Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has spoken in defence of his trip to South African despite the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
Criticisms have trailed the visit of Gov Fayemi and his Kaduna state counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai to South Africa despite Nigeria’s withdrawal from the World Economic Forum, WEF, holding in that country.
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Oyebode, said his principal was not at the WEF but in South Africa for another engagement.
“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,” Oyebode stated.
Nigerian Government on Wednesday recalled its High Commissioner while South Africa early Thursday, closed its Embassy in Nigeria.
