Adewale Adeoye appointed as the SSA by the Ekiti State Governor

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi

Mr. Adewale Adeoye, a journalist by profession has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to  the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Public Affairs. The SSA was formally the Deputy Editor (Sunday) of The Nation Newspapers. He graduated from the department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria in 1988 and holds Masters Degree in Industrial and Labour Relations, University of Lagos in the year 2000.


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Caretaker committees may take over from the sacked from sacked Ekiti 16 Local Government chairmen today

Governor Kayode Fayemi
 Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has told the newly inaugurated caretaker committee chairmen to resume to their various offices today after he has sacked 16 LG chairmen in the state, but the sacked LG bosses said the act is an illegal one and that their tenure has not come to an end because they are being elected to the office democratically. 

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Ekiti 2011: Back to the drawing board

L-R: Fayemi, Oni
The Court of Appeal’s affirmation of the Action Congress of Nigeria’s governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as the governor has changed political permutations for the aspirants and political parties, FEMI MAKINDE writes. The historic victory of Dr. Kayode Fayemi in the legal marathon battle to reclaim his mandate from the ousted governor, Mr. Segun Oni, and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, who denied him his legitimate right for about 42 months, brought a big relief to the people of the state. Although a large number of people went wild in jubilation when Fayemi was declared governor, the victory has thrown camps of some politicians into agony and disarray as the nation prepares for the 2011 general elections.

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I’m ready for probe, says Oni

Former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Segun Oni
Ousted former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Segun Oni, has challenged his successor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to probe him if he can.

Oni, who spoke through a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Segun Ilori, in Abuja on Sunday while reacting to a statement credited to the new governor, said his “performance while in office was nationally acknowledged, adding that such a probe would be mere “shadow-boxing.”

He said the first challenge facing Fayemi, who was sworn-in on Saturday following the nullification of Oni’s election by the Court of Appeal in Ilorin, should be how to complete the numerous projects he (Oni) initiated during his three and half years in office.

He said, “We welcome the statement credited to the new governor to probe the administration of Oni.

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“A new dawn is here” says Fayemi

Governor Fayemi and his wife, Bisi after his swearing in as Ekiti state governor.

Governor Kayode Fayemi, his wife, Bisi and Ekiti State chief Judge, Justice Silas Oyewole during the swearing in ceremony of Governor Fayemi in Ado Ekiti Saturday.

Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs Funmilayo Olayinka and her husband during her oath of office administeredn by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Silas Oyewole , Saturday. Photo: Dare Fasube.
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, formally assumed the mantle of leadership of Ekiti State, yesterday pledging a new dawn in which education will be free at primary and secondary school levels.

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