Ekiti Formal Deputy Governor

Mrs Funmi Olayinka was born into Famuagun family of Ado-Ekiti on June 20, 1960. She attended Holy Trinity Grammar School Ibadan and Olivet Baptist High School Oyo for her Higher School Certificate (HSC). She was a product of Central University, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA where she obtained B.Sc degree in

Business Administration (Marketing) and M.Sc. degrees in Public Administration. She was three times winner of the Dean's Honor roll. She started her banking career with First Bank PLC in 1986. Her work experience at senior management level traversed all areas in the corporate affairs department in the

banks where she worked. Mrs Funmi Olayinka became the 2nd Vice-President of Association of Corporate Managers of Banks between 2002 and 2004. She rose to become the head of corporate affairs of the UBA PLC before she was nominated as the running mate to Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the gubernatorial candidate of Ekiti-State in the run up to the April 2007 elections. Her Excellency, Mrs Funmi Olayinka was sworn-in as the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria on October 15, 2010 after a long walk to democratic victory. She was a Lay Reader in the Lagos West Anglican Diocese and a member of the Anglican Church of the Ascension, Omodara Street, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos. She was survived by her husband, children, siblings and aged parents. May God console the family and Ekiti people who lost a distinguished Deputy Governor. God giveth, He taketh! May her gentle soul rest in peace. Amen.