Isaac Fayose has claimed that his elder brother, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, is unlikely to accept his recent appointment as Chairman of the Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) by President Bola Tinubu.
The social commentator made the remark on Tuesday in a Facebook post while reacting to renewed public attention surrounding the former governor’s earlier statement that he would rather stay at home than serve in an All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government.
“My brother won’t take the yeye appointment… E lo fi okan bale,” Isaac wrote, accompanied by laughing emojis.
Before the Facebook post, Isaac had also criticised the appointment in a video shared on Instagram, arguing that the position did not reflect his brother’s political experience and status.
According to him, the former Ekiti governor deserved a more senior role within the Tinubu administration.
“They said they gave my brother DG, not minister, not ambassador. They gave him chairman of a parastatal. Why not minister or ambassador?” he said.
He also compared the appointment with that of former presidential aide Reno Omokri, claiming the latter received an ambassadorial position while his brother was offered a less prominent role.
Isaac further alleged, without providing evidence, that the appointment was influenced by the recent visit of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi to his residence.
“They gave my brother the appointment because Obi came to visit me. They said they must enter that family,” he claimed.
He also advised Ayodele Fayose to hand over the position to one of his children, insisting the chairmanship did not match his political standing.
The comments followed President Tinubu’s announcement on Monday appointing Ayodele Fayose as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency Board. The appointment formed part of 26 new appointments to the boards of 10 federal government agencies and commissions, with immediate effect.
The development comes months after the former Ekiti governor disclosed during an appearance on Politics Today that he had previously declined an offer to serve in the Tinubu administration.
At the time, Fayose said he had no interest in returning to public office despite maintaining a cordial personal relationship with the President.