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New governor of Ekiti state Ayo Fayose has accused former governor Kayode Fayemi of spending a whooping N50million on beds in his wife's bedroom at the Ekiti State government House which they recently vacated. (one of the beds pictured above). The new governor claimed that between Fayemi and his wife, what was spent on their bedrooms, toilets and bathrooms will be in the region of N100m

Fayose made this accusation in a statement that was released yesterday October 20th by his Special Assistant Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. The new governor described the newly built Government House in the state as a show of wickedness to Ekiti people, many of whom cannot afford to feed once a day. See photos of the Government House and an official statement after the cut...

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The reports below...

Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose on Information and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka has described the new government house built by the immediate past government of Dr Kayode Fayemi as an act of insensitivity to the plight of Ekiti people, many of whom cannot afford to feed once in a day.

Speaking with pressmen in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, Olayinka said no progressive minded Ekiti person would see the out-of-this-world luxury provided with over N3.3bn borrowed fund for Fayemi, his wife and children and will not weep for the State and its people.

Olayinka, who said Governor Fayose was alarmed at the waste of Ekiti resources to provide comfort for a single family out of the thousands of households in the State, added that; “the governor would have preferred to sell out the property and use the fund to provide basic amenities and employment opportunities for the people.

He disclosed that Fayemi was planning to buy a helicopter if he had returned to office for a second term, adding that; “the plan was for Fayemi to run government from the comfort of Oke-Ayoba Government House and move from there to anywhere he wanted without the people seeing him. That’s also the reason he (Fayemi) refused to renovate the Governor’s Office, leaving it in a state of disrepair because he knew that he was not going to use the office during his second term.”
"Also, contract for the maintenance of the property was already awarded for N150m per annum.
“When we visited the Government House for the first time yesterday, Mr Governor was like; how I wish I can sell off this place or turn it to commercial use? It is simply wicked for a governor to be more interested in this manner of ostentatious comfort at the expense of the people.”

Speaking further, the governor’s aide said; “The bed on which Fayemi slept before he left government alone costs over N30 million! That of his wife costs over N20 million!
“Between Fayemi and his wife, what was spent on their bedrooms, toilets and bathrooms will be in the region of N100 million.

“How can a responsible government use borrowed fund to provide this kind of luxury for the governor and his family alone in a State where a lot of people cannot afford to feed once in a day?
“People should ask the outgone governor what was really wrong with the abandoned governor’s lodge used by his (Fayemi) predecessors?

“Shouldn’t such funds expended on the hilltop edifice have been used to resuscitate the moribund Textile Factory in Ado-Ekiti that was turned to lock-up shops to provide employments for our teeming unemployed youths?

“Also, was Fayemi living in that manner of opulence before he became governor? Was he sleeping on a body-massaging bed and bathing in an electric controlled Jacuzzi?

“Here is Fayemi, who could not pay workers salary, owing them two months’ salary before he left. A Fayemi, who out of sheer wickedness refused to pay pensioners N2.4bn pension and gratuities, N400m workers leave bonus, N700m subventions to parastatals and tertiary institutions and remit N2.4bn four months cooperative society’s deductions from workers salary, preferring to use over N3bn borrowed fund to provide luxury for himself, his wife and children alone.
“This is wickedness!

“Most importantly, did our late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, whom Fayemi and his so-called progressives claim as their role-model live in any government house, not to talk of building an Emperor-like House for himself? Did late Michael Adekunle Ajasin build a monarchical government house for himself? Did Baba Lateef Jakande live in any government house? These are great Yoruba sons, whose recorded landmark achievements as Premier of the old Western Region and governors of Lagos State and the old Ondo State respectively. The duo of Ajasin and Jakande were able to impact tremendously on their States because they would not like to waste public fund to provide luxury for themselves.

While reiterating Governor Fayose’s avowed commitment to the masses, Olayinka said; “Left for Governor Fayose, he won’t use that aristocratic government house because it is a symbol of oppression in itself. He will prefer to live where Ekiti people can easily see him, touch him, eat with him and discuss the progress of the State together. “But abandoning it would amount to colossal waste of public funds, let me assure you Governor Fayose will not hide himself from the masses” Olayinka declared.

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Wow.....Ostentatiously Royal.

In a civil service state like Ekiti, that's misplaced priority and waste of state resources.

Its for the state and not his personal property. If u ask me this ain't wickedness. Did he go with the bed abi the new governor's wife no go sleep on the bed? Hypocrites.

On this one I support Fayose!!

Its just a race on how to out do each other in madness amongst Nigerian politicians!!

Why build a N3.3B government house in a state where poverty is abound??

This is why some of us indigenes of bayelsa are mad with the present governor for spending a whooping N33B to build government!

Same Fayemi personally shared rice without meat or vegetables to these great people of Ekiti state

Deris God oh in everything we do oh!!

Why i agree its a waste, Fayose should note that Fayemi did not buy them for himself since they are still in government house.


It will be hypocritical if Fayose doesn't sell those stuff and i don't mean selling them to himself for 100k.


"While reiterating Governor Fayose’s avowed commitment to the masses, Olayinka said; “Left for Governor Fayose, he won’t use that aristocratic government house because it is a symbol of oppression in itself. He will prefer to live where Ekiti people can easily see him, touch him, eat with him and discuss the progress of the State together. “But abandoning it would amount to colossal waste of public funds, let me assure you Governor Fayose will not hide himself from the masses” Olayinka declared."

Nobody is forcing him to leave there, he can always sell the property or remodel it into several apartments so that the Ekiti people can be close to him.

Compared to what many other States government have built over the years, this is just a student's hostel. By the way, why is Fasoye crying wolf when he is supposed to start the business of governance? He is only crying because he was not the one that built it, where he would have told the world that he built it at a rate three times what Fayemi used in building same. By the way, every dime in that building belongs to the government and not Fayemi.

Am interested in the body massage bed. Incase he decides to auction it off to buy bags of rice for Ekiti people am interested.

This Fayose guy is becoming quite repetitive and boring. You are the State's chief executive officer and the responsibility of recovering every penny illegally acquired by your predecessor from the state coffers rests squarely on your shoulders. The EFCC and ICPC are there, invite them, furnish them with all the details that are required for them to do a thorough work, and have them put Fayemi away. It would amount to greater failure on the part of Fayose if after all these "damning revelations" he allows Fayemi to walk free!!

Mr governor, roll up your sleeves and get down to work!! Your first four years have already started counting and it will be dawn before you know it!! The people of Ekiti voted you in to possibly outperform your predecessor fulfilling your pledges to them and not spend the whole time telling them what a terrible governor he was!!

Investigate and prosecute him if he's guilty. Enough of the inanities.

A state with highest number of professors in Nigeria has one of the highest level of poverty.

Is their professorship a total waste