Browsing: Michael Opeyemi Bamidele

From the heavy presence of Okada Riders, youth and women leaders who jam-packed the premises of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital that Friday night with many of them pulling their shirts to donate blood while I was in surgery to the powerful presence of delegation of the Ewi of Ado Ekiti and Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti by Saturday morning, followed by the personal visit of our referred Aare Afe Babalola, who was accompanied by his wife and principal functionaries of Afe Babalola University. 

While the APC said the target of the shooting was its governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, with the Peoples Democratic Party-led State Government blaming it on self-destruction by those involved, the Ekiti State Police Command said it is still investigating whether the Mobile Policeman whose gun caused the havoc was on illegal duty as claimed or out to kill Fayemi

While commending the conduct of the operatives of the Nigeria Police, the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps deployed to ensure peace during the election, he also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission for its planned free and fair exercise