A cross-session of the corps members taking the oath of allegiance at the Orientation Camp, Ise/Orun/Emure-Ekiti Members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to Ekiti State have been urged to make patriotism, honesty and dedication their watchwords by Governor Kayode Fayemi. He reminded them of the importance of living up to their Oath of Allegiance and the national pledge to faithfully serve their fatherland for the country to overcome its myriad of challenges. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, gave the charge at the swearing-in ceremony for the 2014 Batch ‘B’ corps members…
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The Ekiti State Government has set up a 30-man multi-ministerial committee as part of efforts at preventing as well as ensuring prompt diagnosis and managing possible identified cases of the dreaded ebola virus disease that is currently spreading across the West African sub region. The State Commissioner for Health, Professor Olusola Fasubaa who made this known in Ado Ekiti, explained that the government’s proactive stance was to prevent and control transmission of the disease to the state in view of the frightening 90% mortality rate of the current outbreak of the virus which has led to world-wide panic. According to him, the committee comprised members from different relevant sectors…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva; and Secretary to Ekiti State Governor, Alhaji Ganiyu Owolabi, during the inauguration of new Local Council Development Areas, LCDA, Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has sworn in Chairmen of caretaker committees for the 16 existing local governments and 19 newly created Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State, with a charge that the new council bosses should deliver diligent and honourable service to the people. Inaugurating the Chairmen in Ado- Ekiti on Tuesday, the Governor said they were carefully chosen not only on account…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointment of caretaker chairmen for the existing and newly created councils in the state. The new chairmen are to be sworn-in on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 at the Jibowu Hall, Government House, Ado-Ekiti by 9am. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CARETAKER CHAIRMEN 1 OYE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HON TOPE LONGE 2.IFELOJU LCDA HON OLUMIDE ADEYANJU 3.IFESOWAPO LCDA HON ADEYEYE BOLAJI JOHNSON 4.EFON LOCAL GOVERNMENT MR DIPO OGUNLEYE 5.ILEJEMEJE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HON. TOPE OGUNLEYE 6.AJONI LCDA MR ARIBASOYE ADEOYE 7.ERO LCDA HON.AKINWALE ALEBIOSU 8.IFEDARA LCDA HON SINA OGUNLEYE 9.EKITI WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT KAREEM AGUNBIADE…
Tribute by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria in honour of Professor Wole Soyinka @ 80 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Protocols I must start by commending my brother governor and friend, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi for putting this befitting banquet together in honour of one of the greatest men alive today. I must confess that giving a tribute in honour of Prof. Wole Soyinka is a daunting task. Obviously, he is acclaimed as the first African Nobel laureate for literature – which is no mean achievement – but such is the vast expanse of…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed his condolence on the death of Hamza el-Rufai, son of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir el-Rufai. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said the death of the younger el-Rufai in an auto accident is a bitter pill to swallow for his family and other Nigerians. He regretted that Hamza’s death has cut him down in his prime and left behind unfulfilled dreams. The Governor noted that losing a promising young man in such circumstances is very painful. He said Hamza…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; and Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale omirin, during the signing of the Local Council Development Area (LCDA) bill into Law, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has stated that the creation 19 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State is not a political trap contrary to insinuations from the Peoples Democratic Party that it is an attempt to destabilize the successive administration. The Governor stated this in Ado – Ekiti on Wednesday while signing into law the Bill for the Creation of…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has felicitated with Muslim faithful in the country and all over the world on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, expressed joy on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast by Muslims. He explained that witnessing another Eid-el-Fitri is a special privilege from the Almighty Allah who has control over the destiny of man. Governor Fayemi said the 30-day spiritual exercise has drawn the faithful closer to Allah urging them to keep on practising the lessons learnt from the holy month in their relationship with…
Bashorun Akin Osuntokun’s article on “Militarisation and other fallacies” published in his weekly column in Thisday newspaper of Friday, July 11, 2014 was a misleading apologia for the militarisation of the recent governorship election in Ekiti State. In commending the soldiers for displaying professionalism the Bashorun was curiously silent on the infringement of the fundamental right of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s freedom of movement which occurred at Iju-Itagbolu in Ondo State contrary to section 41 of the Constitution. The governor who was billed to attend a political rally at Ado Ekiti on June 19, 2014 was crudely turned back by…
His defeat at the June 21, 2014 Ekiti governorship election has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political firmament. Many have tried to explain the outcome but opinions may remain undivided as to why a governor widely acknowledged to have performed well went down with such a heavy defeat. Now for the first time since the polls, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, tells his own side of the story. He spoke with Dapo Thomas. The outcome of the June 21 election in Ekiti shocked the entire nation and even the international community. To what extent were you disturbed by the result? Very disturbed indeed and worried for the future…