Violence has resurged again. The talk is that it is the APC thugs that are attacking the opposition; also recently, we also read that the governor’s convoy was attacked. Is this a rejection of Fayemi or what? You have to judge someone by their antecedents. Antecedents really speak a lot about individuals than the make belief around the individual. I have been in this office for the last three-and-half years, and I struggled to be in this office in totality of about six years, two-and-half years of campaigning before the April 14, 2007 governorship election, and the period leading to…
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IN societies where democratic nuances and civilized conduct are settled, an in-coming government does not intrude into the activities of the incumbent administration. It is not for fun that the Constitution allows for a lacuna between the date an election is held and the date the winner of the election is inaugurated. The interval is usually a period for the outgoing government to tidy up and prepare its hand-over notes and for the in-coming government to dot the i’s and cross the t’s of the programmes it intends to execute when it takes office. It is also a time for…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has called on the officers and men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to be more vigilant to check the influx of foreigners into the state. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday before he was presented with the new 64-page e-passport by the State Comptroller of the NIS, Mr. E.D. Taylor-Harry, Fayemi said the call became necessary following reports of arrival of some people from some Ebola-hit countries . The state Immigration boss also presented the wife of the governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, with the new passport shortly after her personal data and that of her…
Ekiti State Government has reacted to the spurious allegations being made by the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Chief Dipo Anisulowo, chair of the transition committee put in place by the Governor-elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose, describing the outburst of the two as highly irresponsible and infantile in nature. The media have been awash, in the last two weeks with unfounded stories of allegations of shady deals levelled against the incumbent administration. The allegations ranged from last minutes recruitment of workers, to panicky withdrawal of funds among others. The state government however said in a statement in…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on the nation’s education sector. The Governor who spoke against the backdrop of the poor performance of students in the recently released results of the West African Senior Certificate Examination, during a courtesy visit to his office by members of the House of Representatives Committee on education, said the country risks losing many potentials to illiteracy if proper attention is not accorded the education sector. Governor Fayemi told members of the committee led by the Chairman, Hon Aminu Sulaiman, that a situation where…
L-R: Ekiti State delegate at the just concluded National Conference, Bishop Felix Ajakaye; Speaker, State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin; Confab delegate, Prof. Bisi Aina; Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; and Leader of the delegation, Dr. Kunle Olajide, during a Post-Confab visit by the delegation to the Governor, in Ado-Ekiti. Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to begin the implementation of the report of the just concluded National Conference. The Governor who made the call in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday while receiving reports of…
Ekiti State Government has advised the State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to focus on ways of ensuring a smooth transition in the state and how to record any laudable achievement during the next administration instead of its current campaign of calumny against the present government. The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Tayo Ekundayo who gave the advice in Ado-Ekiti, described all the lies being churned out by the PDP in the last couple of weeks as part of a sinister plan to generate public disaffection against the Fayemi administration. Stressing that the plot would…
Address by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria at the Guardians of the Nation International (GOTNI)’s Emerging Leaders Conference 2014 Abuja-FCT Friday, August 29, 2014 Protocols I am delighted to be here today to share my thoughts with leading lights among the successor generation of leaders in out great country, on the stakes and imperatives we currently face in our quest for peace and sustainable development. Let me start by summing up the dilemma that confronts every thinking Nigerian that genuinely cares about his or her country. The state of governance and the quality of our…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has charged the management of O’dua Investment Company to ensure that the recently resuscitated Ire Burnt Bricks factory, in Ire-Ekiti is run as a business concern rather than a charity organisation. The Governor who gave the charge in Ado- Ekiti on Monday while receiving the new Group Managing Director of the company, Mr. Raji Adewale, stated that the factory should not be seen as a charity organization that will be making free donation of blocks to governmental agencies. It is recalled that Ire burnt brick factory was moribund for more than 20 years until…
Residents of State Housing Estate in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, will in a couple of weeks begin to enjoy asphalted motorable roads as the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that the Estate internal roads will be ready for use by October. The Governor who was on inspection of some ongoing projects including the Oba Adejugbe General Hospital and some other road projects at the weekend, gave the assurance that most of the projects embarked upon by his administration including the legacy projects would be commissioned for use before the end of his tenure. Assuring that the internal…
