The party said Fayose’s response becomes imperative following the refusal of the governor to declare his assets publicly, including allegations of fraud raised against him that he has not denied
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In the bid to further prevent the Fulani herdsmen from grazing, Fayose on Monday empowered local hunters in the state
Governor Fayose made this known when he visited Oke-Ako in Ikole Local Government Area of the State that was invaded last Friday by Fulani herdsmen, which led to the killing of two residents of the town
In this instant case, seeing that our tenure was being threatened by some powerful interests within the party in the South West, the Secretary of the Zonal Exco, Chief ‘Pegba Otemolu, approached the court to seek to interpret the constitution of the PDP on our tenure of office
The Publicity Secretary of the party, Taiwo Olatunbosun, in a statement faulted Fayose’s figures on the state’s debts and salary figures, including claims on some projects, alleging that the governor was on “a familiar terrain to con Ekiti people”.
The Special Assistant to the governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, who reacted to the All Progressives Congress claim that Fayose borrowed N10 billion to construct flyover bridge in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital, said: “Governor Fayose’s government is not profligate like APC government of Fayemi that took loans to plant flowers that were not seen, construct uncompleted state pavilion and civic centre and build governor’s lodge for the benefit of Fayemi and his wife.
Faye said: “This is a moment of truth. I commend the president for being bold enough to apologise for his lapses. He has come out to admit and accept that criticism is part of democracy. He can do whatever he likes, but it must be within the ambit of the law
According to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi, Grace sent a text message to the governor when she got the alert from her bank and told Fayose she was not entitled to the allowance
The meeting, which was called to resolve the dispute between Ekiti State Artisans’ Association and NATA over the parcel of land the proposed village would be built, resolved that a committee be set up to find ways the two unions could work together
The culprits – Omotayo Ojo, a staff of the revenue board, and a printer, Akinniyi Akinsola, had made confessional statements to the police upon interrogation
Akinwumi, who also doubles as the Special Adviser on Due Process, said the state government advertised twice in four newspapers – The Sun, Tribune, Punch and The Guardian – seeking bids for the projects and three firms put in bids for the market, while one did for the flyover
The party praised the group for raising the alarm over the alleged fraud, even as it also commended the State Accountant General for letting the public know about the overbloated figure that the governor had been passing to the government over fuel supply claim
Olayinka, who reacted to a statement by the APC that Fayose was not telling the truth about the financial status of the state and that the current allocation to Ekiti State was enough to pay workers’ salary, said: “In a normal clime, members of a party that ruled Ekiti for four years, borrowing billions of naira to plant flowers that were never seen, thereby plunging the State into debt would bury their heads in shame
The governor said: “If INEC could mess up its first assignment under President Buhari’s kinsman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Nigerians should get prepared for manipulated electoral processes.”
Fayose said threats of boycott by any political party would not make him jettison his plans to conduct the local government poll on that day
He said: “The month’s statutory allocation is the worst in the history of our state. We got a net allocation of N1.4 billion at state level while the salary of workers is N2.6 billion monthly. At the local government level, the 16 council areas got a little over N1 billion, while the wage bill there is over N2 billion monthly
According to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, the governor acted on the recommendations of the Governing Council of the university, which said Bandele came first out of the three candidates who were interviewed for the job
The APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Taiwo Olatubosun, said in a statement that the experience of Ekiti State people in the last one year had shown clearly that there was nothing to celebrate in terms of achievements
The party alleged that members of the electoral body as constituted by the governor is composed of card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party, noting that such action was illegal and an invitation to chaos inherent in the electoral umpire providing support for a contesting party to the detriment of other parties
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has described the ceaseless attacks and insults on President Muhammadu Buhari by Governor…