The Council of Traditional Rulers also agreed to invite both the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Alhaji Halilu Pai, on the yet-to-be collected voter cards and security operatives in the state to intimate the Council on the plans to curb political violence
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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
The statement described the attack on the media outfit that went to cover the Labour Party campaign rally in Ikere as disheartening
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)
The Labour Party governorship standard bearer in June 21 election, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, gave the staggering statistics on Wednesday during his campaign rally to Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state
Fayemi was officially presented with the flag of the All Progressives Congress to run as the candidate of the party in the June 21 election at an impressive rally held at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital
The President, I fear may likely be treated to this avalanche of criticism when he arrives Ekiti State this week
Bamidele said no amount of intimidation and attack would make him succumb to the wishes of those whom he claimed sees him as a threat
Speaking through the Director General of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, the governorship candidate said: “Governor Kayode Fayemi denied thousands of Ekiti youths the opportunity of gaining admission into the university by merging the three universities that he met in the State into one
She said her emergence as Michael Opeyemi Bamidele’s running mate only last week was divine, promising that she would use her office as further opportunity to serve humanity
The PDP candidate said all true sons and daughters of Oduduwa must rise against any attempt by the politicians to sow discord among the traditional rulers through careless and unguided talks
Bamidele disclosed this to his teeming supporters on Thursday during the continuation of his rally across Ijero Local Government Area of the state
According to a statement by the Director of Publicity, Ayo Fayose Campaign Orgnanisation, Gboyega Adribisogan, apart from Adebayo, other notable members of the APC, who defected to the PDP, included the Odogun of Are-Ekiti; High Chief Adebayo Solomon, the Elesha of Are-Ekiti; and Chief Francis Omoyajowo
The commission’s Deputy-Director, Gender Division, Blessing Obidiegwu, gave the directive in Ado-Ekiti at a one-day political dialogue organised by a consortium of women bodies in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme and INEC
Speaking through the Director General of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, the PDP candidate said it was curious that contracts worth several billions of naira are now being awarded by the Dr. Kayode Fayemi-led government with election less than five weeks away
Speaking through the Director General of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, the PDP governorship candidate added: “Fayemi should rather apologise to Ekiti teachers for refusing to pay the 27.5 per cent TSS that was being paid by the PDP government before he assumed office
The governor, whose administration currently pays 16 per cent of the allowance, based on negotiation with the teachers, announced the readiness of his government to effect full payment while addressing teachers at the sensitization programme on the State Education Programme Investment Project in Ado Ekiti on Monday
Lawal made the declaration on Thursday in Afao-Ekiti when he led scores of other erstwhile loyalists of the former governor to the home of the PDP gubernatorial candidate for the June 21, 2014 gubernatorial election in the state, Ayo Fayose
Ajijola, who also called for fresh investigations into the burning of the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Ido/Osi Local Government Area, added: “Now that the Fayemi and his APC have admitted that Ido/Osi Local Government was PDP stronghold since 1998, it behoves on Fayemi and his party to also admit that they lied that PDP rigged the 2009 rerun election in Ido/Osi Local Government and apologise to the people
According to a statement by the Director General of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, the meeting will afford the PDP candidate the opportunity to unveil his programmes to the indigenes