Tag: Fayemi
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Ekiti 2018: Bamidele denies stepping down for Fayemi
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC in Ekiti State, Michael Bamidele, has denied stepping down for the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, ahead of the party’s primary slated for Saturday, May 5. He described the rumour as laughable, saying there was no reason for him to quit when…
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Ekiti 2018: Tinubu, Akande, Fayemi, others hold strategy meeting in Lagos
As the governorship election in Ekiti State draws to a close, the major opposition party in the state, All Progressives Congress (APC) is leaving no stone unturned to win the state. TheNewsGuru.com reports that state is presently governed by Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola…
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Ekiti 2018: Buhari approves Fayemi’s leave to seek party’s nomination
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a leave of absence requested by Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It was to allow him seek the nomination of his party, the All Progressives Congress(APC), to vie as a candidate in the July 14 governorship election. A statement on Monday by Fayemi’s media aide, Mr.…
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Fayose will go to jail after tenure – Fayemi
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday vowed to jail Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, if reelected. He spoke during the declaration of intent to contest for Ekiti State governorship seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayose, he stated, will be made to account for the gross mismanagement…
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Ekiti 2018: APC will use federal, state, local powers to defeat Fayose – Fayemi declares
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development and governorship hopeful in Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will deploy all resources at its disposal to wrestle power from incumbent, Governor Ayodele Fayose in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. He also threatened that once the PDP was roundly defeated, Governor…
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Vote of no Confidence: In saner climes, Fayemi would have been sacked by now – Reps
Sequel to passing vote of no confidence, the House of Representatives on Thursday said it will no longer address the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as ‘honorable minister.” The lawmakers also noted that in other climes, passing a vote of no confidence in a minister was enough grounds for the President…
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Reps vow not address Fayemi as ‘honorable minister’
The House of Representatives resolved on Thursday that having passed a vote of no confidence in the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, it would no longer accord him the recognition of addressing him as ‘honorable minister.” The lawmakers also noted that in other climes, passing a vote of no confidence in…
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Vote of no confidence: There is more than meet the eye to your decision, Fayemi tells Reps
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, has said ‘there is more than meet the eye’ over the decision by the House of Representatives to pass a vote of no confidence on him and his Minister of State, Abubakar Bawa Bwari. Recall that the House had on Thursday passed a ‘vote of no…
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Just in: Reps pass vote of no confidence in Fayemi, Bwari
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a vote of no confidence on the two ministers manning the ministry of mines and steel development, Kayode Fayemi and Abubakar Bawa Bwari respectively. Members of the House were angry that the two ministers boycotted an invitation personally signed by Speaker Yakubu Dogara to appear before them at…
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Public office ban: Fayemi replies Fayose, tags it ‘joke of the century’
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the White Paper the state government released yesterday on his alleged probe is a joke taken too far. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant (Media), Olayinka Oyebode, reads: “The attention of the Media Office of the Minister of Mines and Steel Development,…