Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Convocation Lecture Delivered By Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi Protocols Mr Chairman, Provost, Management, Graduands, Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to be here today to deliver the sixth convocation lecture of this great Institution and to be part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of this historic and … Read more
Gov Fayemi has urged the media to hold the government accountable for the misuse of power says no media no nation EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday, said there can be no nation without the media, even as he urged the Nigerian media to hold the government accountable for … Read more
Tinubu has also been out of the country for undisclosed reason. This has sparked some rumors concerning his health. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has received two governors from the South-West, in London. They included Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and his counterpart in Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi. Fayemi is … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the following governors, Fayemi, Buni, Bello in Aso Rock. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president also met with the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Caretaker Committee and … Read more
Fayemi has told Nigerian youths to go beyond twitter revolution and participate actively in politics. Nigerian youths have been urged to go beyond the “Twitter revolution” and take up political roles if they want to effect change in the country. Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, Southwest Nigeria made this plea at the National Security … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has said Nigeria can overcome her security challenges with determination. Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says the country’s security challenges are surmountable if Nigerians are determined to tackle it with sincerity. He stated this on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, at a symposium organised by Shina Peller, lawmaker … Read more
Ahead of Ekiti 2022’s election, Senator Biodun Olujimi has said that Gov Fayemi’s successor must come from Ekiti South. Ahead of the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, Senator Biodun Olujimi has declared that Governor Kayode Fayemi’s successor should come from the South Senatorial District of the state. Olujimi said that it is time … Read more
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said Nigeria is yet to have proper political parties, saying what the country has now are mere platforms. Fayemi also urged Nigerians to continue to strengthen the ties that bind Nigeria to ensure a better future for the country. He said such ties predated colonialism, stressing that the … Read more
Kayode Fayemi Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has commiserated with the family of the late business mogul and former Presidential aspirant, Chief Harry Akande, who passed on Saturday, aged 77. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, the Governor described Akande’s death as an unfortunate and irreparable loss not only to … Read more
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has disapproved government’s plan to borrow from the pension fund, saying that the government has no rights to tamper with the money. On Friday, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum endorsed two proposals to borrow a total of N17tn from two sources for infrastructural development. The governors took the decision after … Read more
Ekiti, 2022 The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Ibrahim Shettima have advised the Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi to resist the temptation of foisting successor. This came as Governor Fayemi told members of his cabinet covertly jostling to succeed him to remain focus … Read more
By Femi Odere On Saturday, October 31, 2020, the governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) Dr. John Kayode Fayemi delivered a speech in Kaduna on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Centre for Historical Documentation and Research, otherwise known as “Arewa House.” This speech was titled “UNFINISHED GREATNESS: Towards … Read more
APC denies Gov Fayemi’s suspension The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the “suspension” of the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi. Reacting, the party in a statement by Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary APC, said the actions are a nullity as the Party’s National Secretariat is yet to receive … Read more
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State has blamed Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, and the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, of being responsible for the ongoing crisis in the state. Chairman of the APC in Ondo State, Hon. Henry Olu Olatuja accused the three prominent politicians … Read more
The executive Governor of Ekiti State Dr Kayode Fayemi has ordered the police force in the state to produce the murderer of one Dotun Kosedake killed during the just concluded local government poll in the state. The Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, disclosed this in a statement over the weekend in Ado-Ekiti. He, however, … Read more
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum spoke at the United States Institute of Peace – President Nancy Lindborg. He described Nigeria’s democratic journey as full of ups and downs rather than a destination with a clear road-map. Read the full text: Humanizing power: All over the world, democracy seems … Read more
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to the verdict of court of appeal on the All Progressive Congress APC senatorial candidate representing Ekiti South, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, describing the judgment as painful. It could be recalled that the Appeal Court had quashed the election of the senator while declaring Abiodun Olujimi … Read more