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