Reject board appointment, hand it over to your son — Isaac Fayose counsels brother

Younger brother of former Ekiti State governor, Isaac Fayose has urged his elder brother, Ayodele Fayose to reject the board chairman appointment for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Insisting that the former governor is too big for the position, Isaac questioned why his brother was offered the chairmanship of a federal agency rather than what he described as more senior positions.

He compared the appointment to that of former presidential aide Reno Omokri, saying, “Even Reno Omokri sef, they gave him ambassador. They couldn’t give my brother ambassador. So why just chairman of a parastatal?”
 
He further questioned the timing of the appointment describing it as a Greek gift by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Why didn’t they give you appointment since? Why did they wait till Obi come?,” he queried.

He also noted that his elder brother had previously maintained he would not seek or accept political appointments after leaving office.

“My brother told me, Ayodele Peter Fayose, ‘Isaac, whenever I leave Government House, I will not be a minister, I will not be DG, I will not be senator. I will face my business,’” he said.

According to Isaac, the former governor had built substantial wealth before entering politics and had remained financially successful outside public office.

“I know you will not take this. But if you take it, who am I? Who am I? Omo Oba. Congrats on your appointment. You better give your son. Please, don’t use that kind of appointment. You are too big for that. Afobaje ni e,” he said.