Like him or hate him, the Ekiti state Governor, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose is a game-changer, an admirable Politician, an influential political leader who commands an 'occultic' followership amongst the ordinary people and pedestrian Ekiti masses with whom he openly fraternises and 'romances'- of the Awoist kind which no other Nigerian leader (dead or alive) enjoys, a man who thoroughly understands the language spoken by his people, an anointed Leader chosen by God inspite of his human frailty and touted personal short-comings, a thoroughbred, extremely simplistic yet overtly charismatic leader with the magic wand and electoral victory magic having roundly defeated convincingly two 'lettered' Governors and an effective public speaker!



His life bears eloquent testimony to God's extra-ordinary capacity to bring anyone from the dregs of grass to the garment of grace. Ayo Fayose is a sole testament to the axiom that irrespective of the common man's pedigree, parentage, academic qualifications, institutions attended, travails and turmoil, our dreams are valid! He has proven as a dogged fighter, that with dedication, sense of duty, commitment, sense of direction, responsibility, empathy and God's grace, impossible is nothing! Fayose has proven once again that possessing myriads of irrelevant degrees from pricey institutions alone is not a valid prerequisite for effective political leadership! He has demonstrated that a man does not require a PhD degree to know that his constituents are hungry, famished and insecure. He has shown that paper certificate rather than knowledge is not a correlate of wisdom and political sagacity!

Born on the 13th day of November 1960, Nigeria's year of independence. Mr Ayo Fayose of the People's Democratic Party, (PDP) was Governor of Ekiti State between May 29 2003 and 16 October, 2006 in his first term and was sworn-in as Ekiti Governor the same day 8years after in an unmistakable twist of fate on 16 October, 2014 till date, a position he currently occupies.

Fayose grew up in Ibadan, Oyo State where he attended Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo and the Polytechnic, Ibadan. Born to clergy parents and married to Mrs. Feyisetan, an anointed woman of God I prefer to call a Prophetess, an unshakable pillar of support and God's guardian Angel over her husband.

Peter Ayodele Fayose was the PDP flag bearer in the 2014 Governorship election in Ekiti State conducted on June 21 2014 which he won with no tinge of doubt roundly defeating the incumbent Governor with an unprecedented (never-seen-before-mould-in-the-annals-of-Nigerian-political-history) in all the 16 local governments and in 158 out of 177wards of Ekiti state.

Ayo Fayose is a bastion of inspiration, a man of great political depth and insight, a leader of leaders and a prolific master of the political game.
Ayo like his name connotes is a bundle of joy and a prism of divine radiance sent to Ekiti shores. I must admire his tact and endless political maturity since taking the guubernatorial mantle in October this year. His speech is inspiring and his programmes laudable. Fayose's charismatic smile is ever contagious as he exhumes brutal frankness and effective leadership. I am deeply enthralled by his love for his people and his urge to transform Ekiti totally which earned him the sobriquet 'Architect of modern Ekiti'. This true son of the fountain is as strong as the unicorn, energetic, untiring, relentless, purposeful and focused.

Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose holds a honorary Doctorate degree in public administration of the then University of Ado-Ekiti but dropped the prefix 'Dr'. in order to bond better with his major constituents- 'the masses'. Even his vilest critics cannot deny him epithets like the 'friend of the masses' and the 'Osokomole of Ekiti land' whose prime sterling trait is the ease with which he reinvents himself when the chips seem to be down. Fayose has demonstrated time and again that he has what it takes to navigate his ship through turbulent waves of thunderstorm with a distinct nerve for calmness as an effective leader with a forthright conscience and a subliminal sense of compassion for his people, especially the downtrodden pedestrians.

The natural ability to identify with the masses who are clearly in the majority has always been the source of his inexplicable endearment to the people. He equally has the effortless capacity to steer their energies in one conscious direction.

The supreme confidence that bouys his spirit which was instrumental to his lifting of Ekiti PDP from the valley of defeat to the mountain top of victory through many self-financed, life-changing projects, which his Ayo Fayose Foundation Campaign movement moved to Ekiti people still amazes me. Through the distribution of potable water in inscribed tankers which reduced drastically the deadly incidence of typhoid and other water-borne diseases in the state, Fayose marshalled out his decipherable blueprint to lift the poor masses out of poverty and poor health. This remains the policy thrust of his populist vision for a new and viable Ekiti.

Fayose is a prodigy in enviable contradiction and a leveler to the core. He is a reformed true Awoist, a Pan-Africanist, an emerging nationalist and a chronic reformer who believes in egalitarianism and loathes academic racism. He identifies the vagaries of conspiracy theorists and finds constructive criticisms meaningful.

He never hesitates to show his open disdain for economic class segregation, he resents unmerited cheating, social class sentiments, inequality, inverted bigotry, crass misrule and the political barrenness prevalent in our polity. He is a radical Politician and an obfuscatory mystery to many. I can't exhaust tributes on him but I just wish him a very happy birthday celebration as he leads Ekiti to the shore of political progress and economic recovery.
Many Happy returns Mr. Governor. Ad multos annos.

Ayodele FAYOSE... The nightmare of APC.. Hbd 2 u sir..

The people's Governor, the true voice of Yoruba people, the APC nightmare and the grassroot mobilizer happy birthday.

Happy birthday but always watch your Mouth sir

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