Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi with the widows of the slain former chairman of NURTW, Omolafe Aderiye, Kehinde (left) and Funmilayo (right) and other family members when the governor paid a condolence visit to the residence of the late drivers’ union leader in Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has told Nigerians to hold Mr. Ayo Fayose, the State Governor-elect, liable for the current crisis in the State; saying that the State has been relatively peace until Fayose’s attack on judges and disruption of court proceedings during the week. The Governor raised this alarm while assessing the level…
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The Ekiti State Government has announced a dusk to dawn curfew in the State as parts of measures aimed at curtailing the current crisis in the State. Announcing the curfew in a State-wide broadcast on Friday, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi said there would be restriction in movement between 7pm and 7am everyday till further notice. The Governor who has also suspended his Thank You tour of the State urged the citizenry to be vigilant and provide security agencies with details of suspicious activities that can undermine the peace of the State. While calling on all stakeholders in the…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu (middle) cutting the tape to inaugurate a 5-Kilometre Road at Oluti – Arigidi Street, Ise-Ekiti… yesterday. With her are: the wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi (2nd right), Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, (right) and the Caretaker Chairman of Ise/Orun Local Government, Mr. Deji Ajayi (2nd left). The strategic implementation of the Eight-Point Agenda of the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration continued yesterday to draw encomiums from communities across Ekiti States, even as the governor visited three local government areas and a Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has thrown the allegation of financial misappropriation levelled against him by the opposition party in the State in the waste bin saying that he is not moved by lies and blackmails of the opposition politicians. Fayemi who was addressing a mammoth crowd of citizens who had come to welcome him during his tour of Ekameta, Efon, Okemesi/Ido- Ile, Ijero and Irede Council areas on Wednesday, stated that he had kept a clean record as governor in the State. He added that the opposition’s accusations that he is stealing from the State treasury does not…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that he is always ready to give account of how he managed the finances of the State in the last four years of his administration. The Governor who was addressing citizens during his Thank You tour of Ajoni , Ekiti South East, Ekiti East, Ayekire and Gbonyin council areas of the state on Tuesday, said he had managed the finances of the State with integrity and this was why the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had no reason to come to the State since he became Governor in…
The Government of Ekiti State has condemned Monday’s attack on judges, lawyers , litigants and workers at the premises of the State High Court where two cases involving the Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose and the Ekiti social group, E-eleven and Citizens’ Popular Party (CPP) was being heard. The government which viewed the invasion of the hoodlums believed to be supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “an unwarranted desecration of the temple of justice”, also blamed the escalation of the crises on the nonchalant attitude displayed by policemen at the court premises. The Government in a statement said it…
Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee, 4th Anniversary, JKF Administration, Mr. Yemi Adaramodu; flanked by a Committee member, Dr. (Mrs.) Eniola Ajayi (Left); and Commissioner for Special Duties, Chief Wole Adewunmi, during a Press Conference, ahead of the forthcoming anniversary, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, will on Monday commence a Thank-You Tour to all the 16 Local Government Areas and 19 Local Council Development Areas of the state to kick-start activities marking the fourth anniversary of his administration. No fewer than 60 projects including the legacy projects scattered in the 35 council areas would be commissioned by the…
Address by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria at the State Commendation Service Emeritus Professor Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi (Sunday, May 26, 1929 – Saturday, August 9, 2014) Thursday, September 18, 2014 Protocols May I start by once again condoling with Mama, Mrs. Christie Ade-Ajayi, the children, as well as the entire family, friends and well wishers of our dearly beloved Emeritus Professor Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi, now late, on the sad occasion of his demise. It is with a deep sense of loss that I take on the task of addressing this gathering…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; receiving New Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Police Command, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, during a courtesy call on the Governor, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that his administration would not relent in its effort at giving the state police command maximum support to maintain peace and reduce crime to the barest minimum. Fayemi made the pledge on Tuesday while receiving the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the state command, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Ado-Ekiti. The Governor, who described crime…
The Transition Committee put in place by the Ekiti State Government to organise the October 16th inauguration of the new administration in the state commenced work on Monday with its inaugural meeting. The transition committee which is made up of some top functionaries of the incumbent administration and nominees of the Governor-elect, at the meeting, promised to work together harmoniously in the overall interest of Ekiti people. The Chairman of the Committee and Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji (Dr) Ganiyu Owolabi, inaugurated the committee on behalf of the state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi at the Executive Council Chambers…