L-R: Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; her husband, Dr Kayode Fayemi; and a cross section of women, during International Women’s Day Celebration, tagged “Inspiring Change” in Ado-Ekiti. The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, joined more than 5000 women who thronged the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti, to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, on Saturday. This year’s event, with the theme “Inspiring change,” was convened by the Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, in conjunction with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Social Development and Gender Empowerment. The Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, Commissioner for Women…
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; and his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, displaying their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), during the exercise, at Isan-Ekiti. As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) to eligible voters in Ekiti State, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has to the electorate to troop out and collect their cards. The Governor and his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi picked up their permanent cards at the Ogilolo polling unit 009, Isan/Ilemeso Ward 11 in Isan Ekiti on Friday at the commencement of the exercise which is being pioneered in the…
Ekiti State House of Assembly, the other day, trivialized an otherwise very serious constitutional issue by calling on the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan. The impeachable offence cited? Compulsory deduction, at source, from the revenue allocation due to the states as contribution to an unconstitutional Sovereign Wealth Fund. Following the resolution of Ekiti State House of Assembly, it is a matter of time for the remaining 35 state houses of assembly to sheepishly pass similar resolution. Should that happen, all of them would have exposed their very low caliber as the people’s representatives. Otherwise, on…
In furtherance of its commitment to the safety of motorcyclists and their passengers in Ekiti State, the State Government on Thursday distributed 5,000 reflective jackets and 2,000 helmets to cyclists operating in the State.The distribution of the safety materials came barely two week after the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi declared that the government had no plans to ban okada as a means of transportation in the state. Distributing the safety materials, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Tayo Ekundayo reiterated the commitment of the Fayemi administration to the welfare of the citizenry; adding that government would continue…
(left – right) Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, Commissioner for Justice & the State Attorney General, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu and President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Okey Wali, at the Delegate Conference of the NBA in Ado-Ekiti. Judiciary personnel and legal practitioners in Nigeria have been urged not to be sentimental or cowardly in the practice of their noble and highly respected profession. They were told to be courageous in giving landmark judgment that could withstand the scrutiny of subsequent challenge and the court of…
L-R: Ekiti State delegates to the National Conference, Dr. Kunle Olajide; Prof. Akin Oyebode; Prof. Mrs. Olabisi Aina; Chairman State Council of Obas, Oba Adamo Babalola; Governor, Kayode Fayemi; and Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, during a courtesy visit by the team to the Governor, in Ado-Ekiti. Delegates from Ekiti State in the forthcoming National Conference on Wednesday met with different stakeholders in the State to gather their views and agitations to be presented at the conference. The pre-National Conference Consultative Summit which was held at the Bishop Abiodun Adetiloye Hall in Ado Ekiti, was witnessed by traditional rulers, religious…
L-R: Ekiti State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Social Development and Gender Empowerment, Mrs. Fola Richie-Adewusi; Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, leading a solemn procession of women groups and professional bodies to mourn students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, slain by suspected Boko Haram fundamentalists, in Ado-Ekiti. Women of Ekiti State have joined the rest of the country to call for prayers, improved security network and eternal vigilance to end the incessant killings by the Boko Haram sect members in the Northern part of the country. With dirges, they expressed…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; and a beneficiary, Mrs. Veronica Ayodele, during the distribution of Cheques for Car Loans and Laptops to best Primary School Teachers in the Ekiti State, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Government on Wednesday disbursed car loans worth N30 million to 100 teachers in the first phase of the Vehicle Loans Scheme for Primary School teachers in the State. The disbursement which was made by Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, at Ola Oluwa Muslim Grammar School, Ado Ekiti, is the first phase of payment to teachers who have applied and…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said the future of Prof. Attahiru Jega, as the nation’s number one electoral officer is tied to his handling of the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. Fayemi who stated this Monday night at his monthly media chat, Meet Your Governor, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman to see the two elections as a “serious test” which must not go the way of the similar poll in Anambra State. The Governor also used the forum to appeal to politicians and political parties to be peaceful in their conduct and…
Ekiti State Government has declared Friday 7th March, 2014 as a work free day to enable workers in the State Public Service and the entire people of the State collect their Permanent Voters Cards. A statement by Ekiti State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo in Ado-Ekiti explained that the work free day was declared to also enable people of the State take part in the verification of voters register taking place between Friday 7th March and Sunday 9th March, 2014. The statement stressed the significance of workers and people of the State to the political process,…