Tag: Fayose
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#Fuelscarcity: Fayose orders sale of govt house fuel at N145/litre
Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has ordered the release of petrol in the government house fuel dump to two petrol stations in Ado Ekiti, to reduce the effect of fuel scarcity in the state. The governor said the fuel will be sold at N145 per litre. Fayose, who made this known through his verified…
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Gov. Fayose signs N98.6bn budget into law
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Friday signed the N98.6 billion budget for 2018 into law, TheNewsGuru reports.The state House of Assembly had on Dec. 19 passed the budget as presented by the governor. Signing the budget at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, the governor commended the assembly for ensuring its early passage.…
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Adeniran disowns new PDP group as Fayose, Secondus call for arrest of party promoters
In a desperate bid to denounce rumours making the rounds that some defeated chairmanship candidate from the South West region in the recently concluded PDP convention are behind the sponsorship of a new group, ‘Fresh PDP’ one of the last men standing in the elections, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, has disowned the group. TheNewsGuru.com that a…
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$1bn ECA: FG replies Fayose; says funds not only for fight against Boko Haram
The Federal Government has replied Governor Ayodele Fayose and other critics of the recently approved $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account that the fund was not meant solely for the fight against Boko Haram in the troubled northern part of the country as widely speculated. The planned expenditure was made public by Abdulaziz Yari,…
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N56bn debt: ‘I will resign if you provide evidence of borrowing’, Fayose tells DMO
Governor Ayodele Fayose has challenged the Debt Management Office, DMO to provide evidence of his borrowing of N56 billion since assumption of office in 2014. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the DMO had earlier accused Governor Fayose of borrowing a total sum of N56 billion since coming to power on October 16, 2014. In its latest bulletin…
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Paris Club refund: Fayose confirms receipt of 4.47bn, promises to offset salaries, allowances on Thursday
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Monday confirmed the receipt of the state’s N4.76bn share of the final tranche of the Paris Club refund. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the President Muhammadu Buhari had on Saturday approved the release of the Paris Club refund to 27 state governments. Fayose revealed this on Monday in a…
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Fayose borrowed N56bn since 2014 – DMO
…Says N25bn still pending approval in 2017 The Debt Management Office (DMO) over the weekend released the debt profile of Ekiti State State Government under the leadership of Governor Ayodele Fayose. According to DMO, Fayose has borrowed a total sum of N56 billion since coming to power on October 16, 2014. In its latest bulletin…
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FG created fuel scarcity to increase pump price – Fayose
Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose has said the fuel scarcity in the country is caused by the Federal Government to increase petrol pump price from N145 to N185 per litre. The governor stated this in a press release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, on Sunday. He said, “Petrol…
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Buhari @ 75: Fayose congratulates PMB; says ‘I’m not a fan of old men’
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari as he clocks 75 on Sunday (today). He however urged the president to quit politics, insisting that he was not a fan of old men. The governor spoke at a session with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday. Mr. Fayose said the president had…
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Fayose can’t question our decision to approve withdrawal of $1bn to fight insurgency – Governors’ Forum
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Yari, has said that Governor Ayodele Fayose has no right to query the decision of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) for giving the Federal Government a go-ahead to withdraw $1bn from the Excess Crude Account to fight insurgency in the…