of a second opinion in the serious business of governance.”
