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  • Akeredolu to Fayose: You can’t stop us from coming to Ekiti

    Ondo State government on Tuesday criticised the statement credited to Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose through his Media aide, Lere Olayinka, castigating Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

    Fayose had alleged that Akeredolu brought no fewer than 150 policemen to Ado-Ekiti last Friday to instigate the gun attack in which about four persons, including an APC chieftain, Opeyemi Bamidele, were injured.

    He equally repeated the accusation that Akeredolu had planned to use Ondo State’s two months’ allocation to fund the electioneering of the APC governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

    A statement by the Ondo state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Yemi Olowolabi said” Ordinarily, we would have ignored all the deliberate lies and falsehood, but we felt that we would not be fair to the unsuspecting larger members of the public if such lies were not debunked.

    “For the information of the doubters, Governor Akeredolu, even if provoked, cannot debase his personality to a level that he will sacrifice the interests of his people for pecuniary gains.

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    “Instead of engaging in hypocritical activities like eating at motor parks and cutting ponmo at the market square, Akeredolu is currently applying the public resources for the betterment of the lives of the people of the state.

    “So, it is interesting to state that Ondo is witnessing massive infrastructural development in all sectors of the state. On Monday at the state executive council meeting, a number of projects were approved for execution. That’s how development is moving in Ondo State.

    “Governor Fayose and his boy should be reminded that the Akeredolu led administration has performed creditably well in the last one year and few months.

    “On the Friday’s gun attack in Ekiti, we would like to refer Fayose to a statement by the Ekiti State police spokesperson, Caleb Okechukwu, cleared the air on the issue. Investigation by the police had revealed that the shooter was a police officer brought from Lagos by an Ekiti politician.

    ‘For this revelation, we believe that the Ekiti governor and his cohorts will now bury their heads in shame.

    “We, therefore, call the security agencies in the country to take note of the false accusation leveled against Akeredolu by Fayose and his town crier, who only a few years ago wrote a detailed report about the devious activities of his master.

    “It is also important for Lere and his boss to know one very important fact, that unlike his boss, we are committed to the progress and peaceful co-existence between the state and Ekiti. I mean, aren’t we one before October, 1996? The seed of discord Fayose is trying to plant between the
    two states will not germinate no matter how much cunning he is.

    “We will love to state here categorically without mincing words that Governor Akeredolu reserves every right to show support for the candidate of his party in Ekiti state, just as Governor Nysom Wike and the rest are showing support for the PDP in the state.

    “There is no law that prohibits that Fayose and the PDP are making issues out of this because of the smell of defeat that has overwhelmed them.

    “Fayose also tried to rewrite the sad incident that occurred on Friday, claiming that the tear gas canisters that hit a taxi driver were fired by the policemen that accompanied the thugs from Akure.

    Residents of Ekiti and those who were present during the incident knew that the pandemonium that greeted the shooting at the APC secretariat necessitated the tear gas canisters fired by the policemen.

    “Please note that the Policemen who fired the tear gas canisters were duly drafted to the secretariat by the Ekiti state police command to forestall the breakdown of law and order.
    On several occasions, we have come out straight to debunk the lies of Lere and his boss over an alleged statement made by Governor Akeredolu that he was ready to use two months allocations from his state for Fayemi’s election.

    “But again, such lies can only be told by people of low esteem. As we speak, the workers’ friendly governor in Ondo state has paid the May salary of workers. We are not owning a dime.

    “And unlike Governor Fayose who is owing the state workers between seven and eight months’ salary arrears, Akeredolu has paid up to date and also cleared four out of seven months backlog of salary inherited from the immediate past administration in the state”.

    The statement pointed out that Ekiti election is July 14, and Akeredolu has paid May salary with the allocation for May,but Ekiti state government is still pushing the story of the governor planning to use two months allocation to pursue Ekiti election.

    It added; “For the records, Akeredolu has recorded landmark achievements in the last 15 months of his administration in Ondo state. Fayose and Lere should take a ride to Akure and see what Akeredolu has done at Iwalewa and Abusoro. Or better still, Fayose should take a trip to the whole of Ondo State and see projects.

    Projects like construction of Iwalewa Road, Akure, Construction of Sabomi Road, Ese Odo, Construction of Abusoro, Ijoka Road, Akure, Construction of Opasorun road, Bajare/Okemayo, Construction of St. Joseph Road in Idanre, Construction of 3 box culverts at Oyinmomo  Ishakunmi and Megida Rental Road , Ikare.

    Others are Construction of Jubilee – Ugbe Road, Ikare, Construction of Oke Alafia Road, Supare,  Construction of Ogbomo Ifedara, Ajegunle Streets and Howlet Road, Ifon,  Construction of Ilara Mokin /Ikota, otherwise known as Gulf C road, Ilara, Construction of Police Road, Ore,  Construction of Virgin road network within GRA to Prison, Owo, Construction of internal and access roads within the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) Okitipupa, Rehabilitation of the deadly Iwaro Oka hill and the
    ongoing work at the notorious Oke Alabujoto in Ikare Akoko are there to mention  a few.

    “Fayose and his boy also attempted to drag Governor Akeredolu into the attack by the herdsmen on Chief Olu Falae’s farm. What we don’t understand is whether Fayose understood what he was saying and the import of his statement.

    “Akeredolu sympathized with Chief Falae over the attack and also issued a strong warning to Herdsmen to vacate the state. No single incident has been heard since them. We are aware that same herdsmen kidnapped Chief Falae under the PDP administration in the state.

