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.”
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Posted: at 23-03-2015 06:53 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
osarobo62 at 23-03-2015 07:24 AM (10 years ago) (m)
only GOD knows what Ekiti people did to HIM to deserve Fayose
Posted: at 23-03-2015 07:24 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
shalomvic at 23-03-2015 08:53 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Stupid brother. Must u go dis public. As a senior bro u call urself, can't u resolve dis in ur so called family u re protecting her image. My friend, stop being jealous...
Posted: at 23-03-2015 08:53 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Hmmmmmm... One statement he makes that is very striking and sad, "Nigerians have been reduce to celebrating criminals". Pathetic situation. Out of hunger and extreme poverty, our good values are eroded. What hold the future.. Sad! Sad!
Posted: at 23-03-2015 10:26 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Is true Ayo Fayose is a disgrace to there family, to Ekiti people and to Nigeria has a whole. Read, understand and apply knowledge and wisdom. His brother said he has called him many times. Ekiti people value there family name more than anything. May be Ayo Fayose is a bastard who knows?
Posted: at 23-03-2015 11:26 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
This man should keep quiet, it is well known that every individual is a seperate entity and if Ayo Fayose as an adult voices his opinion, this man should not condem, because he will never and can never be prosecuted for Ayo Fayose's misdeeds. If he has a personal beef with Ayo he should settle privately instead of coming to the media, Ayo is a politician and can never be the same with him that is leaving a quiet life in UK, he is even already talking rubbish by mentioning that his children should die if whatever. Obasanjo and Buhari has in the past been talking anyhow so what is the difference between Ayo Fayose and Obasanjo or Buhari, tomorrow someone will tell us that Amechi alias Microphone Magician is being insulted when he himself talks anyhow.
Posted: at 23-03-2015 12:20 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
........yu already no that 
...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
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