The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, which began sitting on Monday has been relocated to another venue, following complaints and cases of insecurity around the Ekiti State High Court in Ado- Ekiti by lawyers. Through the venue to be used is unknown, strong indications have emerged that the tribunal’s sitting may be […]
A close ally of the Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Akeem Jamiu, has joined the race for the state House of Assembly for the 2019 general elections, with a call on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) to immediately investigate the outgoing governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose for refusing to execute projects outlined in the […]
Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday, filed his defence before the state governorship election petition tribunal in response to the petition filed by the outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kolapo Olusola Eleka. In the 2,558-page defence with over 3,000 documents as exhibits, Fayemi averred […]
The last minute move by the outgoing administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose to recruit 600 teachers to the Teaching Service Commission, 400 staff to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and 1000 to the Ministry of Establishment is a deliberate effort to put obstacles in the way of the in-coming administration of the Governor-elect, […]
*Wants court to declare him winner The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Ekiti State Deputy Governor in the just concluded governorship election on July 14, 2018, Prof. Kolapo Oluwole Eleka on Friday filed over 700- page petition against the victory of the Governor elect. Dr Kayode Fayemi. In his complaints before the Election […]
The Governor-elect of Ekiti state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has asked the outgoing Governor, Ayo Fayose, to devote the June 2018 federal allocation of N5.52 billion to payment of salaries and other entitlements of workers. A statement by the Director, Wole Olujobi, said that henceforth, Fayose must make accountability and human face critical factors in the […]
Following the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the July 14, 2018 governorship election, spontaneous jubilation by his supporters and admirers erupted in the streets of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital in celebration of his victory at the poll. In the election contested by candidates of 33 […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Scandinavia Countries Chapter, says Dr Kayode Fayemi’s second coming would usher in people-oriented programmes in Ekiti. The group made the declaration at a news conference in Lagos. The Chairman of the chapter, Mr Ayoola Lawal congratulated Fayemi on his victory in the July 14, gubernatorial election. “It is no brainer […]
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has refuted the allegations of vote-buying during the last Saturday governorship election where he defeated the candidate of the ruling Peoples a Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and current deputy governor, Prof Olusola Eleka. Fayemi said that he had no evidence of vote buying, adding that it was […]
Contrary to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) position on the July 14, governorship election in Ekiti State that produced the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi as governor-elect, a chieftain of the PDP in the state, Hon. Opeyemi Falegan has described the outcome of the poll as a reflection of Ekiti people’s will […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now in solid control of the South West geo-political zone of the country as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the APC governorship candidate and former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. […]
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the conduct of Ekiti governorship election, which has the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate Kayode Fayemi leading. Fani Kayode took to his Twitter page criticising the process. He stated that democracy had been defeated in Nigeria. He described the Ekiti election as a “sham”. He […]
Following the declaration of Dr Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the Saturday, July 14, 2018, governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ekiti State, former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has sent him a congratulatory message. In the letter dated Sunday 15th July 2018, personally signed by him, Obasanjo, however, urged him to […]
Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday congratulated the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for emerging victorious at the keenly contested governorship election held on Saturday. Fayemi was declared winner of the polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), defeating his closest rival, […]
…TMG identifies violence-prone areas …CSO wants security agents to prosecute …PDP accuses APC, Fayemi of importing fake policemen, ballot papers Ekiti people will today elect a new governor at the poll for the next four years. Though 35 political parties were accredited for the election by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), only two major political […]
…President to Ekiti residents: Don’t waste your vote, vote for APC, vote for Fayemi …I’m running on track record, says Fayemi Ekiti people and residents on Tuesday trooped out to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari who stormed Ekiti and was received by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, other National leaders of […]
Former governor of Ekiti State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2018 governorship election taking place coming Saturday, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said that Governor Ayo Fayose’s false alarm about non-existent plot by the Federal Government to rig the election is as a result of guilty conscience. Fayemi who was Minister […]
… To convey passengers free All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Monday distributed free petrol to commercial motorcycle riders in Ado-Ekiti. The supply of free fuel was launched at Mobil Petrol Station along Ikere Road in Ajilosun with the riders forming long queues to benefit from the gesture. Many of the […]
Twelve days to Ekiti State governorship election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Oladimeji Olakunle Olatunji, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to disqualify the party governorship candidate, Dr John Kayode Fayemi from the contesting the State Governorship election scheduled for July 14. Olatunji in a Suit […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Bwari, Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to bar the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Kayode Fayemi from participating in the Ekiti Governorship election. Justice O. A. Musa, in a judgment on Tuesday, dismissed the suit by the Action People’s Party (APP) on the ground […]