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  • NGO demands justice for Ekiti rape victim

    New Generation Girls and Women Development (NIGAWD), a non-governmental organisation, has called on the leaders of the two drivers’ unions in Ekiti State to fish out the driver who allegedly raped a female student in Ikere-Ekiti.

    In a statement made available to reporters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, the Executive Director of NIGAWD, Abimbola Aladejare condemned the act which he said has become too frequent in recent past.

    Aladejare urged the state councils of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) to swing into action on the matter.

    She said: “Rape is a menace in our society. However, very few cases are reported and sometimes justice is not done to most of the reported cases as they are swept under the carpet.

    “The NIGAWD has noted with great concern the insistent occurrence of rape cases and sexual abuse of girls and women in Ekiti State.

    “NIGAWD, in strong terms, condemns the recent incidence of rape that happened at College of Education Ikere-Ekiti on September 17, 2017 to a 100-level student. We recall that several rape cases have occurred in Ekiti State of which the victim is stigmatised and victimised without any justice recorded.

    “Rape is an offence to humanity and must be treated as such. A person commits rape if he or she intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with any other part of his or her body and the other partner does not consent to the penetration. It also occurs if the consent is obtained by force or means of threat or intimidation of any kind or by fear of harm or by means of false and fraudulent representation. It also an act of rape if it is carried out with the use of any substance or additive capable of taking away the will of such person.

    “NIGAWD is calling on relevant stakeholders of College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti and community elite to take up this case as NIGAWD would not want the matter to be swept under the carpet without justice as it is the usual practice in most cases.

    “NIGAWD is calling on the leadership of Road Transport Workers in Ekiti State, especially the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) to use their good offices to fish out the perpetrator of the rape incidence and bring him to book.”

  • 31 monkey pox cases in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, others

    31 monkey pox cases in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, others

    Monkey pox, which started with an index case in Bayelsa on September 22, has spread to six other states, including Lagos.

    There are 31 cases, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said yesterday.

    NCDC National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu listed the states as Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Ogun and Cross River.

    He said   samples had been collected from each suspected case for laboratory confirmation.

    Said Ihekweazu: “It is unlikely that many of the    suspected cases are actually monkey pox, but all are being    investigated.”

    He said all the suspected   cases were receiving medical    care and the patients improving clinically in their    various states.

    Ihekweazu said the centre    had activated an Emergency    Operation Centre (EOC)    to    coordinate the outbreak    investigation and response    across the affected states.    “The EOC is currently supporting    state    ministries    of Health in their response to the outbreak through active case finding, epidemiological investigation and contact tracing. Measures have been put in place to ensure effective sample collection and    testing to enable laboratory    confirmation. Risk communication activities have been    heightened to advise the    public on preventive measures. All 36 states and the    FCT have been notified for    preparedness,” he explained.

    The Lagos State Government confirmed yesterday that it had recorded two suspected cases and appealed to residents to remain calm and vigilant.

    Commissioner for Health Dr. Jide Idris told reporters that the two suspected cases were being investigated.

    “Though no confirmed case has been recorded, there is need to sensitise members of the public and provide adequate information on measures for prevention and control of the disease in line with the policy of the state government,” he said.

    Idris said the two suspected cases were recorded in a private hospital which he did not name.

    He added that one of the suspected cases just came from Bayelsa State and ate bush meat.

    Idris said the two suspected cases had been quarantined in their various houses pending the result of the investigation.

    The commissioner said in the wake of this outbreak, the government was reiterating the need for members of the public to observe and maintain a high standard of personal and environmental hygiene at all times as part of the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease to the State.

    He urged the public to be vigilant and report any suspected case of the disease to the nearest public health facility or the Directorate of Disease Control in the Ministry of Health.

    “Also, health workers are advised to practise universal safety precautions in the management of suspected or confirmed cases, wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment when attending to cases, wash hands after each contact with patient or contaminated materials while surveillance system must be strengthened.

    “The state government has mobilised the Disease Surveillance Officers in the 57 LGAs and LCDAs in the state and health workers in both public and private health facilities have been placed on high alert,” Idris said.

