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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has declared that any plot to remove the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose will not serve the interest of the party, calling on all party members to focus their minds on the 2018 governorship election. State Chairman of the party, High Chief Jide Awe, in his reaction to claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State that former governor and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi was behind a renewed plot to approach the Supreme Court for a review of its judgment validating Governor Fayose’s election, said the APC in Ekiti State will not support anyone embarking on wild goose chase of Fayose’s removal when another governorship election is close by. High Chief Jide Awe debunked the PDP claim and vowed that Dr Kayode Fayemi will never be part of any plot to bring the Supreme Court to disrepute by asking the court to review its own judgment when he knew that it lacked powers to do so. He said it wa...

The Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Mr. Lere Olayinka, has described the Minister of Mines and Steel Development and former governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi as a “shamelessly shameless man, who ordinarily should be facing trial superintending over the looting of Ekiti treasury with reckless abandon during his four years as governor.” Olayinka, who declared that “Fayemi has never won any election in Ekiti,” said; “Even the primary election that gave him the Action Congress (AC) governorship ticket in 2006 was manipulated and those who did the manipulation are still alive. He was roundly defeated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007 and in the rerun election of 2009 until the governorship was handed to him through the most scandalous judicial manipulation in the history of Nigeria.” Governor Fayose’s spokesperson, who was reacting to Fayemi’s comment in a national daily, casting aspersion on the gov...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has presented cheques worth #184m(One hundred and eighty-four million naira) to twenty one communities in the state for community development projects through the State Community and Social Development Agency(EKSCDA). Presenting the cheques at the government house arcade in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, governor Fayose urged the benefiting communities to make judicious use of the funds as stated on the priority list of developmental needs of the communities. The governor added that government officials will liase with community leaders to ensure compliance. Amongst the beneficiaries of the self help community programme meant to fast track development at the grassroot are Ijurin Community, Ijurin(#8.68m), Agbangudu Community, Ijero(#8.94m), Esun Community, Esun (#8.58m), Temidire Community, Ikole(#8.88m), Ipao Community (#8.99m), Maryland Community, Ado-Ekiti(#8.62m), Osun Community, Osun(#8.867), Ilemeso Community, Ilemeso(#8.926), Erio Community,...

Bold Women For A Revolutionary Change -Olanike Adeoye Growing up as a teenage Yoruba girl, an Ekiti girl more precisely, I was passionate about developmental issues; civics, ethics, values and morals. I remember being shortlisted and taking home the third prize for a state essay competition, on the subject of ‘education as a tool for self sustenance and social development’ in my final year in secondary school. As a result of my ecstasy for a better society and my vehemence for positive change, people facetiously described me as not being feminine. Some even humorously said, ‘Are you sure you are a woman?’ In a way, my society was informing me that it was not expected of a woman to have as much fervor as she could, about the subjects of integrity and change. I am sure we are all familiar with the famous idea that a woman does not have to do so much, as long as she can keep a man to stay with her the rest of her life. As a ...

March 11th, 2017 Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has said the former military governor of the defunct Western Region and leader of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Late Major-General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo will be given a state burial. He made this known during a condolence visit at the Ikeja residence of the late leader in Lagos on Saturday. Accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Barr. Dipo Anisulowo who is also an in-law of the Adebayos, the duo was welcomed to the residence by a son of the former military governor and first democratically elected governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo. Governor Fayose in his remarks said though the state is not mourning the late leader, his demise will be greatly missed for what he represents. "We are only to take cue and lessons from his life and we pray that the legacies he left behind will be sustained. This is not a departure for sorrow but a departure we'll all miss. We are here to condole with ourselves,...

Bola Agboola March 11th, 2017 Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has said the former military governor of the defunct Western Region and leader of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Late Major-General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo will be given a state burial. He made this known during a condolence visit at the Ikeja residence of the late leader in Lagos on Saturday. Accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Barr. Dipo Anisulowo who is also an in-law of the Adebayos, the duo was welcomed to the residence by a son of the former military governor and first democratically elected governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo. Governor Fayose in his remarks said though the state is not mourning the late leader, his demise will be greatly missed for what he represents. "We are only to take cue and lessons from his life and we pray that the legacies he left behind will be sustained. This is not a departure for sorrow but a departure we'll all miss. We are here to condole w...

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians to continue praying for President Muhammadu Buhari’s full recovery. He said Buhari still had the task of fixing the many problems plaguing the country. The governor made the call on Friday while signing a condolence register in honour of the late ex-Military Governor of the defunct Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo in Ado-Ekiti. He said: “What is important is that for the President to stay away for that long, anybody would feel concerned about it. So, we pray that may God give him the strength to do his job. “He has a job to do, so we will continue to pray for him to be well to fix the economy and put food on our table. We cannot task a sick man on these challenges, we will continue to pray for him to be well and bring the Dollar back to N200 or less. “We don’t have power over life and we have to continue to thank God that the President is alive strong and back. Anybody can be sick whether you are young or o...

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has reiterated his support for the decision of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee to appeal the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt judgement on the leadership of the party, saying; “There cannot be any meaningful reconciliation with an impossible character like Senator Ali Modu Sheriff who is obviously working for political interests different from that of the PDP.” The governor said he was aware that well over $1 million had been provided by the APC to fund the convention being planned by the Sheriff group while adequate security will also be provided by the security agencies that are now more like part of the APC. This is being done so as to sustain the party’s plot to turn Nigeria to a one party State. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor, who said he was reacting in his capacity as the...

-I want to appreciate you all very specially for your strategic position in history for a world without women will be a world of crisis. -Government is not expected to do business, it is expected to create enabling environment, that is what we are doing right now. -You are all help mates and companions we can never wish away. -We have to rediscover Ekiti women and tell them they can be where they ought to be, women should be respected and appreciated. -It is not what has gone wrong, it's about how we can catch up with the lost grounds. This event will henceforth be celebrated in Ekiti. -Before we were born, our fathers have always harassed our mothers, we can't afford to continue that way. There is no life without a woman. -It is very irresponsible and reckless for a man to beat his wife. Allow your wife the right of place in your home. -Some of us don't have the attitude we are supposed to have because of the way we treat our wives, there must be a chang...

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has said that rather than shop for outsiders to speak with to prove to Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty, the president should be encouraged instead to speak with him(Fayose) " I advised the President to speak with me for the purpose  of convincing Nigerians that he is hale and hearty instead of looking for people outside the country to convince Nigerians." In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose picked holes in statements that Buhari had spoken in one week, first with the king of Morocco and next with the president of the African Union.  "If their problem is that they are looking for a credible person who can help them convince Nigerians that all is well with our President, Ayo Fayose is their best bet. Let the president speak with me. If I tell Nigerians that the president spoke with me, Nigerians will believe", he said.  Nigerians, he added, are getting suspicious of all ...