L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; and Head of Service, Mr. Bunmi Famosaya, mni, during the annual Inter-Religious New Year Thanksgiving Service, heralding the commencement of work, at the Government House, Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday led top government functionaries, civil servants, elder statesmen and traditional rulers in a thanksgiving service heralding the first working day of the year 2014. For about three hours, the congregation coordinated by clerics from both the Christian and Islamic faith sang, danced and prayed for peace and prosperity of the…
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Dr Kayode Fayemi Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as part of his administration’s third anniversary ceremonies recently, fielded questions from journalists. Group Political Editor, Ehichioya Ezomon, was there. LOOKING back at when you started in 2010 compared to 2013, how would you relate the events of 2007 with 2014 and what would speak for you in the coming election? You know that it is seven years in a normal run of things. We should have been in for four years but then, you knew what happened, and I can be assessed properly. The question would be: Oh, you said…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Attorney General and Commissiner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda; Governor Kayode Fayemi; and Managing Director Greenwich Trust Ltd, Mr. Kayode Falowo, during the Completion Meeting for the Tranche II, of the Twenty Five Billion Naira (25, 000, 000, 000) Ekiti State Bond, in Lagos. The Ekiti State Government has returned to the floor of the Nigerian Capital Market to raise the N5 Billion balance of the N25 Billion bond earlier issued in 2011 for the State to execute some developmental projects. Speaking in Lagos at the completion meeting for the issuance of the…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has called on Nigerians to reflect on developmental challenges of Nigeria and pray for its greatness as the country marks its centenary anniversary this new year, 2014, following its emergence as a country after the amalgamation of the southern and Northern protectorates in 1914. Similarly, the Governor urged citizens of Ekiti State to pray and work towards a peaceful conduct of the 2014 governorship election in the state, stressing that the peace and prosperity of the state should be paramount in the hearts of all and sundry. Governor Fayemi who stated this in his…
L-R: Ekiti State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Social Development and Gender Empowerment, Mrs. Fola Richie-Adewusi; Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe; Deputy Director, Nursing Services, Mrs. Oluwagbemi Oluwayemisi; and Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, during the governor’s wife’s presentation of gifts to the first baby of the year and other newborns at the hospital, in Ado-Ekiti. Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has presented cash and material gifts to the first baby and other babies born on the first day of Year 2014 in the state. The first baby, a…
2014: OUR YEAR OF STABILITY AND GROWTH New Years Day Broadcast 2014 by Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria Wednesday, January 1, 2014 In o kun o, EkitiKete, It is with a deep sense of humility and gratitude to God almighty that I address you this first day of January, the year of our Lord 2014.We have come to the end of a very eventful, challenging, yet successful year 2013.As a State and as a people, I express profound gratitude to God for seeing us into a new year. I also take this opportunity to wish us all…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sadness on the death of Dr. Iyetade Soyinka, daughter of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said Iyetade’s death is a bitter pill to swallow not only for the Soyinka family but other Nigerians who are sharing the pain of the loss of an important member of the family. He said the deceased will be missed for her sterling contribution to the medical profession which she served diligently till she breathed her last. Describing Iyetade’s death as painful and devastating, Fayemi urged Prof.…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Ade;abu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin; and Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji (Dr) Ganiyu Owolabi, during the Signing of the 2014 Budget into law inside the Exco Chambers, Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Monday, signed the 2014 Appropriation Bill passed by the State House of Assembly into law, with a promise not to relent in the pursuit of the people-oriented programmes aimed at banishing poverty from the State. The Governor had on December 10, presented to the Assembly a budget proposal of…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that his administration has no plan to ban commercial motorcycle operators otherwise known as ‘Okada’ from plying their trade in the state. He , however said that his government would pay particular attention on the safety of both the operators and their passengers through proper monitoring by relevant agencies. The Governor , who spoke during his monthly media chat “Meet Your Governor”, on Sunday night, also urged politicians in the state to conduct themselves within the ambit of the law as the state approaches the 2014 governorship election saying all he craved…
L-R: Chairman, Ekiti State Council of Obas, Oba Adamo Babalola; Onisan of Isan Kingdom, Oba Sunday Ajiboye; Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; and his, Wife Erelu Bisi Fayemi, during the 2013 edition of Isan Unity Day Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi at the weekend reiterated the commitment of his administration to spreading development to all parts of the State to ensure rapid even development in all communities. The Governor who made this known at the 2013 Isan Ekiti Unity Day celebration, stated that this necessitated the Grant-in-aid programme which was aimed at giving funding support to helping the…
