Fayose Appoints 72-Year Old Illiterate As LG Chairman

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has appointed a 72-year-old illiterate, Pa Olatunde Afolayan, as the caretaker chairman of Moba Local Government Area. Fayose who announced the appointment during the inauguration of Boards, Commissions and Governing Councils in the state said under his regime anyone can be a leader regardless of the level of his or her education. The
governor explained further that a professor can only cast one vote, so also an illiterate, which makes them equal under his regime. “Some of us used them to get to positions and forget these people. In my government, whether you are educated or not, you will get something. The vote of a professor and an illiterate is the same. So, under my administration, those who are not educated can rise to any level they want,” the Governor said. In his appreciation speech, Pa Afolayan also confirmed he has never been to a school before, but says that will not stop him from carrying out the tasks he ought to as a Local Government Chairman.“I had never gone to school for a day, but that does not diminish my intelligence. I may not be educated or certificated, but I have brain and experience to pilot the affairs of the council,” he said.