Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, flanked by his deputy, Prof Modupe Adelabu (left) and Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Ganiyu at the inauguration of the Committee on Ekiti State Integrated Science & Technology Transformation Framework and Roadmap by the governor at the Executive Council Chamber. A 12-member committee has been raised to review the educational policy of Ekiti State on science and technology and develop a comprehensive framework for its transformation into a knowledge economy. The panel – Committee on Ekiti State integrated Science &Technology Transformation Framework and Roadmap – chaired by Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu, was…
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of the Lagos State Governor, Sir Michael Otedola. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said Otedola was an uncommon politician who served the people without expecting anything in return. He described Otedola as a humble politician who was accessible to his people who needed his assistance, support and counsel. Fayemi noted that Otedola brought maturity and experience to governance during his tenure as Lagos State Chief Executive between January 1992 and November 1993. According to him, Otedola played politics without bitterness and put…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of eminent jurist and former Chairman of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, described Oputa as a forthright man who pursued the cause he believed in to logical conclusion. He described the late Supreme Court justice as an incorruptible judge who dispensed justice without fear or favour, adding that Oputa’s death marked the end of an era of the legends of law and jurisprudence in Nigeria. The governor explained that several landmark cases handled by…
L-R: Sen. Olu Adetunbi (Ekiti North); Former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni; incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi; deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; and wife of Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, during Fayemi’s courtesy visit to the Ifaki Country home of the former Governor, ahead of the campaign rally to Ido-Osi LGA. Former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr Segun Oni, on Monday said that his decision to join forces with the incumbent Governor of the state and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the June 21 election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is about erecting a new platform for the future…
R-L: President, Ekiti State Food Vendors Association; Chief Victoria Oladimeji; Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; and others when the governor’s wife presented empowerment materials to members of the association, in Ado-Ekiti. Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has distributed multi-million naira worth of cooking utensils to the state chapter of the Food Vendors Association in continuation of her empowerment initiatives. The governor’s wife also made cash donation to members of the association at the event, which took place on Government House ground, Ado-Ekiti, on Monday. Applauding the patience of the association, she said that the donation…
Some youths under the auspices of Youth Traders’ Association have launched a campaign to rally support for the re-election of Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi. The campaign was launched by members of the association in the popular Erekesan Market, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, with a visit to the palace of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe. They also visited stalls within the sprawling ware point to mobilize and widen the support base of the incumbent governor among traders. Waving banners with various inscriptions on the landmarks of the Fayemi-led administration, the youths, urged traders to return the government to…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof Modupe Adelabu holding a sample of the Vuvuzela. With her are: House of Representative members and Coordinator, John Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Bimbo Daramola (middle) and Mr Dapo Adelabu. The introduction of Vuvuzela to the JKF (John Kayode Fayemi) Campaign Organisation has introduced a new dimension into electioneering campaigns in Ekiti State, even as the donor explained his motive. Vuvuzela, the instrument that brought glamour into the 2004 World Cup staged in South Africa has found its way into political rallies of incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi and the standard bearer of the June 21 governorship…
The Ekiti State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has hailed the state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for the recent elevation of some secondary school principals to Grade Level 17, a gesture the body described as a “clear testimony that the welfare and well-being of teachers are paramount to the state government”. The elevation of the school principals to the highest grade level in public service, was recently approved by the Governor, who lauded teachers in the state for their steadfastness. The NUT, in a letter to the Governor, signed by the state NUT Chairman, Mr. Kayode Akosile…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State and former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, has dumped his former boss, Mr Ayo Fayose and the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that the APC holds a brighter future for the State. The former Deputy Speaker, Fayose’s right hand man who stood in for the ex-governor when he travelled abroad said his decision to defect from the PDP is borne out of his acknowledgement of Governor Fayemi’s strides in the State. Olatunbosun who had also served as Commissioner for Information under…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assured that his administration is working in collaboration with the relevant security agencies to ensure maintenance of peace before, during and after the June 21 governorship election. Fayemi who spoke Thursday night during the Yoruba edition of his monthly media chat also counselled the people of the state to be wary of opposition politicians who, out of desperation for power, have resorted to falsehood instead of running issue-based campaign. He lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Ayo Fayose, for resorting to falsehood and playing to the gallery rather than telling the…
