Ekiti State Governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose has felicitated with Nigerians and as well people of Ekiti State as the nation marks another democracy day. The Governor also congratulated the new President, Muhammadu Buhari and the out going president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for making history. Governor Fayose congratulated Ekiti people for being part of this historic event. He said Ekiti State has witnessed remarkable growth and development in the democratic dispensation over the last 16 years, urging the people to consolidate the democratic gains and continue to imbibe the essential democratic tenets for a more prosperous state. Fayose…
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Members of the 2015 Batch ‘A’ Youths Corps members posted to Ekiti State have been advised to see themselves as instruments of change during their one year mandatory Youths Service Scheme. The Governor of Ekiti State Mr. Ayodele Fayose gave the advice at the closing ceremony of the 3 weeks orientation course at the National Youths Service Corp (NYSC) permanent orientation camp in Ise/Orun/Emure Ekiti. Mr. Fayose, who was represented by the Deputy governor Dr. Kolapo Olusola charged the corps members to apply the vast potentials garnered both in their schools and the orientation camp to entrench significantly development in…
Wife of Ekiti State Gov., Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose inspecting the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the NYSC during her visit to the Orientation Camp at Ise/Emure-Ekiti. Ekiti State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator, Mr. Tobias Ibe has applauded the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Ayodele Fayose for putting in place enduring projects during his first tenure. Mr. Ibe gave the commendation while playing host to the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose who was on a visit to the 2015 Batch ‘A’ corps members at the permanent orientation camp situated at Ise-Orun Ekiti. He noted that the…
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has assured people of Ekiti of a rapid response to the spate of kidnapping in the State. Arase while playing host to the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose in his office, promised to deploy a special team to the duo of Ekiti and Kogi states within the next 48 hours to curb the stem. The IGP who noted that the police will do everything within her power to ensure that all states of the Federation are rid of people with criminal tendencies, assured the governor that Ekiti State will soon become safe…
Wife of Ekiti Gov., Mrs. Fayose (left) presenting hat making material and kits to some beneficiaries of the Entrepreneurial Training for the Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ekiti State. Ekiti State Government in collaboration with the World Bank has empowered 50 older Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) selected across the 16 local government areas of the state. Presenting start-off grant and equipment to the beneficiaries during the closing ceremony of a 15-day training on essential life skill organized for the OVC, the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose said the workshop was designed to lift the suffering of the…
Ekiti State Security Council has held an emergency security meeting following the recent security challenge which saw about two people killed and five kidnapped. Briefing the Press after the security meeting which saw the governor, all security chiefs, topmost traditional rulers and members of the Executive council in attendance, the State Attorney General, Barr Owoseni Ajayi said the council was concerned with the challenge and had made effort to nip it in the bud. In a communique read to the Press by the Attorney General after the security meeting, the Council resolved that all measures will be taken to ensure…
Eminent Ekiti elders have again waded in the Rift between the Executive and the Legislature in the state with a call to both sides to allow peace to prevail in the state. The call was made at a meeting convened by a prominent legal luminary in the state, Aare Afe Babalola at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. Present at the peace meeting among other important personalities were former Minister of National Planning, Chief Ayo Ogunlade, Chief Deji Fasuan, Dr Kunle Olajide, Prof Michael Ajisafe and Prof Israel Orubuloye. While the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, the speaker, Rt. Hon Dele…
Ekiti State Executive Council has decided to meet the world bank requirements to assess the 2014 SEPIP programme grant meant to assist the government in funding education. Speaking after the weekly Executive meeting, the duo of Commissioners for Works and Finance, Mr Kayode Osho and Chief Toyin Ojo noted that the SEPIP programme among other things, will help to encourage teachers in the rural areas as well as teachers taking core subjects. The Council also approved the dualisation and asphalt overlay of the Afao-Aba Igbira juction road while the Samsung Engineeriing building awarded in 2013 to encourage youths in skill…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress in Ekiti to set a standard for the Society in conducting a credible elections. Speaking at the 5th Delegates Conference of NLC in Ado-Ekiti, the governor advised contestants and delegates to ensure that the election was devoid of rancor, saying the society was watching them. Fayose used the opportunity to re-affirm his commitment to the workforce in the state, promising to consider salaries of the workers a priority. The governor expressed his readiness to express the olive branch in the state to allow for peace and conducive…
SA (political) to Ekiti First Lady, Mallam Oladiran Owoso (left) presenting Relieve materials to the Director, Rehabilitation Services, Ekiti State, Mr. Fabusoro while others watches with interest. The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose has reiterated her commitment to ensuring that all sectors of the society is adequately provided with the necessities of life. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti while presenting some relief and rehabilitation materials including food items to the inmates of the Ekiti State Rehabilitation Centre, Mrs. Fayose said nobody in the society is completely useless if well taken care of. The Governor’s wife who spoke through her…