Tag: Fayemi
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Fayose’s govt left N57bn unpaid workers’ salaries, pension arrears, says Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday said that the workers in the state civil service were currently being owed N57billion as arrears of unpaid salaries and emoluments. The governor said this at a meeting he had with the civil servants as well as a cross-section of labour leaders at the Government House, Ado…
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Fayemi orders probe into killing of FUOYE students
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has called on the state police Commissioner, Mr Amba Asuquo, to expose those behind the killing of two students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) during a protest. Fayemi, who made the call in a broadcast on Monday, said a Judicial Panel of Inquiry would be constituted to…
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FUOYE crisis: How I narrowly escaped death – Ekiti First Lady
More startling revelations on how the convoy of wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, was attacked in Oye- Ekiti, the headquarters of Oye Local Government, have emerged. This followed a blow-by-blow account of Erelu Fayemi of how she narrowly escaped death unhurt. The governor’s wife was attacked by protesting students of the Federal…
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Appropriation of security votes not illegal – Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State says appropriation of security votes to states is not illegal and also not unconstitutional. Fayemi, who is also the Chairman, Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF), said this at the Quarterly Policy Dialogue on Accountability for Security Votes in Abuja on Wednesday. The event was organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy of…
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Photo: Fayemi visits Rivers, says no evidence Wike demolished mosque
Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday said he could not see any evidence that a building existed on the disputed land in Rainbow Town, Port Harcourt where some persons alleged that the Rivers State Government demolished a mosque. Speaking with journalists after a joint assessment of…
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Nigeria loses $14b annually to farmers, herders clashes – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said Nigeria loses $14 billion yearly to the lingering farmer-herdsmen clashes. Fayemi spoke on Thursday while delivering a paper, titled: Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria: Implications for National Security, at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) Executive Management Course in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The governor called for the…
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Why We're Returning Ekiti Schools to Missions – Fayemi
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has explained that his administration’s policy to return schools to missions will further improve the quality of education in the state. He said the implementation of the policy would commence in September and the schools to be returned would be named at the start of the next academic session.…
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Fayemi pays Fayose’s appointees’ outstanding salaries, allowances
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has paid the outstanding salaries and allowances of members of the State Civil Service Commission and House of Assembly Service Commission who were appointed by the immediate past administration of Mr Ayodele Fayose. Presenting the outgone appointees with cheques covering their outstanding remunerations, the governor thanked them for joining…
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Expelling pregnant schoolgirls, leaving boys that impregnate them, discriminatory — Fayemi
Wife of Ekiti State governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, on Thursday decried the practice of expelling pregnant schoolgirls while allowing boys that impregnate them to continue their education. Fayemi, who expressed her feelings during a meeting in Ado-Ekiti with wives of Coordinating Directors and Community Development Officers of the 16 Local Government Councils in the state,…
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Only collaborative efforts can get Nigeria out of insecurity – Gov. Fayemi
Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Thursday declared that only collaborative approach by all sectors of the Nigerian population could successfully tackle and overcome current security challenges facing the country. Fayemi said this at the opening ceremony of a three-day Federal and States’ Security Administrators’ Meeting (FSSAM), held at…