“This is in line with our adoption of preventive healthcare strategies that are more cost effective and in the overall best interest of our people
Browsing: Dr. Kayode Fayemi
Fayemi disclosed this during an interactive session with leaders of Ekiti State indigenous students associations at the Jibowu Hall, Government House, Ado-Ekiti
According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Olayinka Oyebode, the appointments take immediate effect, adding that the two retired officers are expected to bring their wealth of experiences to bear on the government’s security and peace initiatives
Inaugurating the steering committee in Ado Ekiti, Governor Fayemi explained that the Knowledge Zone was created because the state needed “to step out of the shadows, let go of yesterday’s strategies and leap into the future with new processes, new approaches to solving our problem
Adeyeye had argued in a recent article that Fayemi, with his monthly salary, does not have the capacity to award scholarship to six students in higher institutions of learning
According to him, the initiative has got some commendations from different quarters as people believe that community funds cannot be embezzled by any individual because it is meant for all the community
Governor Fayemi, who was the special guest at the lecture titled: “It is time to Cancer a national health priority”, said that the Funmi Olayinka Cancer Centre will on take-off focus on early detection of cancer
At the dinner were the Deputy Governor, Professor Modupe Adelabu, the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Honourable Adetunji Orisalade, Secretary to the State Government, Dr Ganiyu Owolabi, the Co-Director of the Summer School, Dr Wale Adebanwi, Dr Ebenezer Obadare, Professor Adetola Alabi of Mississippi State University, USA and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Policy and Strategy, Dr Femi Akinola, members of the state assembly and the state executive council
At the event were the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma-Mukhtar, who was represented by Justice Mahmud Mohammed; the President of the NBA, Okey Wali, SAN; and the Chairman, International Issues Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales, Harold Paisner; among others
Fayemi said distorting the events at the election would not be enough to justify the setting up of a parallel group by those canvassing the Jang leadership
The state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who made this known during an advocacy meeting with environment stakeholders held in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said the demolition became necessary as the affected structures were built on waterways and have caused environmental threat to other buildings in the area
The statement by Oyebode reads: “The attention of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has been drawn to false and misleading news items being published by some newspapers regarding the health condition of the State’s Deputy Governor, Mrs Funmi Olayinka as well as the misrepresentation of the meeting between the Governor and Mrs Olayinka’s elder brother, Chief Olusegun Famuagun, the Sasere of Ado Ekiti
The full panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Tanko Mohammed, fixed the date after parties in the suit adopted their briefs of argument
Fayemi, who noted that Ikogosi Resort is another home for tourists and investors, asserted that business succeeds in a conducive environment where people get comfort and are assured of their safety
Describing 2013 as Ekiti’s Year of Empowerment and Consolidation, Fayemi stated that the year will witness wealth creation through the provision of a conducive environment for job creation, youth and women empowerment, among others
Fayemi also recalled roles played by the late Adegbonmire in the last governorship election in Ondo State in which party members looked up to him for direction and wise counsel
The appointments were ratified by the state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi
“Interestingly, many of the projects, including those already completed before Fayemi purchased the judgment that brought him to
power have been advertised as achievements of the government.”
Fayemi gave the commendation on Friday in Ado Ekiti at a special service marking the beginning of the 2012/2013 legal year, held at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel