Tag: Gov Kayode Fayemi

2023 election will be tough for Tinubu – Fayemi

Emporium Reporters

  Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, will not find the 2023 presidential election easy.   Fayemi, who stated this on Sunday during an interview with Vanguard Newspaper, however, said Tinubu would win the election.   According to him, victory might be tough to come by but Tinubu would come out victorious in the forthcoming election. This, he said, is because electorates would be asked to assess the candidates based on their records.   Fayemi said, “On…

Fayemi bows out, Oyebanji sworn in as Ekiti Governor

Emporium Reporters
Dr Kayode Fayemi

Abiodun Oyebanji, has been sworn in as governor of Ekiti state bringing an end to the administration of Kayode Fayemi.     Oyebanji with his deputy, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye were sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Oyewole Adeyeye on Sunday, October 16, 2022, amid cheers from the mammoth crowd present.   The event which occurred at Ekiti Parapo Pavillion had the presence of Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu; his Osun counterpart Gboyega Oyetola; and ex-Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose     Other dignitaries present at the…

Making Diaspora the centerpiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy and sustainable development agenda By Femi Odere

Emporium Reporters

For a developing (some would argue that she’s still underdeveloped) nation like Nigeria, it’s befuddling, to say the least, that the country’s Diaspora population, which has been documented to have the highest percentage in higher education among global Diaspora population are not given any place in the country’s foreign policy formulation, not to talk of being factored into her sustainable economic development paradigm.   Although this piece is an attempt to make a case for the inclusion of Nigerians in Diaspora, based on hard facts and incontrovertible evidence, into the…

Dabiri-erewa applauds Fayemi on approval of Ekiti Diaspora Livestock production project

Emporium Reporters

Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has commended Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State for giving approval of a 250- hectares of land in Irele Ekiti for a livestock production farming for Ekiti Diaspora Forum.   In a statement issued in Abuja by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said such gesture is worth of emulation as an incentive to encourage the Diasporans back home to invest.   Dabiri-Erewa said that Diasporans in all endeavours were making Nigeria proud home and abroad…

Fayemi approves Ekiti Diaspora Livestock production project

Emporium Reporters

The final nod for a proposed livestock production farming by a group of Ekiti indigenes in the Diaspora under the aegis of Ekiti Diaspora Forum (EDF) has been given by the state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi with his approval of a 250 hectares of land (for a start) in Irele Ekiti for the purpose.   In a press release issued by the former Senior Special Assistant (Diaspora Affairs) to Ekiti State Governor, Femi Odere, the statement said that the final approval for this livestock farming, whose first phase will be…

EFCC arrests Alfa, Herbalist after defrauding political aspirant N24m

Emporium Reporters

Operatives of the Lagos Command of EFCC have arrested two self-acclaimed spiritualists, one Alfa Abiodun Ibrahim and Wale Adifala, who along with one Ifawole Ajibola (aka Baba Kalifa currently on the run), allegedly conspired to defraud an aspiring House of Representatives member in Ekiti State, of the total sum of N24,071,000 which they claimed was to be used to secure spiritual help for the political ambition. They were arrested on July 7, 2022 in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, following a petition against them, alleging that after collecting the said sum,…

Fayose, another Biblical Esau By Aare Abiodun, De Oracular Oracle

Emporium Reporters

We still remember the story of the Biblical Esau who sold his birth right to his younger brother, Jacob, for a plate of porridge. That is the case of Ayodele Fayose at the moment. Few days ago, I wrote on how a former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, dumped the PDP and worked for the victory of the APC in the last governorship election in the state. Yes, Fayose did so for a pot of porridge. I wonder how many plates of porridge the Ekiti born Esau (Fayose) will…

Gov Sani Bello congratulates Ekiti Governor-Elect, Biodun Oyebanji

Emporium Reporters

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress( APC) for his landslide victory at the just concluded Ekiti State gubernatorial election. Governor Sani Bello in a statement said that the victory of the Oyebanji was a clear indication that the APC-led government in Ekiti State and the country at large has executed people-oriented projects. The Governor added that the governor-elect has significant work to do in complimenting the efforts of Governor Kayode Fayemi as governance is a continuous process. “I congratulate you on…

JKF: No Longer ‘the Apprentice’ By Olawale Olaleye

Emporium Reporters

Last Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, has stoked some interrogations on the political artery of the state, with ideology at the centre of it all. There’s also been interesting reports and opinions about the fact that the feat of Saturday had broken 23 years succession jinx in the state. But a few people have equally been stifled by the inadequacy of that single-minded submission. Yet, it might not have been a function of mischief.   Spare a moment and take an introspective look at the politics of South-west since…

The Dynamic of Ekiti 2022 Governorship Election By Adefolarin A. Olamilekan

Emporium Reporters

Democracy and politics are interconnected and interwoving interesting processes.That in no small measures afford humanity. The opportunity to ensure aggregate and agreeable development. Meanwhile democracy is the vehicle,politics on the other hand is the road.   Therefore,through democracy we are on the move to select out off several options.At the same time,the road is not always smooth toward our agreement, disagreement and compromise to sustain our interests.   In this respect that is why an open minds to politics as demostrate that politics to a great extent is local, but…