The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Odunayo Ogunmola

  • Ekiti enacts law to fight land grabbers

    Ekiti State Government has taken a hard stance against land grabbers with the enactment of laws to curb forcible acquisition of land.

    The government on Wednesday began an enlightenment campaign on the provisions of the Property Protection (Anti-Land Grabbing) Law 2019 to ensure peaceful coexistence among residents.

    Leading a sensitization team to the palace of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Deputy Governor Bisi Egbeyemi  said the law would allow peace to reign in the state capital and other communities rocked by disputes over land sales.

    A statement by Special Assistant (Media) to the Deputy Governor, Odunayo Ogunmola, said Governor Kayode Fayemi gave his assent to the Law on June 4, 2019, alongside seven others after they were passed by the fifth House of Assembly.

    The Anti-Land Grabbing Law was aimed at curbing the activities of land grabbers, locally known as “omo oniles” and individuals, who engage in fraudulent sale, resale and forcible occupation of land.

    Egbeyemi stressed that the government would enforce the law to the letter, advising quarter chiefs, family heads and landowners to be truthful and carry stakeholders along while selling land to prospective developers.

    The deputy governor expressed regrets that the majority of cases in the law courts emanated from issues relating to forcible acquisition and fraudulent sales of land to buyers.

    Egbeyemi added that curbing the activities of land grabbers would give room for peace and progress in the state and reduce litigations on land matters.

    Read Also: Insecurity: Saving Ekiti from kidnappers, robbers

    Members of the Ewi-in-Council and quarters chiefs took turns to ask questions on the new law after they were enlightened by the Director of Drafting, Ministry of Lands, and Housing and Urban Development Mr. Akaninyeme Akpan.

    Akpan, while shedding light on the anti-land grabbing law, explained that Section 2 prohibits forceful acquisition or takeover of land with the offence carrying a penalty of four years imprisonment or a fine of N500, 000.

    According to Akpan, entering by violence or using of weapons or charm to chase people out of their land are liable to four years in imprisonment or an option of fine of N500,000.

    Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development Mr. Febisola Adewale said the ministry would continue to go round various communities in the state to interpret the law with a view to stopping unlawful sales and takeover on lands.

    Oba Adejugbe hailed the Fayemi administration for taking proactive action to halt the activities of land grabbers.

  • Supreme Court verdict victory for all Ekiti people, says Egbeyemi

    Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has described last Friday’s Supreme Court verdict which validated Governor Kayode Fayemi’s election as “victory for all Ekiti people.”

    Egbeyemi said the judicial affirmation and the emergence of Fayemi as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman is an opportunity to attract more federal presence to Ekiti.

    He called on the people in the state, especially politicians across political parties, to join hands with Fayemi in taking the state to an enviable height.

    In a statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi urged politicians still aggrieved with Fayemi’s victory to sheathe their swords saying “politics of bitterness would not take the state to enviable position.”

    The Deputy Governor said Fayemi was ready to welcome ideas that could make the state attain a pride of place in the comity of states in Nigeria.

    The Supreme Court victory, according to him, would afford the APC-led administration in Ekiti an opportunity sustain its priority to workers welfare, delivering dividend of democracy to mass as well as security of lives and property.

    Egbeyemi restated the resolve of the state government to bring about meaningful change in terms of infrastructure, rural development and employment opportunities.

    Read Also: Ekiti: Supreme Court upholds Fayemi’s election

    Speaking on the NGF election, Egbeyemi said Fayemi use his wealth of experience to integrate the forum and to foster unity among the various ethnic nationalities as represented by the 36 states.

    Egbeyemi said Fayemi had what it takes to turn around the fortune of the state by using his wealth of experience to attract investors and meaningful economy.

    He said: “The Governor will facilitate the extension of railway lines to the state and this will improve sales of our agric products.

    “Even the cargo airport will soon be sited here and this will boost economic activities and these facilities will open Ekiti to windows of opportunities.”

    The Deputy Governor also hailed the support of the wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi for meaningful contribution to governance in terms of empowerment to women, students and vulnerable children.

