President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a leave of absence requested by Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
It was to allow him seek the nomination of his party, the All Progressives Congress
(APC), to vie as a candidate in the July 14 governorship election.
A statement yesterday by Fayemi’s media aide, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said the one month leave began on April 9.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Media Office of Dr. Kayode Fayemi,
minister of Mines and Steel Development, has been drawn to reports putting the date for the beginning of his leave at April 30.
“As a matter of fact, Dr. Fayemi started the one month leave on April 9, as approved by the president, following the minister’s request.
“This is just to put the records straight and avoid any further mix up on the issue of the leave approved for the minister, who is a governorship aspirant in APC.”
Oyebode said the clarification became necessary to educate certain individuals calling for Fayemi’s disqualification over non-resignation as a minister before joining the governorship race.