    Idris called on residents to remain calm and go about their businesses without fear as the government had put in place adequate measures to effectively prevent and control the spread of the infection to the state.

    “In case of any suspected case of Monkey Pox, the Lagos State Ministry of Health should be notified through the following mobile lines: 08037170614, 09087106072,” the commissioner said.

     

  • Dismantle Ekiti panel for alleged bias, says lawyer

    •Commission: counsel bungled his client’s case

    A lawyer, Adeoye Aribasoye, has called for the dismantling of the Judicial Commission of Enquiry investigating finances of Ekiti State government between October 2010 and October 2014.

    Aribasoye is representing CASA Nigeria Limited, the contractor that built the Ado-Ekiti Civic Centre during the tenure of former Governor Kayode Fayemi.

    The lawyer said the panel could no longer be trusted on fairness, hence the need for its members to withdraw.

    According to him, the seven-member panel, led by a former Acting Chief Judge, Justice Silas Oyewole (retd), was “biased and grossly partisan and working towards a predetermined conclusion”.

    The lawyer alleged that the panel, at its sitting on October 6, prepared a ruling before hearing the matter of the day, when it allegedly shut out his client and delivered a bench ruling.

    But the panel denied Aribasoye’s allegation, insisting that the lawyer should be blamed for allegedly bungling his client’s case.

    It accused Aribasoye of failing to file the application to reopen his client’s case on time, despite the opportunity allegedly given to him.

    An examination of the commission’s time table showed that CASA Nigeria Limited was supposed to make “conditional appearance” before the panel on September 5, as a witness.

    CASA’s Project Manager Mr. Apata Ayodele, according to an affidavit sworn to on September 5, appealed for an extension of time for him to appear because the information about the time table was received late.

    Addressing reporters yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Aribasoye accused the panel of preventing his client from giving evidence, as contained in its preliminary objection, which touches on integrity of the panel to be fair.

    He said: “When I appeared before the panel on September 5, I told them that my client would not be available on September 6. They asked me to formally apply for an extension of time with which I would reopen the case. They said I should file all applications regarding this on or before September 11, and I did.

    “But to my surprise, on October 6, the matter came up for argument, and the panel gave a bench ruling on an issue that was argued for about 30 minutes.

    “They didn’t even rise for a second to prepare the ruling. This suggested that they had already written the ruling before the appearance.

    “This confirmed our fear that this panel had a predetermined mission. It was set up for a sinister motive and the members must disqualify themselves, in line with the law.”

    Aribasoye tendered a letter, dated September 11 and addressed to the commission’s chairman to buttress his point that he applied for an extension of time.

    The lawyer cited the cases of Kenom Vs Tekan, 2001, 14 Nigeria Weekly Law Report (NWLR), Part 732, page 12 at 41 and FG Vs MKO Abiola, to substantiate his claim that the panel can no longer proceed on moral grounds.

    He said: “The Supreme Court’s members in the case of Abiola disqualified themselves, based on allegation raised by G. O. K. Ajayi (SAN) that the justices could not exhibit fairness. I want the panel to toe the same line.”

    But a ruling delivered by Justice Oyewole dismissed the application for CASA’s conditional appearance on the strength that the application was filed out of time.

  • Federal Poly Ado Ekiti shut indefinitely

    Federal Poly Ado Ekiti shut indefinitely

    The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti was on Sunday shut indefinitely following violent protest by students over the death of two of them.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that trouble began on the institution’s campus late Friday, when two of the students reportedly complained of malaria.

    They were said to have been rushed to the Polytechnic Health Centre for treatment, but their condition later became worse. They died in the early hours of Saturday.

    The Registrar of the institution, Mrs. Sade Adediran announced the immediate and indefinite closure of the school.

    Adediran did not however confirm whether any student actually died at the Polytechnic Health Centre, said to be the trigger for the violent protest.

    The statement warned that any student found on campus after the closure would be apprehended and made to face the consequences.

    NAN gathered from campus sources that the students on learning that their colleagues had died, quickly mobilised themselves, marched to the Health Centre and burnt it down.