Ekiti State Government has debunked the rumour of the spread of Ebola to the state and cautioned against creating unjustifiable panic through indiscriminate spreading of unsubstantiated rumours about spurious cases of Ebola. Speaking in Ado Ekiti, the State Commissioner for Health, Professor Olusola Fasubaa assured that there is no known case of the disease in the state and warned that sending callous messages through the Short Message Service (SMS) could lead to avoidable death of innocent and non-Ebola patients. Professor Fasubaa lamented the unfortunate death of a woman who was said to have vomited and collapsed in premises of the…
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has commiserated with Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on the death of eminent historian and former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Jacob Ade-Ajayi. Buhari who is also the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described Ade-Ajayi as “one of Nigeria’s greatest academics”. The former Nigerian leader in his condolence letter to the Governor said Ade-Ajayi contributed immensely to knowledge especially in the field of History. Buhari said:”In the last 50 years, all primary, secondary and university students in Nigeria who read History would have been familiar with the great…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu (right) presenting Ekiti State plaque to the Chairman of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) National Governing Board, Chief Gordon Bozimo during a visit to her Office. The Ekiti State government has announced a N5 million lifeline for the permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at Ise/Orun/Emure-Ekiti. Its gesture came on day the Chairman of NYSC Governing Board, Chief Gordon Bozimo led a delegation to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Chief Bozimo had appreciated the existing cordial relationship between the state…
The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment (SURE-P) programme’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme of the Maternal and Child Health intervention project will soon commence in four selected Health care facilities in Ekiti State. The State Technical Officer of SURE-P MCH CCT, Mrs. Opeoluwa Ilugbusi who made this known during an advocacy visit to the office of the Director of Information Services in the State Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation, Ado Ekiti, explained that her team embarked on a tour of the state to solicit the support of relevant stakeholders towards achieving the desired result. Mrs. Ilugbusi listed the health care facilities…
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has settled the conflict between Kota and Omuo Ekiti, two neighbouring communities in the state, warning that anyone caught fomenting trouble in any part of the State would face the wrath of the law. The two communities which were parts of Ekiti East Local Government Area before the recent creation of additional Local Council Development Areas in the State are at loggerheads over the citing of a local government secretariat on a parcel of land claimed by the two communities as theirs. Settling the feud in Ado –Ekiti, on Wednesday at a meeting…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof Modupe Adelabu signing the register at the late Prof Ade Ajayi’s residence on 1, Ojo Ibadan Street, Old Bodija, Ibadan Oyo State during a condolence visit to the Ajayis. The late Professor Emeritus Ade Ajayi was an ambassador of Ekiti State who is worthy of emulation, Governor Kayode Fayemi said during a condolence visit to 1, Ojo Ibadan Street, Old Bodija, the Ibadan home of the foremost historian in Oyo State. According to the governor, the late professor held the Land of Honour value of Ekiti State in high esteem while he lived, describing him…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sadness on the death of eminent historian and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Emeritus Professor Jacob Festus Ade-Ajayi, who passed on Sunday, August 10,2014. Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, described the Ikole-Ekiti born renowned scholar and administrator as an intellectual giant whose legacies would continue to benefit generations to come. The Governor described the late Prof Ade-Ajayi as a man of integrity who built a reputation of hard work, honesty and represented the core values of Ekiti. He said the deceased was…
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the Governor of Osun State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s election, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on his re-election for a second term in office. Describing the outcome of the election as an expression of the will of the people, Fayemi said Governor Aregbesola’s victory was well deserved in view of the positive impact of his administration on the lives of the people of the state. He however said that the Osun electorate deserves even a much bigger congratulations for rewarding Governor Aregbesola’s exemplary and transformational…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu flanked by the Permanent Secretary, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Dr. Eunice Dada (right) and the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Sunday Ajiboye. Contractors handling projects for Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) got a warning from the state government at the weekend. “We won’t certify any sloppy job for payment,” it said. Besides, the contractors were warned against compromising the independent monitors mandated to ensure that projects assigned to them are implemented to specification, failing which they risk prosecution Any SUBEB official found to have undermined the government…
The Governor of Ekiti State,His Excellency Dr John Kayode Fayemi,through the Ministry of Special Duties,wishes to invite the general public to the hosting of the year 2014 Ekiti State Merit Award & Honour’s Roll. The event comes in form of an Annual Award Ceremony whereby distinguished sons and daughters of Ekiti State Origin and other Nigerians who have made significant. Impacts on the socio-economic and cultural development of Ekiti are recognised and awarded the State Merit Award. To this end,all stakeholders in Ekiti Project are hereby invited to nominate/recommend persons adjudged suitable for consideration as recipients of this prestigious Awards…