    The Deputy Governor observed that the good works had earned the Ekiti First Lady several laurels in Nigeria and Africa.

    Egbeyemi expressed the belief that many more programmes of that would be beneficial to the state, especially woman were still on the way.

    Also, the Ekiti State chapter of the Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG said Fayemi’s victory at the Supreme Court was a true reflection and affirmation of his electoral mandate freely given by the Ekiti people.

    The group, according to a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Prince Michael Ogungbemi, the victory will spur Fayemi to deliver more superlative services derivable from democratic governance.

    “We are impressed with the excellent developmental strides of Fayemi-led administration.

    “With this victory Ekiti people is set to enjoy more of infrastructural, rural development and people-oriented programmes capable of accelerating standard of living of the people”, it said.

  • Ekiti deputy governor arrests drivers during environmental sanitation

    There was drama during the monthly environmental sanitation in Ekiti State on Saturday as the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, arrested many drivers moving around during the exercise.

    Egbeyemi, who was accompanied by other senior government officials and security men, arrested the commercial and private drivers between Ado-Ekiti and other towns in Gbonyin Local Government Area while monitoring the exercise.

    According to a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi delayed the drivers on the highways for several minutes before he later pardoned them warning them not to violate environmental law again.

    Before pardoning them, Egbeyemi compelled some defaulters to pick refuse by the roadsides stressing that the state government would not tolerate poor attitude to environmental sanitation exercise by residents.

    The deputy governor was also surprised that some residents were holding ceremonies  and markets during the environmental sanitation hours instead of cleaning their surroundings a behavior he described as “unacceptable.”

    Apparently angered by their negligence of duties during the sanitation exercise, Egbeyemi ordered three environmental officers, Mr Sunday Olanrewaju, Mr.  Olamide Anthony and Mr Oguntuminiyi Segun to report to his office on Monday.

    The state’s number two citizen expressed dissatisfaction over the level of compliance to this month’s environmental sanitation exercise in the State held on Saturday.

    According to him, the first environmental sanitation in the year would be used to sensitize the people on the need to take care of their environment.

    Egbeyemi said: “We don’t want to start with strong hands by sending people to prison because of this exercise but there are sanctions.

    Read Also: Fayose’s core loyalists join APC in Ekiti

    “At times we ask them to pick refuse, even in Ado while we were coming, we asked some men and women to pick because they were caught moving without doing nothing.”

    While maintaining that conducting  ceremonies during the hours of sanitation exercise constitutes environmental offence, Egbeyemi said anyone caught in the future would be charged before Environmental Offences Mobile Court.

    Egbeyemi accompanied by the Permanent Secretary Bureau of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Mr Kola Ajimobi, the Coordinating Director, Gbonyin Local Government, Mr. Olaniran Owajoba and officials of Gbonyin Local Government  Council berated the manner at which officers of the State Environmental Sanitation performed their duty during the exercise.

    The Deputy Governor noted that their complacency in enforcing the extant laws governing the exercise encouraged the people to disregard the exercise by moving around.

    Egbeyemi warned that government would not hesitate to enforce stiffer sanctions in subsequent exercise to serve as deterrent to offenders.

    The deputy governor stressed the need for the residents to keep their environment clean in order to prevent the outbreak of avoidable epidemics.

    “The government cannot come and clean your environment for you. Some even pass faeces in their environment but we thank God such act has drastically reduced in Ekiti State.

    “Your environment must be clean, once your environment is clean, healthy living they say prevent the outbreak of diseases,” he added.

    Apart from Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, the Deputy Governor monitored the exercise at Ijan, Iluomoba, Aisegba, Agbado and Ode, all in Gbonyin Local  Government Area.

  • Ekiti woos Chinese govt, business community for development

    The Ekiti State government has canvassed the partnership of the government and people of China to achieve sustainable development in the key sectors and delivery of its four-point agenda.

    The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, made the call while addressing the representatives of the Chinese government and business community at the celebration of the Chinese Lunar Year in Lagos.

    The Lunar Year celebration also featured discussion on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and production capacity cooperation between China and Nigeria.