    Apart from also destroying some other property, the students blocked all roads leading to the institution preventing free movement of vehicles.

    One of the students, who asked not to be mentioned, condemned the attitude of the polytechnic authorities over their welfare and well-being.

    He alleged that the only drug available at the health centre was paracetamol.

    According to him, paracetamol was also given the two students who were taken to the centre, instead of being given effective malaria drugs or injection. (NAN)

  • Fayose’s policies making Ekiti poorer, says Oni

    Fayose’s policies making Ekiti poorer, says Oni

    Former Ekiti State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Chief Segun Oni, has promised to raise millionaires among the youths through economic empowerment schemes.

    Oni, who is also the APC Deputy National Chairman (South), faulted the “stomach infrastructure” policy of Governor Ayo Fayose which, he said.

    He disclosed that his campaign organisation with support from some corporate organisations will soon send some Ekiti youths to Brazil for intensive training in academics and entrepreneurship under The Youths Progressives (TYP) initiative.

    Oni who disclosed this at a news conference in his hometown, Ifaki-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area where he unfolded a New Social and Economic Order blueprint he hopes to implement if he wins his party’s primary and the July 14, 2018 governorship election.

    He explained that his administration would engage between 10,000 and 20,000 youths in buying, selling and marketing of goods and services to make a minimum of N1 million profit per year.

    Oni said his government will empower the youths to invest in plantation agriculture, rice growing, animal rearing, fishery, poultry, information technology, hospitality and tourism, auto engineering, among others.

    When asked how he would break the cycle of stomach infrastructure and queuing in the sun to collect food and money from politicians, Oni said such a scenario does not dignify Ekiti people and he will end it on assumption of power.

    Oni said: “Who likes to beg? Nobody. If there is an alternative, nobody likes to beg. We are going to create alternatives that will be attractive to people.

    “If you know that within a year, you can make a million, you will prefer not to stand on the road and raising your hands to say “baba ke.” Because you know that one month, second month, you will be counting and seeing it grow”.

     

  • Ekiti’s soil creep and need for environmental baseline studies

    The news of a soil creep disaster on September 21, 2017 and the response to it were apt for on-the-spot assessment of the disaster by the Ekitii State government. It is gratifying that no life was lost but properties were damaged along the downward slope. It was reported that there was a similar occurrence in 1973 according to the Okemesi monarch. I am not sure it was documented for ecological and geological appraisal nor did it feature in the state’s prospective site for disbursement of ecological fund largesse.

    Such review if done and available should have put the people of Okemesi and the state on alert that reoccurrence was imminent so they can keep watch for possible evacuation. Soil creep is said to be a continual process with movement of 1cm per year; what happened is the result of accumulated movement that the soil could no longer endure due to the long hours of “undocumented” rainfall. Again, vegetation around the Agboona Hill may have been exposed or covered with trees with much weight; there is need to grow shrubs and trees (of lighter weight) to help in creating interlocking web of sand to keep the slope stable thereby reducing the chance of future movement.

    Unfortunately, it is not on record the amount of rainfall at Okemesi during the time to have provoked the downward movement, it is also not reported that a team of experts have been dispatched to carry out Post Impact Assessment despite the non predictive mechanism. It is with much empathy that I hope the proposed meeting will be articulated beyond superstition and the affected family and or individual will have reasons to be compensated. The just concluded Sustainability Development Impact Summit during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York speaks volume of the much work to be done.

    Climate change is indeed here with us, we have had flood reports from Lagos, Benue, Rivers, Kogi and some part of Oyo and a few states. The flooding of Copenhagen in 2009 led all municipalities to develop their climate change adaptation plans and Copenhagen is better for it today. Considering the topography of the state, Ekiti and others must begin to look inward in ensuring that local governments and states prepare an all inclusive adaptation plans for review that will serve as predictive model and guide that can be domesticated towards sustainable development without crisis.

