By 2006, the opposition, Alliance for Democracy (AD) had regained popularity, parading virtually all known political and opinion leaders in Ekiti as members and sympathizers. The party was posed to produce the governor come 2007 until its primary election was riddled with allegations of manipulation. This led to all aspirants leaving the party and Fayemi was declared the winner of the controversial primary.
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Adegboye gave the order for Aluko’s arrest and prosecution for alleged perjury on February 3, 2016 based on a Motion Ex-parte number MAD/10cm/2016 filed by the Ekiti State Government against Aluko and the State Commissioner of Police
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has expelled the state Secretary, Dr. Tope Aluko, and three other…
Adebayo said in the statement: “We first thought the the octogenarian was quoted out of content but waiting for some days without denial of the statement indicated that the former banker has really thrown caution and wisdom to the wind; this kind of statement could have been taking as a mistake but coming for a supposed financial expert is frustratedly unfortunate
While passing a vote of confidence in the Faleye-led executive, the Elders’ Forum warned Olatunde-led faction to tread softly and avoid anything that could witch hunt the “legally installed party chairman
Olatunde, who spoke along with the Public Relations Officer of the party, Chief Joseph Daraniwon, however, said the governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, had not been officially informed of the development promising to brief him before the week runs out
The Secretary of the PDP in Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko, in a statement on Tuesday, said the appeal panel deliberately dissipated much energy on the use of military during the election in a manner which has aroused the suspicion of the party
The rally, which will kick off in Emure Local Government Area at 11am, will also be held in Ise/Orun and Ikere Local Councils at 1pm and 3pm respectively
According to the state Secretary of the APC, Dr. Tope Aluko, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, the intention of the APC was to cause disaffection against the government of Governor Ayo Fayose
The name of the twenty-six candidates who emerged in the primaries are: Dr. Samuel Omotoso for Oye Constituency One; Hon. Olatunji Akinyele, Oye Constituency Two; while Hon. Odunayo Talabi is to represent the party in Ado Ekiti Constituency One
They were replaced with Hon. Dele Olugbemi from Ikole Local Government Area and Hon. Abeni Olayinka from Ado Local Government Area as speaker and deputy speaker respectively
The party said that the Fayemi Administration had acted callously and in a primitive manner as no responsible outgoing government will put land mines in the way of its successor through frivolous recruitment and booby elevation to its top-most positions few weeks to the handover
A statement by the Director of Publicity of the party, Mr Segun Dipe, alleged that a special squad of top police officers put together by the Presidency had arrived the state from Abuja to put APC leaders out of circulation
The state executive of the party made the clarification in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Kola Kolawole, in Ado-Ekiti
We had expected that someone like Fayose, who had boasted that he was the only aspirant acceptable to the PDP members, would allow a FREE and FAIR Ward Congresses so as to establish his popularity and acceptability, but what happened on Wednesday clearly demonstrated his (Fayose) rejection by the PDP members
The Ikere PDP Youths Movement, which made the allegation in a statement on Monday, and signed by its Chairman, Wole Adebayo, and Secretary, Biola Morakinyo, described Aluko as “a mole” in the Ekiti State PDP
Olajuwon said that the exercise was to curb de-registration of erring voters by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state
The Director General, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye Movement, Hon. Bisi Kolawole, said in a statement on Sunday that the tour will begin from Efon, Ekiti West and Ijero Local Government Areas on Monday while Ilejemeje, Oye and Ikole will be visited on Tuesday
Tukur also told the leadership of the party in Ekiti State that the national leadership would not accept consensus candidacy for the primaries that would produce the governorship candidate for next year’s election in Ekiti State
Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, Olaleye disclosed that Fayose had gotten wind of the advert through a staff of a national newspaper that was first approached for publication of the advertorial