Fayose to Buhari: Why didn’t you congratulate me on my 57th birthday?

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, wondered why President Muhammadu Buhari did not congratulate him on his 57th birthday.
He said one of his greatest wishes “was to have woken up this morning to receive congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari or read such message in the media”.
Fayose, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti, declared: “My wishes on my 57th birthday as Ayo Fayose are many but one of them which will interest you is that I wish ‎President Buhari’s congratulatory call would have woken me up today as one of the governors in the country, as a father of the nation and as a leading ‎opposition figure. I am a fearless young man who believes that things should be done rightly. President Buhari should have shown himself as a father of all, preaching that we must extend love to everybody, not only those in his political party. 
“The president would have made a difference if he had extended such gesture to others beyond his political party. Such a congratulatory message should have been conveyed through his Minister of Information. I would have loved to either wake up receiving a congratulatory call from him or read it in the papers. But since it is not coming, it is not a big deal to me and I take no offence.
“I am not Buhari’s enemy. Opposition is the strength of democracy, it ensures that the electorate get value for their votes. Those who criticise your government are not your enemies, they are catalysts to your growth as a government.
“My birthday will be celebrated with the common man on the streets. All the gifts I have received from family, friends and associates will be shared to men and women on the streets of my state. This was what I did last year.
“I remain a factor no one can ignore in this country. Apart from the fact that I am a leading opposition figure, Nigerians respect my voice, they believe that I don’t compromise the truth, no matter whose ox is gored.”