“Obviously, he is not a stranger to the President, it’s just a way of formality that I have to present him. Mr President was delighted that someone with his background – a complete gentleman, he has been in the oil industry, a senator and a two-term governor.

“So he will bring on board a wealth of experience that will help to reinforce the quality of leadership of the All Progressives Congress. But I also appreciate the fact that a couple of decisions the President has taken this week that in my view are profound but I don’t think they have attracted the kind of commendations.”

However, while the event was taking place in Abuja, the Publicity Secretary of the Ekiti State chapter of the APC was protesting the decision to make Ajimobi the National Vice Chairman of the Party.

While responding to this, Ajimobi said, “I don’t think it’s fair to put this question to him. We are in a democracy, we have six states in the South West, and this position is zones to the South West. The South West has met, and there were five states in support and one state (Ekiti) opposing both at governorship level and at the party’s structural level.”

“The name of the game is like the Ekiti State Chairman has said, ’minority will have their say’ and he has enjoyed that right to have his say, but he can’t prevent the majority from having their way. I think that is it.”