Isaac Fayose the younger brother of former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has knocked his brother over his verbal attack on former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
The former governor had sent a blistering message to the former president, accusing him of being “irresponsible” and claiming he “belongs in the zoo.”
The message, which was made public by Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, accused the former president of losing his sanity and suffering from “heightened dementia.”
In the SMS, Fayose wrote: “Someone once said you are supposed to be kept away in the zoo. Sincerely that’s where you belong.”
He also demanded the return of money he claimed Obasanjo had acknowledged receiving, adding that he chose not to reply at the birthday venue so the public could “see the difference between a sane and a mad man.”
Obasanjo, in a brief and sharp response, thanked Fayose for the message, saying it revealed “who and what you are, unchanged and unchangeable.”
Reacting to the spat between the duo, Isaac openly condemned his brother, describing him as “a pig who will forever remain a pig.”
Speaking via his Instagram account, he wrote, “A pig will forever remain a pig irrespective of the garlands you dress him in.”
He accompanied the post with the press statement in which his elder brother harshly criticised Obasanjo:
*A pig will forever remain a pig irrespective of the garlands you dress him in* Press Statement Obasanjo receives ‘thank you ‘ letter from Ayo Fayose Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has received what he called a thank you letter from former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose. The “Thank you” note by SMS to the former President, which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi on Monday reads: “Dear Baba Obasanjo, I trust this meets you well.Your coming to my birthday party, I appreciate except for your very irresponsible comments at your age. You went so low but am not surprised because someone once said you are supposed be kept away in the zoo. Sincerely thats where you belong. “I kept quiet or did not reply you at the function so that the world will know the difference between a sane and a mad man that you are.It is also obvious that you have also lost your sanity OR should I say is the heightened stage of dementia.Not to worry Baba., I shall set the records straight in due course of time.Lastly I shall appreciate if you return my money since you publicly admitted you received but Dangote brought u back. “Your leopard will never change his skin”, the letter reads. The former President replied tacitly: “Ayo, thanks for your “Thank You” message which undisguisedly revealed who and what you are, unchanged and unchangeable. Your money has been sent back through Foluso Adeagbo who brought it and in the same bag as he brought it unopened by me”.Obj.”
Kehinde Akinyemi Special Assistant on Media to President Olusegun Obasanjo.
17th Nov 2025.
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