Ekiti State Governor and Chairman Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that he was not in South Africa to attend World Economic Summit contrary to media reports.
Following the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans, the federal government had pulled out from the World Economic Forum in the country.
However, picture of Fayemi, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi were seen on social media are purportedly taken at the event.
But the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Yinka Oyebode in a statement noted that Fayemi was in South Africa to attend another event in Stellensbosch and not in Cape Town.
The statement read, ” 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.”