L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; acknowledging cheers from workers, during the 2014 Centenary May Day Celebration, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has challenged all candidates in the forthcoming election to declare their assets and stop peddling lies that he owns a university somewhere. The Governor who made the challenge in Ado Ekiti at the 2014 May Day celebration said rather than spread rumours which are baseless, the opponents should come out and publicly declare their assets before Ekiti people like he voluntarily did when he became governor. Dr Fayemi who stressed that he has not…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti State, Chief Jide Awe; Governor Kayode Fayemi; former Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Yemi Adaramodu, during the Fayemi Re-Election campaign tour at Iyin-Ekiti, in Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA. A former Ekiti State Governor, Otunba Niyi Adebayo has said he decided to back Governor Kayode Fayemi for a second term because of his impressive performance and in deference to the laid down rotational order . Similarly, Adebayo said he refused to support the governorship aspiration his towns man and…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; Afro Juju Musician, Sir Sina Peters; and member, Federal House of Representatives, Ekiti South Constituency 2, Hon. Bamidele Faparusi, during the Feyemi Re-Election campaign tour of Ode-Ekiti, Gbonyin LGA. The Onijan of Ijan in Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Samuel Oyewole Fadahunsi, has denied exonerating former Governor Ayo Fayose of complicity in the murder of an illustrious son of the town, Dr. Ayodeji Daramola. The monarch made the clarification on Wednesday when he received the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, in his palace as part of…
L-R: Wives of Governors: Mrs. Olufunso Amosun (Ogun); Dame Abimbola Fashola (Lagos); Mrs. Florence Ajimobi (Oyo); Mrs. Sherifat Aregbesola (Osun); Hajia Salamatu Al-Makura (Nasarawa ); Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; and his Wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, during the inauguration of Ekiti State’s Women Wing of the All Progressives Congress and Obinrin Kete, in Ado-Ekiti, More than seven thousand women across Ekiti State on Tuesday thronged the Oluyemi Kayode stadium for the inauguration of the Women Wing of the All Progressives Congress and ObinrinKete, a political cum social movement. The colourful event was witnessed by the…
The people living in rural areas in Ekiti State are to enjoy more dividends of democracy as Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday promised to empower more people at the grassroots to boost the local economy. The governor, who noted that most of the rural areas are far from urban life, said if rural dwellers are well-empowered, they would be self-dependent enough to cater to their needs and the needs of their families. Fayemi spoke during his campaign tour to four communities in Gbonyin Local Government area of the state. Communities visited by the Governor’s campaign train include Iro,…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with Vice President Namadi Sambo on the death of his younger brother, Captain Yusuf Sambo (rtd), who died in an auto crash last Sunday. Fayemi, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, described the death of Yusuf , 58, as tragic and heart-rending. The Governor noted that the deceased, who was a retired pilot, was one of the best professionals in the aviation industry where he served meritoriously for about two decades. He urged the Vice President and the entire Sambo family to take solace in the fact…
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is on the right path in the exercise of its mandate, with its findings and recommendations on human rights abuses in the country. The commission, in a report to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) recommended various alleged election offenders for prosecution. Among the 41 indicted persons and institutions are a former Governor of Edo State, Professor Oserhiemen Osunbor, a former Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Clarence Olafemi, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State, Mrs Ayooka Adebayo, and an Assistant Superintendent of Police,…
Ekiti State University( EKSU) is set to establish a new Institute of Medical Technology in its Ifaki-Ekiti Campus. Medical Technology discipline is a paramedical field where trained and certified Medical Technologists can build careers as Ultrasound Technician, Radiologist, Health Informatics, and Cardiovascular Technician. The Medical Technology programme is globally relevant with good job availability in clinical laboratory, academic research, public health, teaching and the pharmaceutical industry. The new programme whicwould be highly subscribed will attract over 2,000students. They would be joining about 2,000 other students who are already in the Science Laboratory Technology and the Pre-Degree programmes. In addition to…
Ekiti State Governor and Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi with some elderly citizens during the Re-Elect JKF campaign rally in Igbara- Odo Ekiti in Ekiti South West. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Friday said he is sure of a landslide victory at the June 21 governorship election in the state. Fayemi who is running on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), declared this in Ilawe Ekiti during his campaign tour to communities in Ekiti South West Local Government Area, adding that all his opponents would labour in vain in their bid to unseat…
It was an evening of excellence and recognition recently at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, for Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, when he was decorated as Champions Newspapers Governor of the Year Award. The event, which provided yet another opportunity for eminent Nigerians to celebrate the man reputed to have, in the last three and a half years, brought about the transformation of Ekiti State, also had other eminent Nigerians receive awards in various categories. They include renowned industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Champion’s 2013 Man of the Year), Mr.…