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Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says he cannot join the All Progressives Congress (APC), “especially with the way the ruling party has repaid Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state.

Idowu Adelusi, Fayose’s chief press secretary, quoted the governor to have said while speaking at a gathering in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Fayose said he would not allow anyone rubbish leaders of the south-west and people like Tinubu should be accorded respect.

“Some people have been making overtures to me to join the APC, but I cannot join them. With the way they have repaid somebody like Asiwaju Tinubu? He worked and helped the party to secure victory but has been dumped. That is not a party I would be interested in joining,” Fayose said.

“One thing I would not allow is for anybody to rubbish our leaders in the south-west. Our leaders, including Asiwaju Tinubu must be accorded their due respect, as any attempt to rubbish them will be taken as a slap on the entire Yoruba race.”

He said his administration would complete the rehabilitation of the federal Ado-Itawure Road before the burial of Adeyinka Adebayo, a late military governor of the old Western Region.

Fayose also said he would need the support of landlords and property owners to properly plan the city.