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  • Fayemi raises 37-member inauguration committee

    Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 37-member Inauguration Committee, charged with the responsibility of organising a hitch-free ceremony to usher in the new administration on October 16.

    The Committee is to liaise with officials of the outgoing administration and relevant agencies and stakeholders for proper coordination and execution of a successful inauguration ceremony.

    A statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor-Elect, Mr Yinka Oyebode, said members of the committee come with ample experiences from the public and private sectors.

    Members of the committee include Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, Mrs Kemi Olaleye, Mr Akin Osho, Mr Yinka Oyebode, Mrs Funke Falodun, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, Mr Tade Aluko, Mr Akin Rotimi, Mr Ayo Adegbite, Mr O’Seun Odewale, Mr Hakeem Jamiu and Mr Tolu Ibitola.

    Others Major Tajudeen Awe (rtd), Mrs Sola Salako-Ajulo, Mrs Bolaji Olagbaju, Dr Opeyemi Ogunsakin, Mr Kola Amire, Mr Kunle Dada, Mr Sanmi Omiata, Mr Tokunbo Adeparusi, Mr Oluremi Ajayi, Alhaja Mariam Ogunlade and Mr Jaiye Opayemi.

    The rest are Mr Gbenga Agbeyo, Chief Folorunsho Olabode, Hon Biodun Omoleye, Mr Shittu Olajide, Mr Biodun Fasakin, Princess Teju Okuyiga, Hon Oladapo Karounwi, Mrs Moni Afuye, Hon Adekunle Adeniyi, Brig-Gen Ebenezer Ogundana (rtd), Mr Gbenga Atiba, Mallam Akeem Bello and Mr Seyi Aiyeleso.

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    The Terms of Reference for the committee members include: develop a framework for formal communications with relevant government agencies and stakeholders for a smooth inauguration ceremony; design and implement programmes for the inauguration ceremony; carry out a comprehensive assessment of facilities and venues for various events; ensure thorough supervision and excellent delivery of outlined events and activities leading to a successful ceremony.

    Other tasks include guest management, media coverage, crowd control, security and general entertainment.

  • We’ll sue Fayemi if cleared to contest – Group

    An interest group in Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened to go to court to challenge the eligibility of the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, if cleared to contest at the May 5 primary.

    The group, Concerned APC Patriots, said Fayemi’s indictment by a Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Ekiti State government has rendered him ineligible to vie for the party’s ticket.

    But Special Adviser (Media) to Fayemi, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, described the Concerned APC Patriots as a “faceless group unknown to the party working for a paymaster.”

    He said the minister is not bothered by the opposition to his nomination and would not be disturbed by the ranting of a tainted ant.”

    Addressing a briefing in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, the group’s Coordinator, Dr. Ifeolu Olubusuyi, also urged the party to listen to the voice of its members who are concerned over Fayemi’s eligibility to stand as a candidate.

    Olubusuyi also urged the party’s national leaders to embrace the zone the governorship ticket to Ekiti South senatorial district which had never produced governor since the state was created in 1996.

    He said: “We are concerned and advise that the APC headquarters must adhere strictly to its own rules and disqualify whoever has not met the minimum conditions for governorship as indicated by the constitution and guidelines”.

    “We are patriotic Nigerians and APC members, who believe in constitutionality. We won’t tolerate subversion of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under any guise.

    “So, our party must comply with the provisions of the laws. The laws must not be applied based on convenience.

    “If you check the nomination form of our party, there is a column where the aspirant was asked whether he has been indicted before or not. This is not an issue that can be suppressed else, our party will have no candidate in this election.

    “And should our party decided to gloss over this and go ahead to screen former Governor Fayemi, we will have no choice than to challenge his eligibility in court, because our party is very dear to our heart and we don’t want to miss the opportunity to reclaim Ekiti in this election .

    “We have consulted our legal team and they are fine-tuning arrangements on all necessary steps to take as regards this”, he said.

    Oyebode said: “There is machinery in place. We are not a lawless society and APC is not a lawless party. Everything is being done according to the dictates of a laid down procedure.

    “They are faceless group not known to the party, having collected money from their paymaster, they want to disrupt what the party is doing. Let them go ahead.

    “This is a faceless group and we believe they have a paymaster. However, they can go ahead, we are not bothered about all that, it all amounts to ranting of a tainted ant.”

  • ‘My supporter’s didn’t attack Fayemi’s convoy’

    ‘My supporter’s didn’t attack Fayemi’s convoy’

    Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) governorship candidate Mr. Ayo Fayose has denied claims that his supporters attacked Governor Kayode Fayemi’s convoy in Ado-Ekiti on Monday.

    In a statement, Fayemi’s media aide, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said the governor’s convoy was attacked around 6pm by hoodlums who came out of Fayose’s campaign office.

    He said the thugs threw stones and bottles at Fayemi’s campaign train, injuring some All Progressives Congress (APC) members and smashing the windshields of their vehicles.

    Denying the claims, Fayose alleged that suspected APC members attacked his campaign office in Adebayo.

    In a statement, PDP Publicity Secretary Pastor Kola Oluwawole alleged that suspected APC members shot at and threw stones into Fayose’s campaign office without being provoked when the governor’s convoy drove past.

    Oluwawole said about 10 suspected hoodlums returned to Fayose’s campaign office and shattered windows and vehicles on the premises with bullets.

    He said the police were investigating the incident.

     

  • Fayose threatens to sue Fayemi

    Fayose threatens to sue Fayemi

    Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has threatened to sue Governor Kayode Fayemi for his comment on the poultry project initiated by his administration.

    On Monday, Fayemi said Fayose’s poultry project could not be revived like the projects of other administrations because it was designed to fail.

    Fayose is on trial for allegedly mismanaging funds meant for the project.

    His counsel, Ajayi Owoseni, said yesterday that his client would sue Fayemi for commenting on a matter that was in court, adding: “In law, nobody is allowed to comment on any matter that is in court.”

    Owoseni, who is also the director-general of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation (AFCO), said suing Fayemi and his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, for contempt of court was necessary to preserve the dignity of the judiciary and check others.

    He alleged that Fayemi was trying to misinform the public, adding that he lacked correct information about the project.

    Owoseni urged the governor to seek information on the scope of work done before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stopped the project.

  • Fayemi condemns Maiduguri attack

    Fayemi condemns Maiduguri attack

    Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has condemned Monday’s attack on some military formations in Maiduguri, Borno State.

    Twenty four people were killed in the attack reportedly carried out by Boko Haram insurgents.

    In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi described the attacks as barbaric.

    He said the spate of attacks by outlawed and insurgent groups must be ended.

    The governor urged the Federal Government to review the nation’s security situation and work out a strategic plan to cut the link supplying ‘oxygen’ to the groups.

    Fayemi suggested better collaboration among relevant security agencies, especially in the area of intelligence sharing.

    He canvassed the strengthening of the Political Intelligence Unit in the Office of the National Security Adviser.

    “This is the time to review our approach to this insurgence. A proactive measure should be taken, while intelligence gathering and intelligence sharing among security agencies should be improved.”

    The Maiduguri attacks should send a dangerous signal to all. And it should be a wake up call for security agencies. And this should, in turn, provoke more coordinated efforts at tackling this dangerous trend.”