L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; former vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and National Deputy Chairman, South-West, All Progressives Congress, APC, Engr. Segun Oni, during the inauguration of Oba Adejugbe Hospital, as part of events commemorating the 4th anniversary of the Fayemi Administration, in Ado-Ekiti. Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Monday inaugurated the 300-bed Oba Adejugbe General Hospital, Ado Ekiti, built by the Dr Kayode Fayemi administration; saying that the Governor’s feat is an indication that Nigeria needs devolution of power to the states in order for state governments to perform optimally. The Former Vice President who…
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As part of activities marking the fourth anniversary of the Dr Kayode Fayemi administration, the Governor will be leading other prominent citizens of the state to commission projects at the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, October 5, 2014. Projects to be commissioned include the Pharmacology/ Biochemistry Building; Medical Students Hostels and a two-kilometer road. Rivers State Governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi will be special Guest of Honour at the event which commences by 10am. Ekiti State Government Press Release
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said that his administration is bequeathing a virile, professional and dynamic civil service that would serve as the main driver of sustainable development to the incoming administration in the State. The Governor said this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday during the inauguration of eight newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the State that the civil service would serve as the bastion of institutional memory in order to ensure that the strides of the present and previous administrations would become a leverage for successive governments. Dr Fayemi stated that the Civil Service Transformation Strategy Policy…
Protocols Today marks another historic event in Ekiti State and indeed Nigeria as the State formally launches YESSO in demonstration of our commitment to the constructive engagement of our teeming youths in productive ventures. This is in furtherance of our determination to combat poverty frontally. No doubt, YESSO will further complement our various interventions at instituting an enduring and well structured poverty reduction strategy in Ekiti State. At the inauguration of this Administration in October 2010, various initiatives were put in place to create wealth and provide employment opportunities for the youth in our dear State such as the Ekiti…
Late Mrs Oluremi Oyo Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the death of former presidential spokesperson, Mrs. Oluremi Oyo, as a great loss to the state and Nigeria as a whole. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said Mrs. Oyo’s death is a bitter pill to swallow at this critical period in the history of the state and the country. Fayemi said the death of the former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has robbed Ekiti of yet another shining star at a period the state is yet…
Following their successful performances at the just concluded interview, His Excellency, the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of the following officers as Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service with immediate effect. They are: 1) Mr E.O. Owolabi 2) Mrs G.I. Fadipe 3) Engr. S.O. Komolafe 4) Mr. Ojo Olabanji 5) Mr Ale J.A. 6) Mrs Akindele Olabisi A. 7) Mr Adunmo Ojo Stephen 8) Mr Folorunso James Babasola The swearing in ceremony will hold at the Jibowu Hall, Government House grounds on Thursday, October 2, 2014, by 3pm. Ekiti State Government Press…
EKITI HAS COME OF AGE Remarks by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria on the occasion of the Independence Day Celebrations / State Merit Awards / Launch of Ekiti Parapo Square Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Protocols Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, today is a great day in the land of honour, Ekiti State. This is a day we reflect on where we are coming from as a people, and contemplate on our future, with due consideration of our current struggles. I am therefore delighted that we are today hosting a true Nigerian hero and an…
POST HUMOUS 1. Late Prof. J. Ade Ajayi (A world – Class Professor of History) 2. Late Prof. Adegoke Olubummo (The First Nigerian Professor of Mathematics) 3. Late Chief Ezekiel Bejide Bankole (The First Nigerian University Librarian) 4. Chief Elemure Ogunyemi (An Exponent of Ekiti Kete Native Music) ACADEMIC & RESEARCH 5. Prof. Philomena Ikulayo (A foremost Educationist and an Icon of Sports Administration) 6. Prof. Wuraola Shokunbi (Erudite Scholar & Consultant Haematologist) 7. Dr Hallowed Oluwadara Olaoluwa (Africa’s Youngest PhD (Maths) and Nigeria’s Youngest PhD Holder) CULTURE& TRADITION 8. Dr…
African Youngest PhD degree holder, Dr Hallowed Oluwadara Olaoluwa, is among 29 distinguished Ekiti sons and daughters that would be honoured with the state’s merit award in the 2014 edition of the annual event billed for Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. The Ekiti State born Dr Olaoluwa stormed the academic world earlier in the year when he bagged his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Lagos at the age of 24 years old, considered the youngest ever in the Continent. He will be receiving the award in the academic and research category. According to a statement by the…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sadness on the death of THIS Day correspondent in the state, Alhaji Toba Suleiman. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, described the death of Suleiman as “very shocking, unbelievable and demoralizing”. The Governor described Suleiman as a courageous, resourceful, objective and hard working journalist who contributed immensely to the media profession. He said Suleiman brought his over twenty year experience in journalism to bear in covering critical issues in the Ekiti polity in the last eight years of practice in the Land of Honour. Fayemi said…