Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, flanked by his deputy, Prof Modupe Adelabu (left) and Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Ganiyu at the inauguration of the Committee on Ekiti State Integrated Science & Technology Transformation Framework and Roadmap by the governor at the Executive Council Chamber. A 12-member committee has been raised to review the educational policy of Ekiti State on science and technology and develop a comprehensive framework for its transformation into a knowledge economy. The panel – Committee on Ekiti State integrated Science &Technology Transformation Framework and Roadmap – chaired by Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu, was…
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of the Lagos State Governor, Sir Michael Otedola. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said Otedola was an uncommon politician who served the people without expecting anything in return. He described Otedola as a humble politician who was accessible to his people who needed his assistance, support and counsel. Fayemi noted that Otedola brought maturity and experience to governance during his tenure as Lagos State Chief Executive between January 1992 and November 1993. According to him, Otedola played politics without bitterness and put…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of eminent jurist and former Chairman of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, described Oputa as a forthright man who pursued the cause he believed in to logical conclusion. He described the late Supreme Court justice as an incorruptible judge who dispensed justice without fear or favour, adding that Oputa’s death marked the end of an era of the legends of law and jurisprudence in Nigeria. The governor explained that several landmark cases handled by…
L-R: Sen. Olu Adetunbi (Ekiti North); Former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni; incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi; deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; and wife of Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, during Fayemi’s courtesy visit to the Ifaki Country home of the former Governor, ahead of the campaign rally to Ido-Osi LGA. Former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr Segun Oni, on Monday said that his decision to join forces with the incumbent Governor of the state and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the June 21 election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is about erecting a new platform for the future…
R-L: President, Ekiti State Food Vendors Association; Chief Victoria Oladimeji; Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; and others when the governor’s wife presented empowerment materials to members of the association, in Ado-Ekiti. Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has distributed multi-million naira worth of cooking utensils to the state chapter of the Food Vendors Association in continuation of her empowerment initiatives. The governor’s wife also made cash donation to members of the association at the event, which took place on Government House ground, Ado-Ekiti, on Monday. Applauding the patience of the association, she said that the donation…
Some youths under the auspices of Youth Traders’ Association have launched a campaign to rally support for the re-election of Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi. The campaign was launched by members of the association in the popular Erekesan Market, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, with a visit to the palace of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe. They also visited stalls within the sprawling ware point to mobilize and widen the support base of the incumbent governor among traders. Waving banners with various inscriptions on the landmarks of the Fayemi-led administration, the youths, urged traders to return the government to…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof Modupe Adelabu holding a sample of the Vuvuzela. With her are: House of Representative members and Coordinator, John Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Bimbo Daramola (middle) and Mr Dapo Adelabu. The introduction of Vuvuzela to the JKF (John Kayode Fayemi) Campaign Organisation has introduced a new dimension into electioneering campaigns in Ekiti State, even as the donor explained his motive. Vuvuzela, the instrument that brought glamour into the 2004 World Cup staged in South Africa has found its way into political rallies of incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi and the standard bearer of the June 21 governorship…
The Ekiti State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has hailed the state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for the recent elevation of some secondary school principals to Grade Level 17, a gesture the body described as a “clear testimony that the welfare and well-being of teachers are paramount to the state government”. The elevation of the school principals to the highest grade level in public service, was recently approved by the Governor, who lauded teachers in the state for their steadfastness. The NUT, in a letter to the Governor, signed by the state NUT Chairman, Mr. Kayode Akosile…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State and former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, has dumped his former boss, Mr Ayo Fayose and the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that the APC holds a brighter future for the State. The former Deputy Speaker, Fayose’s right hand man who stood in for the ex-governor when he travelled abroad said his decision to defect from the PDP is borne out of his acknowledgement of Governor Fayemi’s strides in the State. Olatunbosun who had also served as Commissioner for Information under…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assured that his administration is working in collaboration with the relevant security agencies to ensure maintenance of peace before, during and after the June 21 governorship election. Fayemi who spoke Thursday night during the Yoruba edition of his monthly media chat also counselled the people of the state to be wary of opposition politicians who, out of desperation for power, have resorted to falsehood instead of running issue-based campaign. He lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Ayo Fayose, for resorting to falsehood and playing to the gallery rather than telling the…