    According to a statement on Tuesday signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi spoke on business and economic opportunities available in Ekiti for potential Chinese investors and business community.

    Egbeyemi listed areas Ekiti would need China’s support to include training and retraining of workers, mechanized and commercial agriculture, healthcare delivery, development of educational institutions and establishment industries to absorb unemployed youths.

    The forum was attended by Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Mr. Zhou Pingjan; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Director General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Muda Yusuf, Director General of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Mr. Ayoola Olukanmi, among others.

    Read Also: Buhari sure of 95 per cent of Ekiti votes, says Fayemi

    The deputy governor said the state has both human and inherent natural resources for the development and sustenance of capital investment in the State.

    Revealing the intention of the Fayemi administration on mechanized and commercial farming, Egbeyemi, explained that Ekiti State was blessed with vast virgin land and yet to be accessed natural resources that could boost the economy of the country if properly harnessed.

    Egbeyemi sought the intervention of Chinese government in provision of vaccine for immunization and equipment for its hospital to enhance health services accessibility to the people especially those at the grassroots.

    This, he said, would reduce infant mortality rate, morbidity and the spread of infectious diseases.

    Egbeyemi who revealed plans to partner Chinese government on development of its educational institutions in the State said such development would help produce self-dependent graduates and reduce unemployment in the State.

    The deputy governor charged the Chinese government who he claimed had benefitted from award of contracts from Ekiti State government to allow the people of the State feel its presence by establishing companies and investing in the economy of the State.

    The four point agenda on which the Fayemi administration anchors its economic revival plan are social investment, knowledge economy, agricultural and rural development and infrastructural development.

    In his address, the Chinese envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador Pingjian revealed that the initiative would focus on industrial promotion, infrastructural connectivity, trade facility, green development, capacity building, health care, people to people exchange and security initiative.

    Pingjian expressed confident and readiness of China to deepen and sustain cooperation with Nigeria in the realization of the joint construction of the Belt and Road initiative.

  • Ekiti woos China, business community for development

    The Ekiti State government has canvassed the partnership of the government and people of China to achieve sustainable development in the key sectors and delivery of its four-point agenda.

    The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, made the call while addressing the representatives of the Chinese government and business community at the celebration of the Chinese Lunar Year in Lagos.

    The Lunar Year celebration also featured a discussion on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and production capacity cooperation between China and Nigeria.

    According to a statement on Tuesday signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi spoke on business and economic opportunities available in Ekiti for potential Chinese investors and business community.

    Egbeyemi listed areas Ekiti would need China’s support to include training and retraining of workers, mechanized and commercial agriculture, healthcare delivery, development of educational institutions and establishment of industries to absorb unemployed youths.

    The forum was attended by Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Mr. Zhou Pingjan; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Director General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Muda
    Yusuf, Director General of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Mr. Ayoola Olukanmi, among others.

    Read Also: Vote against return of treasury looters, Osinbajo tells Ekiti electorate

    The deputy governor said the state has both human and inherent natural resources for the development and sustenance of capital investment in the State.

    Revealing the intention of the Fayemi administration on mechanized and commercial farming, Egbeyemi, explained that Ekiti State was blessed with vast virgin land and yet to be accessed natural resources that
    could boost the economy of the country if properly harnessed.

    Egbeyemi sought the intervention of the Chinese government in provision of vaccine for immunization and equipment for its hospital to enhance health service accessibility to the people especially those at the
    grassroots.

    This, he said, would reduce infant mortality rate, morbidity and the spread of infectious diseases.

    Egbeyemi who revealed plans to partner Chinese government on development of its educational institutions in the State said such development would help produce self-dependent graduates and reduce
    unemployment in the State.

    The deputy governor charged the Chinese government who he claimed had benefitted from award of contracts from Ekiti State government to allow the people of the State feel its presence by establishing companies and investing in the economy of the State.

    The four-point agenda on which the Fayemi administration anchors its economic revival plan are social investment, knowledge economy, agricultural and rural development and infrastructural development.

