Ekiti State D. Gov., Dr. Kolapo Olusola (2nd right) in an office at the Teaching Service Commission, (TSC) during his impromptu visit to the State Secretariat. With him (2nd left) is the PS, Teaching Service Commission, Dr. Mrs. Eunice Dada. Ekiti State Civil Servants have been cautioned to desist from the unethical habit of coming late to work henceforth or be prepared to face stiff disciplinary actions. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola gave the advice during an impromptu visit to the State Secretariat on Friday to observe workers attendance at work. The Deputy Governor who arrived the secretariat complex…
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Ekiti State D.Gov., Dr. Kolapo Olusola (2nd right) interacting with the SS3 students at Ayetoro/Iloro High School, With the Principal, Mr. Olugboyega Ojo (right) and the Mathematics teacher, Mr. Alabi Kolawole (2nd left). Principals of secondary schools in Ekiti State have been urged to make the utmost advantage of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to their schools by making them teach subjects relevant to their various fields of studies. Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola made the call at Ayetoro/Iloro High School, Iloro-Ekiti during his inspection visit to schools in the area and discovered that corps…
Ekiti State D.Gov., Dr. Kolapo Olusola (right) shaking hands with the Chairman Lions Club International, Lion Sam Harry Ekpuk (left) while the District Gov. Abdul-Ganiyu Adediji watches with admiration. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Ayodele Fayose has indicated that the doors of his administration are wide open to corporate bodies, philanthropic, organizations and individuals who have genuine intention to collaborate with his government and make Ekiti the envy of other states in the country. Dr. Fayose stated this while playing host to the District Governors of Multiple District 404 of the Lions Club International who paid him a courtesy visit in…
Ekiti State D.Gov., Dr. Kolapo Olusola (middle) presenting JAMB scratch card to one of the beneficiaries, Master Oluwadamilola Omolayo (left) at Olaoluwa Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti on Monday, with them is the Director (AANFE), Dr. Oladimeji. The distribution of scratch cards for the procurement of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms by Ekiti State government yesterday brightened hope for some 1,400 students with academic requirement for admission into higher institutions. Beneficiaries are, out-of-school youths and repeaters who were registered by the Agency for Adult and Non-formal Education (AANFE) – an agency of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology –…
The Head of Service of Ekiti State, Dr Gbenga Faseluka has stated that the state government would not relent in ensuring professionalism in every section of the State’s civil service. The Head of Service stated this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday during a visit by the State chapters of both the Institute of Chattered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) led by Mr Adesoji Adeoti and Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) led by Mr Femi Olatiilu. Dr Faseluka who spoke on the bifurcation of Accounts and Administrative departments in the State’s civil service stressed that the bifurcation has facilitated more…
The National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, has boasted that the party will deliver Ekiti State for President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 presidential election as done in the June 21 governorship election. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, he said President Jonathan’s campaign visit to the state on Tuesday (today) would further consolidate the supremacy of the party in the political equation of the state. He said, “We welcome the leaders of our party to Ekiti State and we are going to continue our winning streak which saw us defeating the…
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Dele Olugbemi has condemned the attempted gate crash into the Assembly chamber by the former Speaker Adewale Omirin and 11 other APC members of the House. According to the speaker who disclosed this to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Friday described the attempt of the the estranged lawmakers to bungle themselves into the chamber of the assembly in the dead of night as an ignominious act that should be condemned by all the stakeholders in the state. The speaker queried the intention of the lawmakers led by Omirin on why…
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dele Olugbemi, has warned former speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin, against pushing people into contempt of court by asking them to intervene in the crisis in the Assembly. He said this is because Omirin, who has gone to court to challenge his removal from office, should know that until the case is disposed off, nobody cannot comment on it. Olugbemi, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said Omirin’s comment that he would involve the National Assembly in the matter would only amount to contempt charges on his part and others.…
Special Assistant to the Governor of Ekiti State on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has assured that the Ayodele Fayose-led government will pay all outstanding salaries and benefits of workers in the State. Olayinka, said in a statement issued on Tuesday that the Fayose administration had been paying workers salary since its emergence in October 2014; adding that “it was the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of the immediate past Governor Kayode Fayemi that denied teachers and other workers their August and September salaries.” He reminded the workers, especially teachers that Fayose met 11 months unpaid salary of…
Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed confidence that it will win all seats in the National and State Assemblies as well as record overwhelming victory for President Goodluck Jonathan in the coming elections in the state. The party also passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ayo Fayose, saying he has brought the state back to the path of progress. The PDP, in a statement by the State Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, said at a special executive meeting marking the end of 2014, appraised the political situation in the state and…
