In a video that was played at his 65th birthday, Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has directed that his body be buried within four weeks of his death, entrusting the state government with the arrangements.
The former governor said, “Remember me for anything. And when I die, let me say this. Death is inevitable. My body belongs to the Ekiti State Government. I’m delivering a letter to the governor.”
He further noted that regardless of when he dies, the state government should assume responsibility for his remains.
“Let us say in another 20, 30 years, 15 years, whatever time, for the glory of God. The Ekiti state government takes over my body, and I must be buried within four weeks. Because the state might not be ready within two, three days, we allow them four weeks.
“And my children are to wear their own clothes and their family and follow the government of Ekiti at the time to do the needful.
“And I’ve told them, there’s a triangle in my grandmother’s home, the mother of my father; I’ve made the garden there. I should be laid to rest.
“After my departure, nobody must come there again. Allow me to go. If you want to show me love, if you want to take care of me, do so now,” he said
He served as the governor of Ekiti twice, between 2003 and 2006 and 2014 and 2018, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).