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Kayode Fayemi

Politician

Kayode Fayemi is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Kayode Fayemi · كايودي فايمي · カヨデ・ファエミ				[sources]
Other name	John Olukayode Fayemi				[sources]
Birth date	1965-02-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Ibadan				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6380660				[sources]
Position	Governor of Ekiti State (2010-2014) · Governor of Ekiti State (2018-2022) · Minister of Mines and Steel Development (2015-2018)				[sources]
Education	Christ's School Ado Ekiti · King's College London · Obafemi Awolowo University · University of Lagos				[sources]
Ethnicity	Yoruba people				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-09	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Nigerian politician and Former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Close Associate	Spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Governor of Ekiti State	2018-10-16	2022-10-16

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,745

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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Wikidata · non-official source

Nigeria Joining the Dots PEPs and PEP Relatives4,395

Data on Politically Exposed Persons in Nigeria and their relatives from the Joining the Dots project.

Nigeria · Directorio Legislativo/EITI · non-official source

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Wikidata349,174

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,038

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: ng-dots-kayode-fayemi-1965-02-09-district-ekiti

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