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is an irony that Chief Jide Awe, the Ekiti State All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman who is standing trial for murder and who ought to be in prison is the one levelling allegations of killing and destruction against others. The PDP, through the State Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that it would not have reacted by the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Jide Awe, to the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, alleging that there exists a killer…
The governor of Ekiti State , Mr Ayo Fayose has called on the people of the state to use this period of yuletide to reflect on the past , present and the future of the state in term of what individual can contribute to the state to complement the efforts of the present government to make life worth of living.The Governor who made this assertion in his Christmas message to the people of the state through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, also enjoined all and sundry to see that the importance of the birth of Jesus Christ to…
Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC), for adopting Governor Ayo Fayose’s concept of stomach infrastructure, saying; “it is hypocrisy at its peak to do what you abuse someone else for doing.” The State Secretary of the party, Dr Tope Aluko , said in a statement issued on Monday, that the Fayose led government would never shy away from the people’s welfare. He said Governor Fayose’s concept of stomach infrastructure had been further justified by its adoption by the APC National Leader and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, who personally distributed…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola (2nd right) inspecting some locally fabricated machinery at the on-going 1st Ekiti Christmas Bonanza Fair organized by the Ekiti State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (EKCCIMA) at the trade fair complex in Ado-Ekiti. With him is the EKCCIMA President, Chief Kola Akosile (right) and Mr. Tola Johson. In recognition of the vital roles of small and medium scale enterprises to the economic vitality of Ekiti State, the Governor, Dr. Ayodele Fayose has reiterated his administration’s commitment to create an enabling environment for the promotion and growth of small and medium scale…
An Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court on Tuesday, vacated its order discharging and acquitting the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Jide Awe and four others over the murder of Mr Ayo Murphy Jeje and Madam Julianah Adewumi in Erijinyan Ekiti. The ruling followed a motion exparte by counsel to Ekiti Government, Mr Bunmi Olugbade, seeking another order of the court to reverse its earlier decision discharging and acquitting the accused persons. In the ruling, Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye said having taken a second look at the extant laws, relevant authorities and facts of the case, he vacated…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola (right)going through some records in the Principal’s office, while the Principal of the of Annunciation School, Ikere, Mr. Niyi Oladimeji gives further explanation during the deputy governor’s visit to the school Principals of secondary schools in Ekiti State have been cautioned to desist henceforth from the habit of collecting unauthorized fees and levies from the students or face the wrath of the government. The state Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola gave the warning during his fact-finding visit to his alma mater, Annunciation School, Ikere-Ekiti recently. He disclosed that parents and students have inundated…
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has lamented several billions of Naira “wasted” in solar energy in the state by his predecessors. He said many of the solar energy technology had become a nuisance value to the people. Speaking while receiving a delegation of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation brought by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) in his office, Fayose said it was good to learn from the past in order to prepare for the future. He said, “I would like to be totally convinced because I am accountable to my people. They are the people that will benefit from the…
The Chief Press Secretary to Ekiti State Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to stop being busy bodies and desist from its campaign of calumny against the administration. Adelusi, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, said the claim by the APC that Governor Ayo Fayose presented the 2015 Budget to the House of Assembly in an illegal and unconstitutional manner was frivolous. The CPS said the statement by APC State Publicity Secretary, Mr Taiwo Olatubosun, was not only mischievous but misleading. Adelusi said ” I wondered why the Ekiti APC was still…
Head of Service of Ekiti State, Dr Gbenga Faseluka has stressed the need for a synergy between the political class and civil servants in advancing good governance and delivering the goods of governance to the people of Ekiti State.’ The Head of Service called for the partnership while playing host to the leadership of Reformed Agenda for Advancing Governance (RAFAG) who paid him a courtesy visit in Ado Ekiti on Thursday. Dr Faseluka who said the political class and the civil servants are not rivals but partners stated that good governance has to be driven by the bureaucratic and political…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola (right)and the representative of the Minister of State II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Orevba Olusola at the at the opening ceremony of a one-day sensitization campaign on the Implications of Trafficking in Person and Child Labour held at Adetiloye Hall Ado-Ekiti Ekiti govt pledges support for campaign against traffic in persons Ekiti State Government has assured that it would take the sensitization campaign on the implications of trafficking in persons and child labour to all the nooks and crannies of the state to protect the future of the children and ensure that…