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Brother tells Fayose he's too prominent for REA chairmanship

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, urged him to cede his new Rural Electrification Agency chairmanship.
  • He argued that his brother's political stature is too significant for the role, suggesting more senior positions were deserved.
  • Isaac also linked the appointment to a recent visit by Peter Obi and claimed his brother had previously vowed to avoid government positions after leaving office.

Prince Isaac Fayose has publicly urged his elder brother, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, to relinquish his newly appointed chairmanship of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). Isaac believes the position is beneath his brother's political standing and that he deserves a more senior role.

They said they gave my brother a DG, DG, not a minister, not ambassador.

— Isaac FayoseReacting to the appointment of his brother, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency board.

"They said they gave my brother a DG, DG, not a minister, not ambassador," Isaac stated in an Instagram video, expressing his disappointment. He questioned why his brother was appointed chairman of a parastatal when others, like government critic Reno Omokri, had been appointed ambassadors. "So why just chairman of a parastatal?"

So why just chairman of a parastatal?

— Isaac FayoseQuestioning the significance of his brother's appointment.

Isaac suggested the appointment was politically motivated, linking it to a recent visit by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. "They gave my brother DG because Obi came on Saturday to visit me. So they said, no, we must enter that family," he claimed. Isaac had previously hailed Obi as Nigeria's "incoming president" during the visit.

They gave my brother DG because Obi came on Saturday to visit me. So they said, no, we must enter that family.

— Isaac FayoseLinking the appointment to a visit from Peter Obi.

Furthermore, Isaac asserted that his brother had previously stated his intention to step away from government appointments after his tenure as governor. "But my brother told me, Ayodele Peter Fayose, told me, 'Isaac, when I'm leaving this government house, whenever I leave this government house, I will not be a minister, I will not be DG, I will not be senator, I will not be anything. I will face my business,'" Isaac recounted. He emphasized that his brother was financially independent before entering public office.

But my brother told me, Ayodele Peter Fayose, told me, ‘Isaac, when I’m leaving this government house, whenever I leave this government house, I will not be a minister, I will not be DG, I will not be senator, I will not be anything. I will face my business.’

— Isaac FayoseRecounting his brother's alleged past statements about avoiding government positions.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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