CEO of BEDC, Mrs. Funke Osibodu (left) taking the Ekiti State D Gov., Dr. Kolapo Olusola (middle) round the yard of the company during the D. Gov.’s visit to the company, with them are Engr. Fidelis Obishia. A delegation of the Ekiti State government led by the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola had visited the headquarters of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in Benin, Edo State to fashion out a modality that will ensure an improvement in the electricity supply to the state so that the people would enjoy a worthwhile power supply for their hard earn money.…
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The Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against disparaging the Ekiti born legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) and other prominent sons and daughters of Ekiti State, including traditional rulers. The group, in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by by its National Coordinator, Mr Gbenga Babawibe, described the statement credited to a group, Ekiti Youths Vanguard (EYV) that Afe Babalola was aiding impunity in Ekiti State as an insult, not only to Aare Afe Babalola, but to the entire people of the state who hold…
I want to sincerely appreciate Ekiti people for their resilience and love for me, I am formally dedicating this victory to God and to them. Having voted for me ten months ago, and confirming the victory by the subsequent elections in the last few weeks, they have shown that they are unequivocal about their choice and their determination to protect and defend that mandate. I cannot but appreciate the Apex Court for protecting democracy and also for living to the expectation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed, who had assured that under his leadership, the judiciary…
In his reaction, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi, described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as bad losers. “APC people are bad losers. Like I always say, if APC wins election, that election is perfect, if APC is defeated, the election has been rigged by the winner. In the imagination of APC, it is either the soldiers or the police rigged for the PDP, or that thugs were deployed which locked the APC members in their houses, so that they couldn’t come out to vote. “The Ekiti APC is only trying to find excuse for its outright…
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Dele Olugbemi has carpeted the purported letter said to have been written by the former Speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin asking the State Chief Judge to constitute impeachment panel to probe the state Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose. In a statement personally signed by himself, Olugbemi said the House of Assembly of which he is the speaker never sat on the Governor, let alone writing the CJ to constitute impeachment panel. The full text of the statement read as follows: “sequel to our previous correspondence to the Chief Judge of Ekiti State…
Wife of Ekiti Gov., Mrs. Fayose (left) receiving a baby from the Matron of Erelu Adebayo Children Home, Iyin-Ekiti, Mrs. Abiodun during the governor’s wife visit to the Children Home. The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose has counseled parents to teach their children early in life how to appreciate God by taking interest in the welfare of the less privileged in the society. Speaking in Iyin-Ekiti while on a visit to the Erelu Angela Adebayo Children’s home, Mrs. Fayose noted that the parents will always reap the result of such act in the future. The Governor’s wife…
A socio-political group, Reformed Agenda Advancing Governance (RAFAG) has berated the All Progressive Congress members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly led by Dr Adewale Omirin on their attempt to throw the state into confusion. This was contained in a press release by the group which was made available to the press in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday. The group stated that its an aberration for Dr Omirin who is already challenging his impeachment in court to want to forcibly take over the leadership of the House, saying that its against all known tenets of democracy and rule of law.…
Speaking against the backdrop of the violence that has engulfed the state in last few days as a result of an attempt by the APC lawmakers to impeach the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, the people advised the lawmakers to take caution. In a peaceful protest round the street of Ado-Ekiti and the Governor’s office, Igbemo people led by a chief, the Onisara of Igbemo, Chief Agamago Adetunji expressed their support for the governor. They dissociated themselves from activities of one of their prominent sons and a chieftain of the APC in recent time, saying he was not acting on…
Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its members in Ekiti State to tread cautiously so as not to endanger democracy in the country, saying; posting notice of impeachment of a State governor online when the House of Assembly never sat to pass any Motion for Impeachment is not only ridiculous, but criminal.” The minister said it was necessary that the President-Elect, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) should call members of APC in Ekiti State to order so that they don’t by their desperation for power in Ekiti State truncate democracy…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged Nigerians to accept the outcome of the Saturday presidential election in good faith, saying; “the election result is the will of God and Nigerians , and all lovers of peace, progress and development of Nigeria must accept it.” Governor Fayose, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, hailed the resilience and commitment of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd). The governor said the election results should not been seen as victory or loss for any political party, adding that; “To me,…
