Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, is upbeat that the June 21 governorship election in the state will not be mired in arithmetic permutations, which blighted the 2009 rerun governorship election. She exuded confidence in the ability of her husband, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to record landslide victory in the coming election, which she said would leave the gap between him and his next opponent at nothing less than half a million votes. The governor’s wife spoke at Ido-Ekiti, headquarters of Ido-Osi Local Government, where she performed the earth-breaking and site inspection for the neighbourhood market under construction in…
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L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; Commissioner For Education Science and Tecnology, Kehinde Ojo and a Participant, Mrs. Morakinyo Bosede, at the closing Ceremony/ Presentation Certificates to the Participant of the 2013 Cluster Schools Model For Teachers’ Professional Development Training Programme, in Ado-Ekiti. Teachers in Ekiti State have faulted attempts by some politicians to make cheap political points from the educational policies of the state government, saying that they trust that the efforts of the Dr Kayode Fayemi administration are geared towards repositioning the state’s education sector. The teachers made this position known in Ado…
L-R: Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; Ilejemeje Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairman, Prince Bamigboye Adegoroye; Owa Iludun of Iludun-Ekiti, Oba Joseph Akinola; and a market leader, Mrs. Victoria Falodun, during the earth-breaking and inspection of neighbourhood market site, at Iye-Ekiti, Ekiti State government has begun the construction of modern neighbourhood markets across the sixteen local governments of the state, estimated around N2 billion. The project is in fulfillment of the promise made through the Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, about two months ago when she toured markets across the state to empower traders. The wife…
R-L; Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Commissioner for Health, Prof. Shola Fasuba; Special Adviser on Public Private Partnership, Mr. Segun Ologunleko; during the pre-meeting for the bidding process of the construction of a $ 3.5 million Standard diagnostic Centre in Ekiti State. No fewer than 12 national and international investors have arrived Ekiti State to participate in the bidding process for the construction of a $3.5 million standard diagnostic centre being proposed by the state government to further improve healthcare service delivery in the State. The diagnostic centre which will also help the Funmi Olayinka diagnostic centre perform optimally…
Late Mr. Segun Okeowo Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed regret on the death of the former President of the defunct National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS), Mr. Segun Okeowo. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, described Okeowo’s death as the end of an era of a freedom fighter whose legacy inspired future generations to the defence of the rights of the oppressed. He said Okeowo’s place in the annals of the nation’s history is forever secured with championing the cause of the Nigerian students in his capacity as NUNS leader during the…
Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi represented by his deputy, Prof Modupe Adelabu, cutting the tape to flag off the distribution of textbooks and other instructional materials to basic schools. With her are from left: Special Adviser to the Governor on Government House, Mrs. Kehinde Daramola; Chairman, Teaching Service Commission Chief Bayo Adeniran and Education Commissioner Mr. Kehinde Ojo. Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode took another towards the actualisation of his administration’s education and human capital development agenda. He flagged off the distribution of textbooks and instructional materials to public schools in the state. The beneficiaries are pupils in the basic education…
S/N ACTIVITY DATE REMARKS 1 Notice of Election 3rd March Section 30(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 provides not later than 90 days before the election. 2 Commencement of Campaign by political parties 23rd March Section 99(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 provides not later than 90 polling days. 3 Collection of forms for the election by political parties at INEC Headquarters 1st April To enable political parties to submit names of their candidates in a prescribed format 4 Last date for conduct of party primaries including resolution of disputes arising from the primaries 14th April To enable…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi (Middle); flanked by the Team Leader, Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, (AFCSC), Jaji, Rear Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (3rd Right); Team Coordinator, Group Capt. Kehinde Adebayo (3rd Left); with State Exco-Members and Participants of Course 36, AFCSC, during a courtesy to the Governor, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has described as worrisome the revenue formula which gives bulk of the resources to the central government at the expense of the federating units which generate the resources, saying that this shows that the nation runs a pseudo- federalism. The…
Dr Kayode Fayemi Following the release of the Elections Timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has formally expressed his intention to seek re-election into the exalted office of the governor of Ekiti State for a second term just as he named key officials of his re-election campaign. In a Press Statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday 26, January 2014 and personally signed by the Governor, Fayemi said: “following the groundswell of support by leaders and members of our party as well as the generality of Ekiti people from the nooks and crannies…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; her husband, Governor Kayode Fayemi; founder, Afe Babalola University, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN; and Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshimhole, at a Mega Rally, in Commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of Governor Fayemi administration, in Ado-Ekiti. It is no longer news that Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, had marked his three years of unprecedented achievements in the state. To mark the three years of the advent of his government, he commissioned over 1,000 landmark projects. Apparently impressed by the level of achievements…
