Biography of john kayode fayemi

Nigerian politician (born 1965)

John Olukayode FayemiCON ((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]

Early life

John Olukayode Folorunso Fayemi was born in Ibadan on 9 February 1965 to an Ekiti parentage from Isan-Ekiti in Oye Local Government of Ekiti State.^[6]

Education

Fayemi had his primary education at ICC Primary School, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State between 1970 and 1975 and attended Christ's School Ado Ekiti from 1