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,…