    Soil creep, described by geologists as a periglacial conditions may have by default placed Okemesi, and if not many parts of Ekiti in the category of periglacial topography that should now be well captured as geological  hotspot for academic excursion and research work for graduate and post-graduate thesis. I look forward to read this interesting discoveries to set the record straight from Ekiti.

     

    • By Gboyega Olorunfemi

    Enviromax Global Resources Ltd,

    gboye_oisa@yahoo.com

  • Ekiti, Osun governorship polls hold July 14, Sept 22

    Ekiti, Osun governorship polls hold July 14, Sept 22

    Governorship polls will hold in Ekiti State on July 14 next year and on September 22 in Osun state.

    The Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) announced the dates yesterday as it rolled out the programe of activities on the elections.

    The tenure of Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose will end on October 15, 208 and Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola will vacate office after two terms November 28, 2018.

    According to the timetable released by the electoral body, a run off election, if necessary, will take place within seven days after the announcement of results in line with relevant laws.

    The timetable, signed by the Commission’s secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, indicated that INEC will  issue notice for the Ekiti election on April 4, 2018, which is not later that 90 days before the election. Political campaigns will commence on April 15 while collection of forms by political parties for issuance to candidates will come a day after.

    Political primaries and resolution of disputes arising from such is slated for 15April-14 May, 2018.

    Notice of election in Osun State will be released on June 23 while campaign for the electionwill start on June 25.

    Collection of forms for the Osun election has been fixed for June 25, while primaries and resolution arising from disputes must be conducted between June 24- July 23.

    INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee Prince Solomon Soyebi  said INEC was guided by the  provisions of section 178(1)and (2) of the 1999 constitution as amended, and section 25(7) and (8) of the electoral Act,2010 in arriving at the dates.n

    He also  restated that the Commission’s  earlier warning to intending aspirants and their parties that the release of dates for elections did not amount to notice for campaigns for votes. He warned that parties which infringe  on provisions of the Electoral Act as amended  would be sanctioned.

    “Anybody who deviates from the Electoral guidelines by engaging in public campaign ahead  of the date for commencement of campaign is committing electoral offence and will be prosecuted.

    “All political parties and their candidates are hereby enjoined  to cooperate with us,” Soyebi said.

  • ‘I ‘ll make Ekiti self-sufficient’

    ‘I ‘ll make Ekiti self-sufficient’

    Mr. Debo Ajayi served as Commissioner for Budget and Planning and later as Commissioner for Trade, Invesment and Innovations in the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in Ekiti State. Before then, he had worked in multi-nationals in Canada, United States and United Arab Emirates before returning to serve his state. Ajayi has joined the governorship race on the platform of the broom party. In this interview with Correspondent ODUNAYO OGUNMOLA, he unfolds his vision for the state, if elected governor next year.

    Why do you want to govern Ekiti State?

    I really feel that there is a breakdown in leadership in Ekiti State; I have come to realise that most of our political leaders are in politics for themselves and not for the people. By God’s grace, I want to be able to showcase what is possible when you have good leadership and also to let people see the dividends of democracy through somebody who really care for them.

    What qualifies you to govern the state?

    If I succeed, I would be the first governor of Ekiti with prior working experience before becoming governor. All previous governors did not have a prior working experience before being given the chance to lead.

    I also have decades of corporate experience; I know how to manage men and resources. These are difficult times for Ekiti people; these are difficult times in Nigeria, so we need somebody who is a good manager of resources; somebody who actually understands the value of money. Right now, there is poverty in the land, so we need a leader who knows how to create wealth, who knows how to create jobs and empower people to become self sufficient. They can live a better live in a manner that is above poverty and lead them into prosperity.

    So, in terms of experience, I do have the required experience. I understand what the issues are. I have been the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning and I have touched every part of the sector, every part of the state. I have inspired innovation, even in budgetting, as well as the economic side, even when I was the Commissioner for Trade, Investment and Innovations. We do have a lot of innovative ideas that I established or introduced when I was serving under the immediate past administration. I feel that by providence, I will be the person that will bring those innovative ideas to fruition, so that Ekiti can start to experience what they deserve, given the intellectual asset base of the state.

    You are an advocate of a knowledge-based economy. Is this practicable in Ekiti State?

