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John Kayode Fayemi is a Nigerian politician who has served as Ekiti State Governor since October 16, 2018. He was previously in office from 2010 to 2014, when he was defeated in re-election by Ayodele Fayose. He was the Minister of Solid Minerals Development in President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet from 11 November 2015 to 30
The Platform was conceptualized by Pastor Poju Oyemade to be the hub for intellectual discourse among the news and policy makers to tackle knotty national challenges plaguing the nation.
Year after year, it offers robust interventions and each edition is usually a delight to watch by journalists as well as citizens both high and low.
The May 1 edition for this year featured the Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi as one of the speakers with the theme: Is Devolution of powers the solution to Nigeria’s problems?
In his speech, Fayemi stirred the hornets’ nest by making a subtle attack on a core aspiration by the majority of the current crop of Nigerian youths when he said: “Don’t succumb to despondency, there is a lot to hail in this country. There is a lot to frustrate you, a lot to want to make you give up and pick that visa and go to Canada,” the governor told the youths.