    In his address, the Chinese envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador Pingjian revealed that the initiative would focus on industrial promotion, infrastructural connectivity, trade facility, green development, capacity building, health care, people to people exchange and security initiative.

    Pingjian expressed confident and readiness of China to deepen and sustain cooperation with Nigeria in the realization of the joint construction of the Belt and Road initiative.

  • Ekiti releases N146m for teachers’ special allowances

    Ekiti State Government has ordered the immediate release of N146 million for the payment of rural teachers allowance and core subjects allowance to teachers in public schools.

    The beneficiaries are 6,203 teachers from both primary and secondary schools serving in rural areas and those teaching core subjects.

    Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, described the gesture as a “further demonstration of the present administration’s commitment to the welfare of teachers and ensure meaningful development in education sector.”

    In a statement on Wednesday signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi assured that the Kayode Fayemi administration places a high premium on the welfare workers and ensure timely payment of all arrears of workers’ salaries.

    The payment of the special allowances covers three-month arrears of October, November and December 2018.

    A total number of 3,314 teachers serving in rural areas got N77,352,843.75 while total number of 2,889 core subjects teachers got N68,718,214.90.

    Core Subjects Allowance is paid to public school teachers teaching Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology while Rural Teachers Allowance is paid to teachers who offered to serve in rural communities.

    The two allowances, which came on stream during the first tenure of Dr. Fayemi, are outside the normal monthly salaries paid to teachers by the state government.

    Egbeyemi advises teachers to reciprocate the gesture and cooperate with the administration of Dr. Fayemi by putting in their best in order to regain the lost glory in education in Ekiti State.

    He further allayed the fear of the Fayemi administration sacking teachers as peddled by the opposition rather more teachers would be employed as soon as possible.

    Read Also: Alaworoko of Iworoko Ekiti dies

    The deputy governor noted that the education sector has been enjoying a new lease of life since the coming to power of the Fayemi administration.

    He listed the reforms in the education to include the Executive Order banning collection of illegal levies in public schools and the release of N200 million housing and car loans to teachers.

    Others, according to him are the payment of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) fees for 13,000 final year students in public secondary schools, purchase of 3,000 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for Ekiti youths and procurement of 552 laptops for selected secondary schools.

  • Egbeyemi condemns sales of Indian hemps in public

    Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has out rightly condemned  the open sales and high rate of consumption of hard drugs, especially Indian hemp by the youths of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

    Egbeyemi explained that consumption of Indian hemp and other hard drugs propelled violent crimes like kidnapping, robbery, rape, cultism, thuggery and political violence.

    According to a statement on Monday signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi made this known at a special prayer meeting organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ado-Ekiti Branch at Ewi’s Palace.

    Egbeyemi who condemned the open sale of Indian hemp and other hard drugs in some areas like Atikankan, Oke Ila, Odo Ado, Idemo and Iworoko Road, described such act as unacceptable and injurious to the future of the youth.

    The deputy governor urged parents to caution their children against drug abuse and being used as thugs to destabilize the in the forthcoming electioneering processes.

    Describing security as everybody’s business in Ekiti, Egbeyemi urged residents to always assist the government and the police with useful information that could be helpful to nail the evil perpetrators of  kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminals living among them.

    He urged residents to be vigilant in their neighbourhoods and their farms, saying any information given to the government and security agencies will be confidentially treated for the good of the state.

    Egbeyemi decried a situation in which some residents collaborate with suspected kidnappers by helping them to take food to the captives in their dens warning that such behavior constitutes security threat to the state.

    He advocated for peaceful and brotherliness among citizens in the State, stressing that relative peace and development would only thrive in an environment devoid of acrimony.

    Read Also: Teachers will no longer suffer in Ekiti – Egbeyemi

    Egbeyemi who reaffirmed government’s commitment to prompt payment of salaries noted that regular payment of salaries had multiplier effect on the economy of the State.

    The deputy governor while assuring the people of government’s resolute to complete all abandoned projects, appealed to them to be patient on developmental projects across the State.

    Egbeyemi added that in no distant time the government would conduct employment into the state civil service.

