A former Governor of Ekiti State Ayo Fayose says, despite his admiration for President Bola Tinubu, he “will never” accept an offer of a ministerial position.

Having spent six weeks in office since his inauguration, Tinubu has yet to disclose his choice of ministers.

There has been much speculation over the possible naming of members of the Peoples Democratic Party considered to be instrumental to his emergence as president.

Fayose revealed this on live appearance with Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The former governor expressed his support for the President, saying, “I didn’t start to work for Asiwaju today,” though he is a longstanding member of the opposition.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart argued that his show of solidarity with Tinubu, one of the powerbrokers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was “not for party politics but for my belief in his person”.

“Let me tell you, I am not looking for a position,” he added.

Asked if he would accept a hypothetical ministerial job offer from Tinubu, the former governor said, “I will never take it.”

He explained that “many of us who have reached the age of 70, almost 65 and above” should be asked to “go and bring our children, our grown-up children, well educated”.