Isaac Fayose has criticized his elder brother Ayo Fayose's appointment as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency board, suggesting the role is beneath his political stature and should be passed to his son. He contrasted it with ambassadorial positions given to others, including Reno Omokri, and linked the appointment to Peter Obi's recent visit.
Isaac Fayose has told his elder brother, Ayo Fayose, to hand off his newly announced Rural Electrification Agency chairmanship to his son. He said the former Ekiti State governor was too politically significant for such a role.
The younger Fayose made the remark in a video on his Instagram page on Monday, reacting to the Presidency’s announcement that his brother had been appointed chairman of the REA board alongside 25 others named into the leadership of 10 federal agencies and commissions.alongside Ahmadu Abubakar and Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as non-executive directors, with the agency’s incumbent Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three executive directors retained. Isaac opened his post by contrasting the chairmanship with more senior positions he believed his brother deserved, saying, “They said they gave my brother a DG, DG, not a minister, not ambassador.
” He argued that the appointment fell short of his brother’s stature, adding, “They said they gave him DG, head of parastatal, chairman of a committee. They no see give him minister, they no give him ambassador. ” Drawing a comparison with a government critic-turned-appointee, he said, “Even Reno Omokri sef, they gave him ambassador. They couldn’t give my brother ambassador,” and later pressed the point further, asking, “So why just chairman of a parastatal?
”He said, “They gave my brother DG because Obi came on Saturday to visit me. So they said, no, we must enter that family. ”as Nigeria’s “incoming president” when the NDC candidate visited his home on Saturday, days after threatening to withdraw his backing, with Obi responding that many of those criticising Isaac online were not genuine supporters of the movement.
He said his brother had long maintained that he had no interest in government positions after leaving office, quoting him as having vowed that whenever he left government house, he would not become a minister, a director-general or a senator, and would return instead to face his private business. He said, “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 noted that his brother had been financially independent long before holding public office, stating that he had been a billionaire from “when I was a baby, and had continued to do well in private business. ” He described the appointment as a “Greek gift” and questioned the timing directly, asking, “Why didn’t they give you appointment since? Why did they wait till Obi come? ” Addressing his brother, he said, “I know you will not take this.
But if you take it, who am I? Who am I? Omo Oba. ”He said, “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,” loosely translated as “you are a kingmaker.
” Beyond the appointment, Isaac used the post to restate his confidence in the opposition’s chances in the 2027 general election. He said, “I am ready to see it through. And I know what we have on ground in Nigeria today. Election, we have 62 per cent, total vote cast, free and fair, credible.
” He dismissed suggestions that the vote would be manipulated, adding, “I’m not scared… They are scared of what they don’t know. ”Fawzi is a journalist and subeditor covering a wide range of beats including politics, metro, and international news, among others. He also optimises stories for digital audiences. All rights reserved.
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