The Ekiti State Government has stated that it would intensify its sensitisation campaign on the enforcement of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise such that every citizen would ensure the cleanliness of their environment without coercion. The State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Eniola Ajayi who made this known shortly after monitoring the exercise in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction at the poor compliance of the people with the exercise. The Commissioner stated that government would improve on its advocacy so that people can be aware of the need to keep their environment clean on daily basis rather…
L-R: Chairman, Public Utility Committee, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Olowo Ajiboye; Commissioner for Budget, Economic Planning and Service Delivery, Mr Biodun Oyebamji; Commissioner for Finance, Mr Dapo Kolawole and Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Tayo Ekundayo, during the presentation of detailed analysis of the 2014 Budget….in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Government has earmarked a total sum of N3.3billion for water provision to all the communities in the State in the recently signed 2014 budget. This is in consonance with the promise made by the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi to the people during the town hall meetings…
L – R: Secretary, All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (ALFAN) Ekiti State Chapter Mr. Omoyajowo John, Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, Special Adviser, Deputy Governor’s Office, Mr. Bamitale Oguntoyinbo, Commissioner II, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs. Bunmi Adelugba and the ALFAN Deputy Chairman in Ekiti, Mr. Ojo Gbadebo after the association’s meeting with the deputy governor in Ado. Farmers in Ekiti State has gotten an assurance of government’s support. They were told that everything would be done to make farming less-stressful and to achieve bumper harvest. The assurance was given by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, when…
With the governorship election in Ekiti State fast approaching, clerics in the state have been charged to be more fervent in their prayers for continual peace and a violence-free election. Ekiti state Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu gave the charge while hosting ministers from the Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT), Ekiti State Region in her office in Ado-Ekiti. Prof. Adelabu noted that the peace that pervades the state and the unprecedented developments witnessed in the three years administration of the Governor Kayode Fayemi is an evidence of God’s backing for his government. She therefore urged all lovers of Ekiti not…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof. Modupe Adelabu (left) addressing teachers of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti during a visit to the school. Extend your interactions with the pupils beyond the four walls of the classroom and follow them up to ensure they engage in profitable activities at home after school hours, Ekiti Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu told teachers yesterday. She gave the charge while addressing teachers of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, during an unscheduled visit to the school. The deputy governor, who commended the teachers for dressing neatly and for keeping a clean school compound, noted that the school’s result…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu (middle) receiving an award from the Vice Chancellor of Joseph Ayo Babalola University(JABU), Ikeji Ararkeji, Prof. Sola Fajana as a Fellow of Joseph Ayo Babalola University(JABU), Ikeji-Ararkeji and for her contriburion to the development of the university. With them is JABU’s Registrar, Mr Wale Aderibigbe. The introduction of entrepreneurship education into the school curricula, the introduction of vocational and technical education and the review of departmental courses and syllabuses were the main planks of solutions proffered by the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof Modupe Adelabu to solve the nation’s unemployment problem. Prof…
This is not the same Ekiti I visited about three years ago. I cannot believe what I saw when I came into Ado – all the roads – the completely different look of the town and the beauty at night. In fact, this is magic. And I’m bold to say that, the Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, na magician! That was the expression of popular musician, John Odafe Asiemo, a.k.a Daddy Showkey during a recent visit to Ado Ekiti. The Galala exponent was in Ilorin. He was to leave for Lagos, but however made a stop-over in Ado to see an…
The Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Progra-mme, YCAD of the Ekiti State government has turned aro-und the fortune of the state in terms of employment generation, according to the Agriculture Commissioner, Jide Arowo-safe. He spoke with SINA FADARE How did you achieve the production of about 27,000 birds with less than N20 million? That programme is one of the units of the Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Programme, (YCAD) of the state government. We have expandable loan resources for the youth farmers in the state to develop according to their capacity. Each participant under that programme is entitled to a…
The Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Progra-mme, YICAD of the Ekiti State government has turned aro-und the fortune of the state in terms of employment generation, according to the Agriculture Commissioner, Jide Arowo-safe. He spoke with SINA FADARE How did you achieve the production of about 27,000 birds with less than N20 million? That programme is one of the units of the Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Programme, (YICAD) of the state government. We have expandable loan resources for the youth farmers in the state to develop according to their capacity. Each participant under that programme is entitled to a…
Ekiti Poultry Ten years after it was initiated, the moribund Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project is generating yet another controversy, with Governor Kayode Fayemi declaring it dead. SINA FADARE visited the site of the project to find out why. The last, definitely has not been heard about the controversial N1.4 billion Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project initiated in 2004 by former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. That the project initiated with fanfare by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in the state that time is now moribund is no surprise, but what is surprising is the declaration by the incumbent governor,…