Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose’s eldest
brother, Segun, has appealed to the governor
to stop embarrassing the family.
He said their father was a gentle pastor, who
built and sustained a good name for the
family, before joining his ancestors.
The elder Fayose spoke with our reporters in
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
He said rather than sustain the good name
which he inherited, the governor has been
embarrassing other Fayoses with the way he
insults elders like former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari.
Segun, who is a United Kingdom-based
accountant, said the family cherished the name
it inherited from its late patriarch.
Emphasising that their father died with
contentment, the elder Fayose said the family
was known in Ekiti for sound character found
in every omoluabi.
He described Chief Obasanjo as Ayo Fayose’s
benefactor.
Segun said: “It is a pity Nigerians are
celebrating criminals. I am angry with
Nigerians for electing somebody like Ayodele
as governor. My children cannot come to
Nigeria because of the terrible situation of our
country.
“I don’t have a relationship with any of our
leaders because of their criminality and
anybody who says I collected money from the
opposition should step forward to challenge me.
Ekiti and Nigeria are bigger than Fayose’s
name and both names should be protected.
“I don’t want anything from anybody, but
Ayo should stop insulting and abusing my
father’s name. As a result of Fayose’s attitude,
many people believe the Fayose family is rude
but it is far from the truth.
“I have spoken to him many times, but he
refused to listen. Buhari and Obasanjo are old
enough to be his father and I don’t know why
he should be insulting them.
“I am always sad with the situation of this
country. Ayo’s arrogance is one of the reasons
I said people should not vote for him prior to
the Ekiti governorship election. If all I am
saying is not true, my six children should die
and I should end up in shame.
“Most of us abroad are not happy with the
situation of Nigeria. We are sad. When people
call me from Ekiti to complain about Ayo, I
tell them to forgive the family. People should
not see Ayo as an ambassador of our family