Tag: Fayemi
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Buhari, APC governors, ministers, others storm Ekiti on Tuesday for Fayemi’s inauguration
…as inauguration committee rolls out one week long programme President Muhammadu Buhari will lead other eminent Nigerians to the inauguration of Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday. Fayemi will be sworn in alongside the Deputy Governor-elect, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, by the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion. Buhari,…
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Ekiti poll: APC elders ‘beg’ Oni to withdraw suit against Fayemi
The Elders’ Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has called on former Governor Segun Oni to withdraw the suit challenging the eligibility of the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to stand as a candidate in the last governorship election. The body made the appeal at a meeting held on Wednesday in Igbara…
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Ekiti poll: Fayemi, APC hire 35 SANs, lawyers for defence against Eleka, PDP’s petition
The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday filed his defence to the petition by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. The defence team, comprised of 35 lawyers, would be led by eight Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The SANs are Prince Lateef…
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Fayemi knocks Fayose for allegedly recruiting 2,000 new workers two months to handover
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has condemned alleged massive recruitment of workers by Governor Ayo Fayose less than two months before leaving office. Fayemi said “the last-minute employment of workers” was a booby trap to make life difficult for the incoming administration. Fayose is expected to make way for Fayemi on October 16 when…
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Governorship poll: Ekiti people in pains since INEC declared Fayemi winner – Fayose
Governor Ayo Fayose has claimed that the people of Ekiti State are in pain over the victory achieved by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14 governorship election. Fayose alleged that the APC stole the mandate belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) claiming that the opposition cannot celebrate the victory. He…
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Fayemi urges police to bring killers of APC chieftain to justice
The Media Office of Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has challenged security agencies to fish out the killers of Bunmi Ojo and prosecute them. Ojo, a former Personal Assistant to ex-governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, was shot dead by unknown assailants at a football viewing centre around Ajitadidun area in Ado Ekiti on…
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Ekiti poll: Fayemi reacts to Eleka’s petition against his victory
The Ekiti Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has hailed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14 governorship election, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, for going to the tribunal in the resolution of the dispute arising from the Ekiti election. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress as the…
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JUST IN: PDP files petition against Fayemi’s victory
The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 governorship election, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, is presently at the election petition tribunal in Ado Ekiti to file his petition. He is challenging the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).…
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October is too far, start probing me now, Fayose tells Fayemi
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Thursday challenged the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to begin probe of his government now instead of waiting till October 16 that he will be sworn in. The governor advised the governor-elect to seek legitimacy for his election first rather than embarking on a vendetta mission that would consume…
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Why I’ll probe Fayose, Eleka’s administration – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi has declared that he will probe the administration of the outgoing Governor Ayodele Fayose. Fielding questions from State House Correspondents after he was formally presented to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, Fayemi who stated that there was need to remove this election from personalities, noted that the election that we…