L-R: Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; her husband, Governor Kayode Fayemi; with some aides, serving some elderly citizens in the Soup Kitchen initiative of the Ekiti Development Foundation (EDF) in Itapa Ekiti. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has reiterated the commitment of his administration to giving succor to the less privileged and other vulnerable sectors of the society so that life could be relatively comfortable for them. The Governor restated this at Itapa Ekiti while serving hot meals to hundreds of aged citizens in the Soup kitchen initiative of the Ekiti Development Foundation (EDF) initiated by…
The essence of politics according to Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of our time, is service to the people. Creation of egalitarian society and eradication of poverty remains the cardinal objective of politics. By all intent and purpose, Dr Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State is a student of this school of thought. By the same taken, the hallmark of democracy in this contemporary, world is hinged on good governance, accountability transparency in all facets of national life, as well as the delivery of the dividend of democracy to all. This remains the guiding principle and propelling force…
Dr Kayode Fayemi It seems a new dawn for politics in Nigeria as the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues to break new grounds since it merged with the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP). Will this formation change the political calculus of the country? Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi said sure, it will. He spoke this interview Muyiwa Adeyemi (Head South West Bureau in Ado Ekiti). The merger between All Progressives Congress (APC) and embattled members of new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to growing in leaps; did you envisage it that way? FOR me, I believe that the realignment…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ as the climax of God’s love for mankind. The Governor in his Christmas message to the people of the state said God used the birth of Christ to ensure the salvation of man from sin and rescue man from eternal perdition. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, the Governor urged the people of the state to emulate God’s love by showing love to fellow citizens regardless of their religious belief. The Governor advised Ekiti people especially Christians to spend the…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed shock at the killing of the Chairman of the Board of the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES), Mr. Sesan Ogunro by unknown gunmen in Lagos Sunday night. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said Ogunro’s murder has broken the hearts of the people of the state whom he served diligently in his lifetime. The Governor said Ogunro who was also the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Eminent Communications Limited, a leading advertising agency in the country was a thoroughbred Ekiti son, a professional who identified…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu (2nd right) cutting the tape to inaugurate the nineteen Hilux Ford Patrol vehicles presented by the government to the Nigeria Police Force, Ekiti Command. With her are (left – right) the Head of Service, Mr. Bunmi Famosoya, Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State, Mr. Sontonye Wakama and the Secretary to the State Government (right) Alhaji Ganiyu Owolabi. Nigerians were yesterday urged to join hands with security operatives in the war against terrorism and other crimes. Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu, who made the urge, said concerted efforts from all stakeholders and the…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Femi Adesina, on his appointment as the new Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Group of Newspapers. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, Fayemi described Adesina’s appointment as a reward for his diligence, professionalism, creativity and immense contribution to the journalism profession. He described Adesina as a thoroughbred professional who has paid his due in journalism practice as a reporter, writer, columnist, editor and administrator. Fayemi described Adesina’s appointment as well-deserved saying the development is a further proof…
Ekiti State Government has presented five 18-seater passenger buses to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Progress FM, Ado Ekiti; the Ebira community, the State Timber Traders Association, State Sawmillers Association and the a National Automobile Technician Association as part of means to enable them carry out their duties to the people of the State. Presenting the buses in Ado Ekiti on Friday, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi said the gesture is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the associations to continue to work in harmony with the people of the state. Dr. Fayemi who noted that there…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Thursday night urged the citizenry not to relent in their prayers for the sustenance of the peace being enjoyed in the State even as the State prepares for its gubernatorial election next year. The Governor made the call at the 2013 service of Carols and Lessons held at the Government House Grounds, Ado Ekiti, saying that he believes in the potency of the prayers of the citizens who at last year’s Carols service prayed God to make 2013 a year of fulfilment. Governor Fayemi stressed that Ekiti State has experienced positive developments in…