The Ekiti State Government has stated that it would intensify its sensitisation campaign on the enforcement of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise such that every citizen would ensure the cleanliness of their environment without coercion. The State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Eniola Ajayi who made this known shortly after monitoring the exercise in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction at the poor compliance of the people with the exercise. The Commissioner stated that government would improve on its advocacy so that people can be aware of the need to keep their environment clean on daily basis rather…
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L-R: Chairman, Public Utility Committee, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Olowo Ajiboye; Commissioner for Budget, Economic Planning and Service Delivery, Mr Biodun Oyebamji; Commissioner for Finance, Mr Dapo Kolawole and Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Tayo Ekundayo, during the presentation of detailed analysis of the 2014 Budget….in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State Government has earmarked a total sum of N3.3billion for water provision to all the communities in the State in the recently signed 2014 budget. This is in consonance with the promise made by the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi to the people during the town hall meetings…
L – R: Secretary, All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (ALFAN) Ekiti State Chapter Mr. Omoyajowo John, Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, Special Adviser, Deputy Governor’s Office, Mr. Bamitale Oguntoyinbo, Commissioner II, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs. Bunmi Adelugba and the ALFAN Deputy Chairman in Ekiti, Mr. Ojo Gbadebo after the association’s meeting with the deputy governor in Ado. Farmers in Ekiti State has gotten an assurance of government’s support. They were told that everything would be done to make farming less-stressful and to achieve bumper harvest. The assurance was given by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, when…
With the governorship election in Ekiti State fast approaching, clerics in the state have been charged to be more fervent in their prayers for continual peace and a violence-free election. Ekiti state Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu gave the charge while hosting ministers from the Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT), Ekiti State Region in her office in Ado-Ekiti. Prof. Adelabu noted that the peace that pervades the state and the unprecedented developments witnessed in the three years administration of the Governor Kayode Fayemi is an evidence of God’s backing for his government. She therefore urged all lovers of Ekiti not…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof. Modupe Adelabu (left) addressing teachers of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti during a visit to the school. Extend your interactions with the pupils beyond the four walls of the classroom and follow them up to ensure they engage in profitable activities at home after school hours, Ekiti Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu told teachers yesterday. She gave the charge while addressing teachers of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, during an unscheduled visit to the school. The deputy governor, who commended the teachers for dressing neatly and for keeping a clean school compound, noted that the school’s result…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu (middle) receiving an award from the Vice Chancellor of Joseph Ayo Babalola University(JABU), Ikeji Ararkeji, Prof. Sola Fajana as a Fellow of Joseph Ayo Babalola University(JABU), Ikeji-Ararkeji and for her contriburion to the development of the university. With them is JABU’s Registrar, Mr Wale Aderibigbe. The introduction of entrepreneurship education into the school curricula, the introduction of vocational and technical education and the review of departmental courses and syllabuses were the main planks of solutions proffered by the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof Modupe Adelabu to solve the nation’s unemployment problem. Prof…
This is not the same Ekiti I visited about three years ago. I cannot believe what I saw when I came into Ado – all the roads – the completely different look of the town and the beauty at night. In fact, this is magic. And I’m bold to say that, the Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, na magician! That was the expression of popular musician, John Odafe Asiemo, a.k.a Daddy Showkey during a recent visit to Ado Ekiti. The Galala exponent was in Ilorin. He was to leave for Lagos, but however made a stop-over in Ado to see an…
The Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Progra-mme, YCAD of the Ekiti State government has turned aro-und the fortune of the state in terms of employment generation, according to the Agriculture Commissioner, Jide Arowo-safe. He spoke with SINA FADARE How did you achieve the production of about 27,000 birds with less than N20 million? That programme is one of the units of the Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Programme, (YCAD) of the state government. We have expandable loan resources for the youth farmers in the state to develop according to their capacity. Each participant under that programme is entitled to a…
The Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Progra-mme, YICAD of the Ekiti State government has turned aro-und the fortune of the state in terms of employment generation, according to the Agriculture Commissioner, Jide Arowo-safe. He spoke with SINA FADARE How did you achieve the production of about 27,000 birds with less than N20 million? That programme is one of the units of the Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development Programme, (YICAD) of the state government. We have expandable loan resources for the youth farmers in the state to develop according to their capacity. Each participant under that programme is entitled to a…
Ekiti Poultry Ten years after it was initiated, the moribund Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project is generating yet another controversy, with Governor Kayode Fayemi declaring it dead. SINA FADARE visited the site of the project to find out why. The last, definitely has not been heard about the controversial N1.4 billion Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project initiated in 2004 by former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. That the project initiated with fanfare by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in the state that time is now moribund is no surprise, but what is surprising is the declaration by the incumbent governor,…