Representatives of the benefitting communities as well as their traditional rulers were in joyful mood as they filed out to receive their checks
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At a meeting chaired by the state’s Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, at the Governor’s Office on Tuesday, the two parties agreed to a 16 per cent Teachers Professional Allowance
Retired local government workers and primary school teachers received N251.3 million for the month of April, their counterparts who worked in the civil service and served as teachers in secondary schools got N252.6 million for the same month
He said; “rather than blaming anyone for its incompetence and hatred for the teachers, the Dr Kayode Fayemi-led Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) government should pay the teachers their entitlements so that our children, who are now roaming the streets can go back to school
The governor urged teachers in the state to accept the 15 per cent out of the 27.5 per cent Peculiar Allowance being demanded by them, pledging to commence the payment of the remaining 12.5 per cent as soon as the state’s finances improves
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
Adeyeye, who disclosed that the state government needs less than N30 million to pay the 27.5 per cent TSS, added: “Even Governor Fayemi can pay that from his Security Vote which is in the region of N200 million per month
He said he would run for another term to consolidate on the “good works”, which his administration had embarked on since 2010
Adeyeye added in a statement signed by the Director General of his campaign organisation, Hon. Bisi Kolawole: “The Fayemi-led Action Congress of Nigeria government does not have any excuse to stop the payment of the 27.5 per cent TSS because PDP government of Engineer Segun Oni was paying it before he (Fayemi) became governor
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 new Permanent Secretaries are Tunde Alokan and O. O. Owolabi
Opening the 128-stall Awedele Neighbouhood Market, Fayemi said the new stalls were constructed to provide alternative market for traders, who were displaced at the Bisi Market, which was partly demolished to pave the way for the recently completed Atikankan-First Baptist Road, now Funmi Olayinka Drive
He said that his administration will always remain worker-friendly in executing policies that enhance their welfare and boost their capacity
The Civic centre, which is being built on a large expanse of land near the Government House complex and billed for completion by the end of the year, would be known as Funmilayo Olayinka Civic Centre
“It can therefore be seen that this platform is the platform that is uniting the PDP in Ekiti today and it is this platform that will finally unite PDP and take the party back to power
Kolawole said the PAAM campaign office in Ado-Ekiti will be formally declared open after the submission of letter of intent at the party secretariat
President Jonathan, who was represented by the Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (rtd), said the late Olayinka made good use of the opportunities she had to serve the people of Ekiti State and Nigeria meritoriously, though her potentials were yet to be fully harnessed before she died
All that we are seeing today is not strange in Ekiti politics. It is a game of popularity that should be expected between the two dominant parties in the state. They have to do this because of the sophistication in politics that have come to bare in our past elections where no party can claim that it can go to sleep on assumption that it has bought the heart of the people,” were the words of Adelana Adeyanju, a youth leader and Vice Chairman of Ekiti Alliance for Democratic Stability
The governor made the pledge on Thursday during the lying-in-state of Olayinka at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti, where a mammoth crowd witnessed the Afternoon of Tributes held in honour of the deceased
The battle for the party ticket was a tough one, with many good people aspiring to govern the State