Kayode Fayemi

Kayode Fayemi
Governor of Ekiti State
In office
16 October 2018 – 16 October 2022
DeputyBisi Egbeyemi
Preceded byAyodele Fayose
Succeeded byBiodun Oyebanji
In office
16 October 2010 – 16 October 2014
DeputyFunmilayo Olayinka
(2010–2013)
Modupe Adelabu
(2013–2014)
Preceded byOlusegun Oni
Succeeded byAyodele Fayose
Minister of Solid Minerals Development
In office
11 November 2015 – 30 May 2018
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byMusa Mohammed Sada
Succeeded byAbubakar Bwari
Personal details
Born
John Olukayode Fayemi

(1965-02-09) 9 February 1965 (age 59)
Ibadan, Western Region (now in Oyo State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
Action Congress of Nigeria (before 2013)
Spouse
(m. 1989)
EducationDoctorate in War Studies
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician

John Olukayode Fayemi CON ((Listen); born 9 February 1965) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ekiti State from 2018 to 2022.[1][2] He previously served in office between 2010 and 2014 before losing re-election to Ayodele Fayose.[3] He was also the Minister of Solid Minerals Development in President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet from 11 November 2015 to 30 May 2018, when he resigned to contest for a second term as Governor of Ekiti State.[4] He is the pioneer president of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF) since 9 September 2022.[5]

  1. ^ Afolabi, Ayodele (2 January 2022). "Fayemi urges residents to ensure peaceful governorship poll". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Technical education key to economic prosperity - Fayemi". The Nation. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ Taiwo, Orisalade Adetunji (11 February 2022). "John Kayode Fayemi Ph.D must run!". Vanguard. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Fayemi Resigns As Minister To Focus On Defeating Fayose's Deputy". Sahara Reporters. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ Umoru, Henry (9 September 2022). "Breaking: Fayemi elected President of the Forum of Regions of Africa". Vanguard. Retrieved 29 August 2024.