    Knowledge-based economy simply means we should be able to exploit brain power. This is something that does not require acres of land. All it just requires is to convert knowledge into wealth and this is something that fits Ekiti, because it is a state known for intellectual asset. We do have sons and daughters all around the world that are leading in different spheres of life. So, it’s just logical for Ekiti to exploit that opportunity. This requires a kind of leadership that will rally these resources that abound in different parts of the world and give them a platform to showcase what they are capable of doing. This would result in the highest per capita economic impact in the lives of Ekiti people. The other side of the coin is the resource-based economy, which is dependent on mineral or natural resources. The latter can be a good source of employment. Agriculture is an example of this sort of economy. It is very good for employing large number of people, but unfortunately it is not a propeller of economic prosperity. When you are talking of maximising economic prosperity, you need to look into knowledge asset, your knowledge base such as information technology, intellectualism in sectors like healthcare. Healthcare when you need professors of medicine, research fellows, high calibre thinking, skills and expertise — whether in financial services sector, software engineering. We have them in abundance in Ekiti. We have sons and daughters in these fields all around the world, but we have not yet created that platform for them to use Ekiti as a base to launch out to the rest of the world. So, you start generating a lot of foreign earnings, because of these assets. So, we need to start taking advantage of this knowledge. We are known to be the Fountain of Knowledge, but there is no evidence of that on ground in Ekiti. You go to any town or village, you will never be able to see evidence that those renowned people around the world actually come from these towns and villages. It is high time we made that happen; that’s why I am laying emphasis on knowledge-based economy. Ekiti spends over 90 per cent of its allocation to pay salaries. How do you hope to reverse the trend?

    Yes, we are in a very difficult situation economically. Most of the revenue coming in goes into payment of salaries or recurrent expenditure. How do we intend to manage the situation? Well, the solution is not so much reducing those bills, because most Ekiti people depend on those salaries and grants for their survival. Politically, it is incorrect to try to reduce those wage bills. We are a service state as it is now. Therefore, the solution is looking for how to increase the revenue base of the state. That is going to require a lot of creativity and as I said earlier, we will need to tap from the knowledge of many of our sons and daughters all over the world. There are also some creative things we can do, such as supporting our people to become employers of labour.

    Which assets are you talking about?

    We have Ikun Dairy Farm, which is currently wasting away; we have estates in places like Ifaki that are unutilized. Money has been spent on them, but nothing is coming out of them. We have structures all around the state; rocks and minerals that are yet to be tapped. So, we need to look for how to revive them; maybe we should refurbish them and sell them off to generate revenue. Whatever we do, we need to attract resources into Ekiti, because the money to develop the state is not available right now. That is why you need leadership that has the profile to interact with the investors’ community internationally and domestically. We need to inspire confidence and attract equity capital into the state, to revive the economy. So, the wage bill is very high, but all we need to do is to find ways to increase the revenue base.

    The APC has a multitude of governorship aspirants. Don’t you see this as a threat to your ambition?

    No, I don’t see it as a threat to my ambition. Constitutionally, all of them have the right to aspire to lead the state. Ekiti is blessed to have so many quality people that can govern it. It’s actually a good thing that we have all these aspirants that are gunning to govern the state.

    It’s also an indication that the APC is the party to beat and may like likely form the next government in Ekiti. Sentiments are in favour of the APC; that is why many people are joining the race on the party platform. The real issue is the motive; what is the motive of those running to become governor? Is it to serve the people? Is it make money? Is it just to seek for power? These are the questions for the individuals to answer.

    You are from Ekiti South District and there are clamour for your zone to produce the next governor. What is your take on this?

    I think it’s a fair thing to do, but we should not compromising standards on that account. Ekiti is in difficult times and we need the best to lead the state. In fact, the South agenda is really not based on sentiment; Ekiti people want to ensure that the principles of equity and justice are applied. So, the sentiment in favour of the South is already there. But, we must sure that the zone settles for the best to meet the challenges of leading Ekiti out of the current economic mess.

     How would you convince the party delegates that you are the right person for the job?

