The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday in Abuja lost its bid to wrestle power from the APC-government of Kayode Fayemi in Ekiti State following the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which pronounced the governor as duly elected. The three-man panel, in a unanimous judgement that lasted almost five hours, dismissed the PDP […]
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The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that the state will henceforth arrest parents of pupils found hawking during school hours. The governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, made this known on Sunday in Ado Ekiti. The governor gave the warning while meeting with stakeholders in the education sector at […]
Read More Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has flagged off the rehabilitation of Ero dam and replacement of transmission main pipelines with an expectation that the project would address water shortage and curb open defecation. Speaking at the flag off ceremony in Ikun Ekiti, Dr Fayemi expressed optimism that the $55 million project which is co-sponsored […]
Read More Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, has said that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) cannot have everything that they want. Fayemi speaking in Paris during President Muhammadu Buhari’s interactive session with Nigerians living in France, said ASUU cannot have all its demands met in the face of Nigeria’s competing needs. He also said […]
Read More 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, […]
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The All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has won the governorship election according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in majority of the 16 local councils in the state. Fayemi, though, has not been declared the winner by the INEC yet which is as […]
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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 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 Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of insincerity in his claim that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Kayode Fayemi, plans to create cattle colonies across the state if he wins the July 14 poll. It accused Fayose of running a campaign of blackmail and lies instead of programmes […]
Read More The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has asked former governor Kayode Fayemi to account for ₦16.7 billion his administration under declared as Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR) from 2010 to 2014. The PDP said this has become necessary since Fayemi said his administration was raking in an average of ₦600 million monthly as IGR and […]
Read More The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammmadu Buhari, yesterday, held valedictory session in honour of Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, who resigned as a cabinet member. This was just as Buhari assured Fayemi that cabinet members will be in Ekiti for his inauguration as governor. “Goodby; we will […]
Read More The Federal Government, yesterday, said legal hiccups arising from the decision of a London Court of Arbitration over the ownership of Ajaokuta Steel Complex, are still delaying its efforts to concession the steel plant. The Sole Administrator of the complex, Sumaila Abdul-Akaba, told senators that a 2010 audit report showed that $1.2 billion was required […]
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