The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr Olubunmi Olusola – Eleka, was almost killed today by some APC thugs stationed along Odo Oja Area in Ikere Ekiti to ambush him. The Deputy Governor received a call that card reader machines in some polling booths were not functioning. Dr Olubunmi decided to visit the polling booths based on the reports but at Odo Oja Area, some APC thugs who apparently had been stationed there to cause violence in Ikere welcomed the Deputy Governor’s convoy with stones and the security attached to him had to shoot in the air to disperse the hoodlums.…
Ekiti State Government has offered employment to the widow of the teacher, Mr Akinboye killed by armed robbers on his way to work along Ikere-Ise road early this year. Presenting letter of employment to the widow, Mrs Grace Akinboye, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose noted that the State Government decided to give her a job to support the family left behind by the deceased. The governor who noted that it was pathetic that the man was murdered in cold blood, said he decided to intervene following a letter written by the Academic Union of Secondary Schools (ASUS), saying it…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has reiterated his commitment to the welfare of workers in the state, stressing that their salaries remain the priority of his administration. In a State wide broadcast over the allocations that accrue to the state for the month of March, the governor noted that though there was a shortfall, salaries of workers remain sacrosanct. The governor noted that Federal allocation for the month of March was 2.511 billion naira while the Internally Generated Revenue was 300 million naira, totaling 2.811 billion naira. Workers salaries for the month according to the governor stood at about…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose stated this during a visit he made to teachers in Ido-Osi and Moba Local Governments in continuation of his thank you visit to teachers in the 16 Local Government Areas. The Governor who noted that the teachers played a pivotal role to bringing him back to the saddle the second term pledged his commitment to the welfare and training of the teachers. He noted that he will carefully identify the areas teachers can be trained and developed to perform optimally, saying no one under his administration will force teachers to write any exam. He…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose has shown interest in building an entrepreneur development centre in the College of Health Sciences, Ijero Ekiti to encourage skill acquisition among the students. Speaking with the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE) accreditation team to the college in Ado-Ekiti, the Governor noted that skill acquisition is germane to reducing unemployment in the society. According to him, the young generation must be given hope and wirewithal to becoming employers of labour rather than churning them out without nothing to fall back on. He said, in his name, he will build the college to favourably compete…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Peter Ayodele has been described as an excellent performer whose track records in office during his first term in office paved way for his landslide victory in a second attempt. Wife of President of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan stated this while addressing women in Ekiti State as part of campaign activities for the re-election of her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan. Mrs Jonathan who noted that women have thrived under the administration of her husband, commended the state governor for replicating women empowerment at the state level. She noted that Fayose whose administration shares some semblance with…
The royal fathers declared their support for the governor and promised to continue to pray for him till economy of the state improves. The Governor had called all traditional rulers in the state together to intimate them on the financial situation of the state vis a vis the February 2015 allocations. He said, the total sum of 1.7 billion naira came as Federal allocation, IGR for the month of February was 317million naira while the total sum saved for the month was 71million naira, making the total revenue that accrue to the state to be the sum of 2.790 billion…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi do not have moral rights to oppose any move to remove the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor noted that “asking Jega to go on his mandatory terminal leave is not the same as sacking him; more so that his tenure would lapse in June and he is entitled to three months terminal leave.” He said the APC must…
Youths in Nigeria have been advised to engage in activities that would make positive impacts on the society as well as enhance their individual career development. The Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Information, Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Lanre Ogunsuyi gave the advise when he granted audience to executive council members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in his office in Ado-Ekiti. Ogunsuyi urged youths to imbibe the spirit of hard work and attitudinal change to improve their lots, adding that politics should not be seen as a best employment option for young people. The Special…
Primary School Teachers in Ekiti State have been directed to adhere strictly to the curriculum designed to ensure effective and broad based teaching and learning in schools in the state. The Permanent Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr. Bolu Ogundare who gave the directive in Ado Ekiti while on a monitoring tour of schools in the state, stressed the commitment of the present administration to the provision of free and qualitative education as enshrined in its six cardinal programme. Mr. Ogundare explained that he embarked on the tour to ensure that teachers are up and doing…