GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that he is supporting Professor Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola, his deputy, because “he has been instrumental to the unprecedented achievement recorded by his administration in education, saying that such a feat must be sustained after the end of his tenure. Fayose stated this when the National Association of […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has queried President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of $1 billion for the procurement of security equipment to fight Boko Haram insurgency, describing it as “pooling of public funds for the purpose of funding President Buhari’s reelection as well as the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States.” The governor […]
Former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has said the pangs of poverty, frustrations and misery of Ekiti people, order than his personal ambition, are some of the reasons he is contesting the July 14 governorship poll. Fayemi, who is the minister of Steel and Solid Minerals Development, spoke with newsmen in his […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, has lost a former deputy to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Bisi Omoyeni, a Senator representing Ekiti Central, Mrs. Fatima Raji-Rasaki, and a former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, Dare Bejide, to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). They said their resolve to dump the PDP was […]
Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has called on Buhari’s government to return N10m jobs taken from Nigerians. Fayose stated this in reaction to a statement by the presidency, where it had told Nigerians complaining of hunger to “go and work. “ President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, […]
…AS MUSLIM RIGHT GROUP HAILS GIRL FOR DEFENDING RELIGION Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says the manner in which the Dapchi schoolgirls were abducted and returned is a clear demonstration that the federal government is fooling itself. In a statement on Thursday, the governor said the whole process was shrouded in secrecy, raising […]
For allegedly masterminded the detention of their seven members for three and half years over complicity in the murder of the ex-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW) in Ekiti State, Chief Omolafe Aderiye, the All Progressives Congress(APC) would soon commence litigation against governor Ayodele Fayose to correct the injustice. Omolafe , a […]
Former Vice President and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar visited Ekiti State on Wednesday, 24 January, 2018. The former Vice President inspected some ongoing projects in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayo Fayose has approved the appointment of four Permanent Secretaries in the Civil Service of the State. According to a statement signed by the State Head of Service, Dr. Olugbenga Faseluka, the four new Permanent Secretaries are Mr. Ale James Agbelusi, Mr Omodara Vincent Olasehinde, Mrs Osundare Adebimpe Grace and Mrs […]
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Thursday approved the disbursement of over N200 million as car loan to 645 workers in the state’s service. The State Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo, said that the loans would be disbursed to beneficiaries in sums ranging from N80,000 to N1.5 million. According to Ojo, the amount accruing […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the President Muhammadu Buhari led government as one that is rotten and covered with scandalous corruption, saying; “within the last one month, Nigerians have been confronted with messy revelations that gave credence to my earlier position that President Buhari is the life patron of corruption in Nigeria.” […]
By Olayinka Adebisi Governance will take a back seat in Nigeria after 31 December, 2017. This is not a ‘message’ received after days of fasting and praying on any ‘holy mountain.’ On the contrary, it is a statement of fact derived from observable cycle of politicking in Nigeria. For most public officers, governors especially, a […]
By Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti Ahead of the 2018 Governorship election in Ekiti State, the All Progressives Party, (APC) has described the annointed candidate of Governor Ayo Fayose, his Deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola as no match to any of its aspirants in the state. Specifically, the party dressed down the anointed candidate of Fayose for […]
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor, has said that he was not surprised by the comment from the President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim that President Muhammadu Buhari directed specifically that the World Bank should shift its focus to the northern region of Nigeria. ”The President has never hidden the fact that he is […]
EKITI State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Saturday promised that all ongoing projects embarked upon by his administration would be completed and hand over to his successor in good condition next year. Fayose, who spoke at the grand- finale of the 2017 edition of the Udiroko Cultural Festival in Ado Ekiti, listed his administration’s projects […]
As consolidation on the gains of the last People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Non Elective Congress in Abuja continues, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) Nyesom Wke (Rivers) Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) and Secretary, PDP Caretaker Committee, Senator Ben Obi, converged on Asaba enroute Anambra for the PDP governorship primaries. Speaking after the brief meeting at the Asaba international […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of being economical with the truth in his claim that the Federal government has withheld the state monthly allocation saying that if at all Fayose’s claim was true, “what would have been withheld is the special funds approved by the Federal Government […]
Ekiti state governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has called on the acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, to send the name of Justice Onnoghen to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) without further delay. He said “Prof Osinbajo, a lawyer himself […]
Sacked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) executives in Ekiti state led by Barrister Gboyega Oguntuase, has described the court judgment against them by a Federal High Court as an attempt to weaken the party in Ekiti State towards winning the 2018 governorship election in state. The State Working Committee (SWC) of the new PDP Ekiti state had resolved sequel to […]
*Slams govt for attempt to arrest Apostle Suleiman *Accuses FG of inaction over killings by Fulani herdsmen *Wonders if Christians and Muslims are under different laws *I didn’t ask Christians to kill Muslims and can’t be intimidated –Apostle Suleiman Ekiti State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr. Ayo Fayose, […]