He said in the statement: “We all saw the intrigues that characterized the primaries that returned the new members. It was ballot snatching and violence on massive scale. The same for April 11 Assembly poll
Browsing: Governor Ayo Fayose
The governor had at the inauguration of the 5th House of Assembly on Friday described the seven months of his administration as challenging and “months of distractions” due to the feud between him and the former lawmakers
According to a press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Fayose, Idowu Adelusi, in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, the legal Icon, who disclosed that he always carefully choose his words, said the governor has made it possible for Ekiti State to again put on her toga as the Political King
The approval followed a letter sent to the Assembly by the Governor, which was read by the Leader of Business of the House, Hon. Olatunji Akinyele, at the inauguration of the 5th state House of Assembly in Ado Ekiti
His words: “The last few months have been traumatic, especially this week. I was not given room for concentration, but I had left the battle for God to fight. I told those planning to impeach me that they will succeed if they can impeach God
Notwithstanding, Fayose still pleaded with the judge to transfer the matter to Ekiti State High Court if he discovers that the Federal High Court, Abuja Division lacks jurisdiction
In a statement signed by the six Reps members-elect – Ayo Oladimeji, Segun Adekola, Akin Awodumila, Olamide Oni, Thaddeus Aina and Kehinde Agboola – the APC lawmakers were told to go and seek forgiveness from God for throwing Ekiti State into chaos in their desperate bid to snatch power from the person duly elected by the people
A statement by the Clerk of the House of Assembly, Tola Esan, said the proclamation will take place at the main Chambers of the House at 10am
He said: “Should the request be favourably disposed to, I shall be happy to nominate a worthy and competent professional who can always oblige Your Excellency and your cabinet the benefit of a second opinion in the serious business of governance.”
The governor displayed the cheques while speaking with journalists at the Governor’s Lodge, Ado Ekiti in reaction to the tension created over the rumour of impeachment moves against him by the APC lawmakers
The PDP disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja
The governor in a statement in Ado Ekiti according to his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, described the choice these two gentlemen of the fourth estate of the realm as round pegs in the round hole
While the 19 lawmakers denied the media report reported on Sunday, the government, in a statement by the Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said the lawmakers had duly acknowledged receipt of cheques for their payments since Wednesday through the office of the Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo
The lawmakers said they were shocked that the reporter did not dwell on the responses from them when he called to get the facts of the matter, preferring to file his report based on rumour, blackmail and outright lie
According to the statement issued by the governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose also hailed the immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan
Reacting to reports that the governor had directed government drivers to block all roads leading to the state with the luxury buses in the
Government House, including mobilising drivers to release their vehicles to block the roads, the youth in a statement by their
Coordinator, Charles Fakunle, warned the drivers never to surrender their vehicles for any illegal act to disturb public peace
The meeting, a product of the governor’s phone calls to the former Speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin, was held in Akure, the Ondo State capital
Fayose described the crisis between the Hausa community and commercial drivers in Ado-Ekiti that led to the imposition of the curfew as unfortunate
Wole Olujobi, the Special Adviser to the ousted Speaker, Hon. Adewale Omirin, said in a statement that the APC lawmakers were shocked that a senior civil servant like Esan could not advice the state Governor, Ayo Fayose, and the Speaker, Hon. Dele Olugbemi, about the consequences of their act if they go ahead to inaugurate another set of lawmakers when the term of the current lawmakers has not yet expired
Fayose said the action was to protect them from being attacked and a demonstration of the fatherly love he had for all residents in the state irrespective of their tribe, religion or sex