    In his remarks, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe expressed gratitude to God over the success of the last governorship election conducted in the State.

    Oba Adejugbe, who used the opportunity to enlighten the people on the need to perform their social responsibility in the coming election, called on all eligible registered voters in the State who were yet to collect their voter cards to do so.

    The paramount ruler admonished the people to use their cards to vote for the candidates of their choice in the coming general elections.

    Delivering a sermon at the programme, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ijasan, emphasized the need for sacrificial love among the people.

    Ijasan added that they should allow faith to reflect in their attitudinal disposition and always seek the good of their neighbours and the state.

  • ‘Why Buhari must stay in office beyond 2019’

    Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has urged the people of the Land of Honour to use their votes to keep President Muhammadu Buhari in office beyond 2019.

    Egbeyemi said Ekiti will be better off when its people are ruled by the same party at the federal and state levels noting that the state has more to gain having Buhari in power for a fresh term.

    The deputy governor said Ekiti people should keep faith with the party at the centre, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to enjoy better standard of living and good governance.

    In a statement on Wednesday by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, Egbeyemi said Buhari must win the February 16 presidential poll with more votes than he got in 2015.

    The deputy governor made the remarks when he received in audience officials of the state chapter of the Presidential Support Committee for Buhari/Osinbajo who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Ado-Ekiti.

    Egbeyemi stressed that the APC-led Federal Government deserves the votes of Ekiti people owing to numerous projects being executed in the state.

    Some of the projects include the Federal Secretariat complex, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) complex, the Federal Housing Estate, federal road projects and social investment programmes.

    Read Also: Arewa community endorses Buhari, Sanwo-Olu

    Egbeyemi also urged the electorate in Ekiti to vote for all APC candidates in the National and State Assembly elections.

    The deputy governor, however, advised various campaign groups working for the re-election of the Buhari-Osinbajo ticket to work towards achieving victory at the polls.

    Egbeyemi said: “I congratulate you on your appointment; I have received many support groups promoting the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and that is good for the task ahead.

    “We should all work together to ensure that President Buhari wins, in fact, we want to win with more votes this time around.

    “I want to urge our people to vote for President Buhari and all APC candidates because when we have APC up there and APC here, things will be easy for us.

    “Let us work hard for the party because when Buhari wins, Nigerians will enjoy and Ekiti people will enjoy more dividends of democracy.”

    Ekiti State Coordinator of Presidential Support Committee for Buhari/Osinbajo, Chief Abiodun Obayemi, said all hands are on deck to mobilize Nigerians to ensure victory for the APC.

    Obayemi promised to work in cahoots with the party structure and other stakeholders to win Ekiti for Buhari and other APC candidates.

  • Ekiti has no plan to ban okada business – Egbeyemi

    Ekiti State government has said it has no intention to ban commercial motorcycle operation in the Land of Honour describing okada riders as important stakeholders in the local economy.

    The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi disclosed that the intention of the state government was to promote peace and unity among transport associations.

    Egbeyemi, who disclosed this while receiving in audience the state executive of Okada Riders Association in his office, Ado Ekiti, said government will create any enabling environment for their business to flourish.

    A statement on Wednesday by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Deputy Governor, Odunayo Ogunmola, quotes Egbeyemi as warning okada riders against being used to perpetrate crime in the state.

    According to him, government would not tolerate any act of indiscipline or lawlessness among transport associations.

    The deputy governor observed that some of their (Okada riders) members have been alleged of engaging in unholy acts like bag snatching, pick pocketing, wailing of banks customers after withdrawing money from the bank and other nefarious acts.

    Egbeyemi encouraged the leadership of the association to device measures of addressing the problem in the interest of the peace.

    He said: “We want peace to reign in your association, we don’t want factions among you. We want you to be under one umbrella, to allow the government to stand by you.

    “I pray that God will give your association the ability to maintain peace and to achieve success. We need your support and government will also support you.

    “Once you are united you become formidable for anyone to destabilize your association.

