# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kayode-fayemi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:00:35.991Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kayode-fayemi"
name: "Kayode Fayemi"
slug: "kayode-fayemi"
description: "John Olukayode Fayemi ; born 9 February 1965) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ekiti State from 2018 to 2022. He previously served in office between 2010 and 2014 before losing re-election to Ayodele Fayose. 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. He is the pioneer president of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF) since 9 September 2022."
tagline: "Nigerian politician and Former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1965-02-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.63
  momentum:             10
  historical:           5.600365333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  241
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kayode_Fayemi"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayode_Fayemi"
    title: "Kayode Fayemi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Olukayode_Fayemi"
    title: "John Olukayode Fayemi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayode_Fayemi"
    title: "Kayode Fayemi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kai.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayode_Fayemi"
    title: "Kayode Fayemi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%88%DB%92_%D9%81%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C"
    title: "کیوڈے فایمی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayode_Fayemi"
    title: "Kayode Fayemi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6380660"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump