The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Chief Bisi Fayemi, says her husband’s administration will restore long-held values of the Ekiti people, in addition to fighting poverty and moral decadence. The governor’s wife gave the assurance in Ado-Ekiti on Friday while delivering a lecture entitled: ‘Reclaiming our Land, Restoring our Values: Beyond Slogan’. The lecture […]
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The World Bank has indicated its intention to spend $3 Million on three government technical colleges in Ekiti State under the Bank’s Innovation and Development Effectiveness for Acquisition of Skills, IDEAS, programme. This was disclosed during a meeting of the World Bank Team with Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday, in Ado-Ekiti. The World […]
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The out going Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Friday presented a handover note to the state’s Head of Service, Dr. Gbenga Faseluka. This was just as the Governor told the embattled Speaker, Hon Kola Oluwawole to accept his impeachment in good faith, saying it is a price of leadership. The handing over […]
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The Ekiti State governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said yesterday, that Governor Ayodele Fayose was free to attend his inauguration slated for October 16, 2018, if he wishes. At a press conference addressed by the Committee handling the preparations for the inauguration ceremony in Ado Ekiti, Fayemi disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governors, […]
Read More The Ekiti State Government has said that the administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose did not commit the State to any financial institution in form of bonds and commercial loans. The state government pointed out that “no loan can be granted without the approval of the Debt Management Office (DMO) and the Federal Ministry of Finance, […]
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The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, promised that his government would not fail the people of the state. He said that his administration, has no reason to fail the people of the state considering the experience he had garnered as a former Governor of the State, which he said gave him deep knowledge […]
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The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Ekiti State governorship election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has won the poll held on Saturday. From the results of the 16 local government areas in the state, Fayemi defeated his closest rival, Prof. Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party, in 12 LGAs. Fayemi polled 197,459 while Olusola scored […]
Read More The two leading candidates in the election were yesterday locked in a war of words over an alleged movement of ₦18 billion into the state for the election. Prof. Kolapo Olusola had made the allegation that the money partly sourced from a Northwest state government and $50 million from the $321 million recovered from the […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for caution over the activities of security agencies deployed in Ekiti ahead of Saturday’s Governorship election. His appeal followed Wednesday’s alleged manhandling of some people, including the Governor of the State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital, allegedly by security operatives. In a statement issued by his […]
Read More Dr Kayode Fayemi, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Saturday election in Ekiti, on Tuesday said he wanted to rule the state again to reduce poverty among the people. He stated this at APC’s final rally ahead of the election at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday. Fayemi, who was governor of […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has indicated that a total of 563, 051 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) have been collected by registered voters in Ekiti State, 27 days to the governorship election. Spokesman of the commission in the state, Taiwo Gbadegesin told News Agency of Nigeria in Ado Ekiti on Monday that the state has […]
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The Nigerian Breweries Plc has intensify businesses with grants in Osun and Ekiti States through Goldberg’s Isedowo empowerment initiative, which will also be extended to other Southwest states. Beneficiaries of Isedowo have affirmed that the scheme has indeed provided them huge relief from financial challenges hitherto faced in expanding their businesses. So far, 32 artisans […]
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