    “He, who comes to equity, must come with clean hands. We want to urge Nigerians to disregard the blatant lies being spread around by Fayose and his attack dog, Lere.

    “Today in Ekiti, politics has been turned into a do or die affair by Fayose. His only strategy is lying and concocted stories. We are therefore, advising him and his cronies to go and prepare for the election”.

    The statement emphasised that thousands of Fayose cannot stop Akeredolu and other APC governors from coming to campaign in Ekiti state.

  • ‘PDP remains dangerous to Nigeria’s future’

    ‘PDP remains dangerous to Nigeria’s future’

    The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Osun West senatorial by-election, Senator Mudasiru Hussain, on Sunday enjoined Muslims across Nigeria and particularly in Osun to pray for the peace of the nation and be confident that the APC government has what it takes to take Nigeria to the promised land.

    Hussain, in an Eid-il-Fitr Message released Sunday morning, said nothing exalts a nation better than the readiness of the citizens to sacrifice for the future of the country.

    The senatorial by-election candidate of the APC, in the statement signed by his Media Aide, Opeyemi Kamil Ayelabowo, urged Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to remember the sacrifice of the last one month and the rewards that lay ahead after the period of self-denial.

    “We are all rejoicing after the end of Ramadan. We have all spent one full month in sacrifice and were ready to let go many things we would have desired all in obedience to Allah’s injunctions.

    “If we therefore extend this to our national life, it is certain that our nation is on its path to recovering its glory.”

    Calling on residents of the Osun West district to continue to reject politicians he accused selfishness and lack of clear programs for the citizens, Hussain said the APC has shown at whatever level it is in charge that Nigerians can only entrust their future in the hands of the Peoples Democratic Party at the risk of immediate and future of the common wealth.

    “The case of Osun is enough reason for us to be confident that there is no alternative to the APC in terms of good governance. The PDP misruled Nigeria for 16 years at the centre and the destruction is what we are battling with now. Anywhere PDP shows its face, it is to the detriment of Nigerians and the case of Osun West is no different.

    “This is why we call on our people in Osun to show once again that the PDP is a rejected party,” the statement noted.

  • Ekiti Speaker condoles with NMA over death of colleagues

    Ekiti Speaker condoles with NMA over death of colleagues

    The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Kola Oluwawole, on Monday condoled with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ado-Ekiti branch, over the death of six of its members in an auto-crash.

     

    Oluwawole also condoled with the people and government of Ekiti in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Stephen Gbadamosi, in Ado-Ekiti.

     

    He described the death of the six medical doctors as a grievous moment, not only for EKiti, but the entire nation and the health sector in particular.

     

    Oluwawole, according to the statement, said members of the state Assembly received the news with shock.

     

    “When we received the sad news from one of our members, Dr Samuel Omotoso, who is also a professional colleague of the deceased, we were shocked.

     

    “The deceased were in active service to their fatherland, when death took them in their prime.

     

    “They were going to the 56th NMA Annual General conference and delegates’ meeting in Sokoto, which would have impacted positively on the nation’s health sector,” the statement reads.

     

    He commiserated with the people of Nigeria, Ekiti State as well as members of the medical profession over the monumental loss.

     

    He said, “May the good Lord uphold the medical family and the immediate families of the deceased. ”

     

    NAN reports that Ekiti state government has declared a three-day of mourning in honour of the dead medical doctors, while all flags should be flown at half mast.

     

    The six medical practitioners and their driver died when the car they were traveling in was involved in an accident few kilometers to Kaduna on Sunday.

  • Ambode’s media aide loses dad

    THE Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Mr Habib Aruna, has lost his father, Alhaji Adamson Aruna.

    Alhaji Aruna died on Monday evening after a protracted illness. He was 85.

    The late Aruna worked for 35 years at the Maintenance Department of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.

    He was the Omorodion of Ivbiaroland, Auchi in Edo State. He is survived by his wives, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

    His remains were buried yesterday, according to Muslim rites.

  • Amaechi’s media aide goes to Harvard

    David Iyofor, the Chief Press Secretary to former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has been selected among young leaders from around the world to participate in the Emerging Leaders Program by the prestigious Ivy league Harvard University in the United States.

    The program, which commences this June, is from the renowned Harvard’s faculty, Kennedy School of Government.

    The Emerging Leaders Program brings together leaders from around the world and renowned Harvard University faculty (Kennedy School of Government) to develop and expand the capacity of the next generation of leaders. Participants will return to their countries and organizations with a solid foundation of skills and strategies to implement their vision of a democratic society.

    Participants will diagnose their own challenges as emerging leaders and develop strategies to advance their own vision through the use of a unique gaming tool created by Harvard Kennedy School faculty specifically for the course.

    Case studies, group discussion teams, as well as experiential exercises and selected guest lecturers will contribute to a unique and collaborative learning environment. The program will develop and expand the capacity of participants to skillfully, among others, exercise effective leadership, communications and negotiations strategies; implement integrated media and personal communications and strategic messaging plans; develop or expand policy analysis and implementation skills; undertake keen political and stakeholder analysis within the framework of representative democracies and understand organizational management and methods of effective intervention.

    The Emerging Leaders program has been designed by core team of Harvard Kennedy School faculty, led by Elaine Kamarck, Faculty Chair.

    Prof. Kamarck has most recently led programs for new leaders in the Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates.

    She has done consulting and/or teaching in more than twenty five countries around the world.