Metuh said that the utterances of APC’s leadership with regards to the deployment of security personnel to the state to ensure peace in its governorship election was unfair
Browsing: Ayo Fayose
At the polling unit, the All Progressives Congress scored 36 votes, while the LP had 61, and the Peoples Democratic Party, 15
However, as at press time on Saturday morning, the concentration of the battle had become the media
A socio-cultural group, E-Eleven, had sued the former governor, saying he is not eligible to contest the election
Out of the total number, students got 6,000, 10,000 to market men and women, 10,000 to other groups while the remaining 6,000 went to the 16 local government areas of the state
The soldiers impounded the truck, marked Adewole F. Odunayo Enterprises, and equally arrested the two occupants of the truck
After the meeting, Fayose told State House correspondents that Sunday’s political clash and preparations for the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti and Osun States came up for discussion during the meeting
In a statement by the Director General of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, the PDP governorship candidate challenged Governor Fayemi to explain to Ekiti State people why the EKSU College of Medicine was not accredited till now by both NUC and MDCN
Jonathan said that he was thrilled by the crowd, adding that the party’s candidate could not afford to lose the poll if such display of affection translated to votes
Fayose said: “The governor’s refusal to pay Doctors in the State General Hospitals the Consolidate Medical Salary Structure is a show of insensitivity to the plights of the people
The group said the state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who is also the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was behind the plot to induce Daramola
It said: “Only a wicked governor will wait till three weeks to election before realising that pensioners have not been paid since 2012
ESDU said: “The E-Eleven’s opposition to the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was as a result of their desperation to continue with their management of the State-owned Fountain Hotel without paying the government
Fayose, who promised to pay the deductions made from workers salary into their various cooperatives societies as at when due, urged all government workers to reject the Dr. Kayode Fayemi-led APC government on June 21, 2014
Fayose, who accused the E-Eleven of defrauding Ekiti State to the tune of over N400 million, challenged the group to tell Nigerians what they have done towards the development of Ekiti State in the last 10 years
The attack, which took place on Monday afternoon, occurred just opposite the Ekiti State Government House
The e-eleven, in the brief filed on its behalf by its Chairman, Femi Ajiniran, is asking the High Court to determine among other things whether Fayose, as the nominated PDP candidate, has committed the offence of perjury in the filling and submission of affidavit in support of INEC Form CF. 001 as required by the provisions of Section 31 (2), (5), (6) and (8) of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended)
Fayose alleged that Governor Fayemi sent a text message to the Chairman, Ekiti State Council of Obas and the Onitaji of Itaji-Ekiti, Oba Idowu Adamo Babalola, telling him to make sure that first class Obas in the state do not attend the reception scheduled for the palace of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe
Fayose alleged that the state government was threatening government workers with sack if they voted for the PDP in the June 21 election
Fayose warned the political class against bringing down the country because of power, saying nothing would distract President Goodluck Jonathan from developing the nation