Former Borno State Governor, Senator Modu Sheriff; Governors Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Governor Kayode Fayemi and his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi at the flag off of the JKF re-election campaign at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti…. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday flagged off his campaign for a second term in office with a charge to the people of the state to protect their votes from being stolen by election riggers and vote robbers. The Governor at a rally held at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital,…
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Statement by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria On the occasion of his Mega Rally to Flag-Off Re-Elect JKF Campaign All Progressives Congress (APC) for the June 2014 Elections in Ekiti State Thursday, March 27, 2014 Protocols Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the leadership and members of our great party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), my fellow progressives, and to you, the good people of Ekiti State for the profound honour you have extended to me by asking me to seek a second term in office as your Governor. This is not…
As the build-up to the Ekiti State governorship election heats up, the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, of the All Progressives Congress, has begun the use of the new media to win over the electorate. New media platforms particularly came in handy as tools for political engagement during the November 2013 Anambra governorship election, as all the candidates leveraged on them. Newly sworn-in governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, who claimed to have “campaigned vigorously on Twitter” had said while relishing his victory at the poll that, “We must thank God for the social media.” However, findings by iPUNCH on Monday…
It is important that our people be made very aware of PDP/LABOUR/ACCORD satanic plans for the coming elections so that we will all be on our guard We are not confused. We are very clear about where we have come from, where we are and where we are headed. When we started this journey, we said it is a collective rescue mission. That is the journey that has brought us this far. We are on the march again and we are unstoppable. We know that the journey has not reached an end because we have not finished the job. That…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; Speaker Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin; Secretary to the State Government, Dr Ganiyu Owolabi, Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu, Governor Kayode Fayemi, his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; Chief of Staff, Mr Yemi Adaramodu and APC State Organising Secretary, Chief Dele Falusi at the flag off of Fayemi’s re-election campaign in Isan-Ekiti…. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday, kicked off his re-election campaign at his Isan-Ekiti country home in grand style. The Governor who began the day with a special thanksgiving service at St. Martin’s Catholic Church, Isan-Ekiti, called…
TOWARDS A HEALTHY ELECTIONEERING SEASON …LET THE CONVERSATIONS BEGIN An Address by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria On the Commencement of Electioneering Campaign Activities Towards the June 2014 Gubernatorial Elections in Ekiti State Sunday, March 23, 2014 Fellow Citizens of Ekiti State, Our dear State is yet again on the threshold of a significant place in history. A threshold which we must cross in our journey to the Greater Ekiti of our dreams and aspirations. The burden history has placed on me as the Governor of this great State today is to…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor yesterday pushed for the political will power for the enforcement of the mother tongue as language of instruction at the basic education level. She said the call became imperative to boost the literacy level in the country as its adoption will make learning attractive to pupils, reminding the federal and states’ governments to commence the implementation of the language of the immediate community to teach pupils. The deputy governor spoke as one of the resource persons at a three-day workshop on the Neuroscience of Early Years & Basic Education at 20th Economic Summit on “Transforming Education…
L-R: Interim National Organizing Secretary, All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen. Osita Izunaso; Interim National Secretary, APC, Alhaji Tijani Tumsah; Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; and his deputy, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, during the payment and collection of Nomination Form, in Abuja. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday obtained the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) expression of interest and Nomination form to seek re-election as governor of the State. The governor who presented a Zenith Bank cheque of N5.5 million to obtain the form at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja, stated that he is seeking re-election in…
Succor is underway for victims of the rainstorm that destroyed public utilities and private homes in some parts of Ekiti State on Sunday evening, it was learnt yesterday. Already, the government through the Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency (EKSEMA) has been mandated to take the census of properties that were destroyed by the rainstorm. The Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu gave the assurance when she went round Ado-Ekiti, the state capital for on-the-spot assessments of affected properties, which included private residences, schools and public buildings. Mrs. Adelabu, who expressed her surprise at the magnitude of the damage, noted that there…
Femi Awoniyi, Germany-based publisher of The African Courier magazine, was recently in Nigeria. The metallurgical engineer-turned journalist visited the The Nation in Lagos and spoke at length with Seun Akioye on the politics in his native Ekiti State. Excerpts What lessons can our governments learn from Germans? Our governments should work with properly-formulated polices that are tied to well-defined desired outcomes, and the people should be actively engaged in governance. Governor Kayode Fayemi is doing that very successfully in Ekiti. His administration’s 8-Point Agenda is one of the most innovative, original programmes of governance that I know of. Why do…