    “Against the rumour that we will bar you if we get elected into office, have we barred your association since we assumed office? Our government had no intention of barring okada riders from working in the State. All we want is peace.

    Read Also: Ekiti deputy governor honoured by hometown

    “You have to checkmate those that are found of engaging in criminal activities across the State under the guise of being Okada riders.

    Earlier the State Chairman of the Association, Mr Kunle Asaolu and the Chairman Board of Trustee of the Association in the State, Chief Akorede Adegboyega, pledged support of commercial bike riders to the success of the Fayemi administration.

    Ashaolu expressed confidence in the leadership of Fayemi led administration and promised to maintain peace in the State.

    Adegboyega demanded that the modality adopted by the association in generating internal revenue for the government should be allowed to remain.

    He concerned about some individuals portraying themselves as government representatives in the interest of causing a divide and rule among the association.

  • Fayemi’s monthly stipends made me self-reliant, says 85-year-old

    As the Ekiti State governorship election inches closer, the electorate are keen in voting for any one who will have their well-being at heart. ODUNAYO OGUNMOLA reports that among those who wish that Dr Kayode Fayemi wins is 85-year-old Madam Victoria Funke Akinyemi who rears goats from savings from stipends she received during Fayemi’s tenure as Ekiti State Governor.

    As the Ekiti State governorship election is 10 days away from today, frantic efforts are being made to encourage the electorate to vote for ex-Governor John Kayode Fayemi. Some are also convinced that, with their votes, the man who had his Doctorate degree in War Studies from King’s College, University of London, England, and who specialised in civil-military relations, will win the election with great margin.

    Among ardent believers that victory is already his on July 14, is 85-year-old woman, Madam Victoria Funke Akinyemi who has ever remained grateful to Dr Fayemi for his gesture when he was governor of Ekiti State.

    The octogenarian, who rears goats from the savings that accrued from the N5, 000 stipends that she received monthly during his administration, has narrated how the monthly stipends received during the tenure of Fayemi changed her life.

    Speaking with reporters in her home in Ilasa-Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the woman said she purchased a she-goat from the stipends and now rears goats on commercial basis.

    Apart from selling goats to sustain herself, the octogenarian said she also feeds on the animals, even as she gives out some of the meat to others in her neighbourhood.

    Describing Fayemi as her “father,” Mrs. Akinyemi urged voters in Ekiti State to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the July 14 election to enable them to enjoy good governance and for more aged people to be taken care of.

    According to her, voters should entrust Fayemi with their votes to enjoy regular payment of workers’ salaries, provision of social amenities in rural areas and other benefits enjoyed during his tenure.

    She said: “Now I sell goats. It was my father (Fayemi) that gave me the money with which I bought one goat. It was money I saved from the monthly N5, 000 allowances to the aged people received when he was governor.

    “In fact, the last time he came to campaign in my community, I presented a goat to him (Fayemi) in appreciation of what he did for me and other aged people during his tenure.

    “I purchased a goat from savings of my own stipends and that goat gave birth to more goats  as you can see them here. I sell goats to people who need them and I also kill one from the flock any time I feel like eating goat meat.

    “If not for what Fayemi did for us, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity of selling goats to make money years after he had left office.

    “I pray from the depth of my heart that Fayemi will win the next election. God will answer his prayers to become governor again to enable more people to benefit from the programmes he has for the state.

    “I want people in my community to vote for Fayemi; they should support him to win the next election so that he will pay workers’ salaries and pay stipends to the aged people again.

    “We want him to return to Government House again to do those good things for the people. In fact, if it is possible, goats will vote for Fayemi.”

    A neighbour to Mama Akinyemi, Mr. Folarin Olaiya said: “Mama was lucky to be selected among the aged people who obtained forms during Fayemi’s administration and she was collecting N5,000 monthly.”

    “From the money, she was buying goats for rearing and her goats multiplied. After Fayemi left office as governor, Mama was selling her goats to sustain herself and also feed on the goats.

    “We are calling on Dr. Fayemi to come and rescue Ekiti people from the suffering they are going through, including stoppage of those laudable programmes and payment of taxes by our children in their schools.