Kayode Fayemi’s Biography, Networth, family life, achievements, and political ambitions
Kayode Fayemi’s Biography, Networth, family life, achievements, and political ambitions
Nigerian politician John Kayode Fayemi has been the governor of Ekiti State since October 16, 2018. He served as president from 2010 until 2014, when Ayodele Fayose defeated him for reelection. He served as President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development from 11 November 2015 to 30 May 2018, when he resigned to run for governor of Ekiti State a second time.
Biography
On February 9, 1965, Kayode Fayemi, a Yoruba resident of Isan-Ekiti in Ekiti State’s Oye Local Government, was born in Ibadan, Oyo State. Fayemi attended the ICC Primary School in Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State, from 1970 to 1975. Fayemi attended Christ’s School in Ado Ekiti from 1975 to 1980. Subsequently, he graduated from the Universities of Lagos and Ife with degrees in history, politics, and international relations (now Obafemi Awolowo University). From 1989 to 1992, he pursued a doctorate in War Studies at King’s College London with a focus on civil-military relations.
Kayode Fayemi’s Career
Before Politics
From 1985 to 1986, Fayemi served as a lecturer at the Nigeria-Police Training College in Sokoto. From 1987 to 1989, he was a research officer at Development & Management Consultants in Ikeja. Between 1991 to 1993, he was a research officer at the African Research and Information Bureau in London. In 1992, he worked as a tutorial fellow in the department of war studies at Kings College, London.
Fayemi worked for the Deptford City Challenge in London as a strategy development adviser from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 until 1997, he served as Secretary-General of the Media Empowerment for Africa, also known as “The Radio Foundation” in London. In addition to his work as a journalist for The Guardian and City Tempo, he served as editor of the now-defunct political weekly Nigeria-Now.
In order to study and promote African democratic development, peacemaking, and human security, Fayemi returned to Nigeria in 1997 to establish the Centre for Democracy and Development, which he led as director from 1997 to 2006.
Africa, Europe, the United States, and Asia are just a few of the continents where Fayemi has delivered talks and seminars. On topics including transitional justice, regional integration, constitutionalism, security sector reform, and civil-military relations, he has also provided advice to a number of countries, international organizations, and development agencies. He served on the Presidential Implementation Committees for the Millennium Development Goals, NEPAD, and the Security Sector Reform, as well as the Oputa Panel, which looked into historical violations of human rights in Nigeria. He worked on governance issues for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as a technical expert on small arms and light weapons. Additionally, he served as the chair of the Committee of Experts for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, which developed guiding principles and procedures for constitution-making in Commonwealth Africa. He has also worked as a security sector reform consultant for the OECD.
Politics
Following his maiden foray into politics in 2006, Fayemi campaigned for governor of Ekiti State in 2007. Olusegun Oni’s stint as governor came to an end on October 15, 2010, when the appeal court in Kwara State declared that Fayemi was the constitutionally elected governor of Ekiti State after three and a half years of legal fighting.
The All Progressives Congress announced on June 21 that Fayemi would be their nominee for governor in the state’s gubernatorial elections. Before the governor, who faced no opposition in the governorship elections, was endorsed as the state’s flag bearer, a congress was conducted prior to Fayemi’s ascent. On June 21, 2014, Kayode Fayemi lost to former governor Ayodele Fayose. On July 14, 2018, Fayemi ran for re-election as governor of Ekiti State on the platform of the All Progressive Congress after resigning as the minister of solid mineral development. The Independent National Electoral Commission pronounced him the victor of the governor of Ekiti state election on July 15, 2018. By a margin of 19,345 votes, he defeated Kolapo Olusola Eleka of the People’s Democratic Party.
In 2016, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) opened an investigation into Fayemi’s time as governor of Ekiti State from 2010 to 2014 due to allegations that his administration may have stolen over N25 billion in infrastructure bonds. He held the position of Minister of Solid Minerals from 2015 to 2018 before being charged with “financial wrongdoing” in connection with the Ajaokuta Steel Plant in July 2020. However, during his first time as governor, a number of petitions against him were submitted to the EFCC on a variety of corruption-related accusations, ranging from the theft of public funds to brazenly flagrant corruption. He eventually had all the allegations against him withdrawn and was acquitted.
- Head of the Governors’ Forum
In October 2018, Fayemi took the oath of office for a second term as governor of Ekiti State. Fayemi was chosen by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to be its chairman. Wednesday night, the news was made by the outgoing chairman, Abdulaziz Yari. He said that Fayemi had been chosen by the governors to head the forum till 2021.
Kayode Fayemi’s Personal Life
In 1989, Kayode and Olabisi Fayemi were united in marriage. Folajimi Fayemi, a son, was a blessing for the couple.
Kayode Fayemi’s Biography, Networth, family life, achievements, and political ambitions
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Fayemi’s Achievements
- Kayode Fayemi is a Fellow at the University of Ibadan’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.
- Adjunct Professor of Security Studies at the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., USA’s African Centre for Strategic Studies.
- In 2004, he served as a visiting professor in Northwestern University’s African Studies Program in Evanston, USA.
- The Advisory Board of the Global Facilitation Network on Security Sector Reform
- the Governing Board of the Open Society Justice Institute
- the Baobab for Women’s Human Rights, the African Security Sector Network
- the Management Culture Board of the ECOWAS Secretariat are just a few of the boards that Dr. Fayemi serves on.
- Member of the British government’s Africa Policy Advisory Panel.
African security sector challenges, civil-military interactions, and governance and democracy are some of the topics Fayemi has written about. Deepening the Culture of Constitutionalism: The Role of Regional Institutions in Constitutional Development in Africa (CDD, 2003), Security Sector Governance in Africa: A Handbook (edited with Nicole Ball, CDD, 2004), and Out of the Shadows: Exile and the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Nigeria are a few of his most recent publications (CDD, 2005).
Net Worth
The estimated range of Kayode Fayemi’s net worth or income is $1 million to $5 million. His major occupation as a politician has contributed significantly to his riches.
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