    First of all, I want the delegates to remember that this is a serious decision. It is the candidates that the political parties present that will be voted during the general election. So, the cycle of good leadership starts with these delegates. My appeal to them is to look closely at these aspirants. The money the delegates get can never be compared to what they will lose for four years, if they vote for a wrong person. As far as I am concerned, my hands-on-experience is my asset. I know what is on ground; I have been on ground for six years now; I was a commissioner here, so I have the working experience. As far as the APC is concerned, I am completely in favour of empowering the party structure to become an agent of government mobilisation and sensitisation to government programmes. Party is going to be very central into what we are going to be doing as government. Also, I am going to encourage and support people to prepare themselves for future leadership.

  • INEC announces dates for Ekiti, Osun governorship polls

    INEC announces dates for Ekiti, Osun governorship polls

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced April and September 2018 dates for governorship polls in Ekiti and Osun states.

    The tenure of Ekiti incumbent governor, Ayodele Fayose and his Osun state counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola would end on Oct 15, 2018  and November 28, 2018, respectively.

    According to the timetable released on Thursday in Abuja by the electoral body, the Ekiti and Osun elections would hold on  July 14th and September 22, 2018, respectively.

    Based on the timetable any run off election would  be held within seven days after the announcement of result in line with relevant laws.

    The timetable for the polls was signed by the Commission’s secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu.

    According to the timetable, INEC is expected to issue notice for the Ekiti  election on April 4, 2018, which is not later than 90 days before the election. Political campaigns would commence  on  April 15 while collection of forms by political parties for issuance to candidates would come a day after.

    Political primaries and resolution of disputes arising from such was slated for 15April-14 May, 2018.

    Notice of election was fixed for 23rd June 2018 while campaign for the Osun state government house would start on June 25, 2018.

    Collection of forms for the Osun election has been fixed for June 25th, while primaries and resolution of arising disputes must be conducted between June 24- July 23rd, 2018.

    Speaking on the dates,  INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Prince Solomon Soyebi  said INEC was guided by the  provisions of section 178(1)and (2) of the 1999 constitution as amended, and section 25(7) and (8) of the electoral Act,2010 in arriving at the dates.n

    He also restated the Commission’s earlier warning to intending aspirants and their parties that the release of dates for elections did not amount to notice for campaigns for votes. He further warned that parties which infringed  on provisions of the Electoral Act as amended  would be sanctioned.

    “Anybody who deviates  from the Electoral guidelines by engaging in public campaign ahead  of the date for commencement of campaign is committing electoral offence and will be prosecuted.

    “All political parties and their candidates are hereby enjoined  to cooperate with us,” Soyebi said.

  • ‘Why Ekiti hasn’t developed after 21 years’

    ‘Why Ekiti hasn’t developed after 21 years’

    • Ex-minister joins governorship race

    A former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Bode Olowoporoku, has said “generational curse” made Ekiti State to remain undeveloped 21 years after its creation.

    Olowoporoku, who represented Ekiti South as a member of the Fifth Senate between 2003 and 2007, condemned attempts not to acknowledge the role he played in the creation of the state.

    Addressing reporters yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, the former minister declared his interest to contest next year’s governorship election on the platform of the Mega Party of Nigeria (MPN).

    Olowoporoku said he joined MPN because “the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been strangulated by Governor Ayo Fayose while the All Progressives Congress (APC) is sailing on wide sea without any sense of direction”.

    He said the Ekiti Parapo war hero, Fabunmi Okemesi, placed a curse on Ekiti land because the people he liberated from the Ibadan/Oyo oppression rewarded him with ingratitude when their monarchs and leaders allegedly instigated the colonialists to incarcerate him in Ibadan.

    He said: “Ekiti has since been cursed into paying all their benefactors with ingratitude, hence the state is in agony today. This generational curse has been responsible for the backwardness of Ekiti land.

    “Myself and those who led the struggle for the creation of Ekiti State have been plotted against since the state was created, paving the way for total invasion of the state by ‘strangers’ to become governors of Ekiti State.”