Fayemi to Seek Buhari’s Permission to Contest Ekiti Guber Election
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Minister of Mines and Steel Developments, Dr Kayode Fayemi plans to seek President Muhammadu Buhari’s permission to contest the Ekiti State governorship election billed for July 14, 2018.

An associate of the minister who confided in our correspondent said that the minister planned to take another shot at the Ekiti State Government House which he lost to Ayo Fayose in 2014.

Going by the timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, campaign for the Ekiti governorship election will open on April 15, 2018.

To join the race, Fayemi will have to resign from his ministerial job.
The All Progressives Congress under which Fayemi will run already has a long list of aspirants hoping to emerge as the party’s flag-bearer for the election.

Among them are former governor of the state, Chief Segun Oni, Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr Babafemi Ojudu, a former commissioner for information in Lagos, Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Faparusi, a retired permanent secretary, Chief Sesan Fatoba, and an Australian based medical doctor, Dr Wole Oluyede.

Others are: Mr kola Alabi, Bimbo Daramola, Mr Ranti Debo Ajayi, Funminiyi Afuye, Mr Muyiwa Coker, Senator Gbenga Aluko, Kayode Ojo, Dr Bayo Orire, Dr Folorunso Akinyele, Prince Kayode Olofinniyi, Mr Diran Adesua, Sunday Adebomi, Dr Makanjuola Owolabi, Mr Folorunso Akinyele and Dr Olu Oluleye.

The incumbent governor, Fayose is also working hard to make sure that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party retains the state.

To the consternation of other aspirants in his party, however, Fayose is positioning his deputy, Kolapo Olusola, to succeed him.

Many observers see the Ekiti State governorship election as an acid test for both the APC and the PDP and expect both parties to do their best to win the state.

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CROWNWEALTH019:
16-0 loading again, is like he never know fayose

TheFreeOne:
I doubt he'll be so eager to willingly seek another round of disgrace.

But if he so desire such will be ajekun iya remix and Dino melaye will come in handy for a 2018 version

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By Ayodele Afolabi, Ado-Ekiti | 01 September 2017 | 4:29 am

A Representative of Coscharis Motors, Justin Ngele, yesterday told the Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the administration of former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State that his organisation supplied 156 vehicles worth N1,284,159,000 based on oral agreement.

Led by the counsel to the automobile firm, Peter Jiya, he said the company executed the deal on trust.He added that the state government later issued a letter of award for purchase of additional 59 units of vehicles which were equally supplied.

Ngele said of the 235 vehicles supplied between 2013 and 2014, N1.449 billion was paid, leaving behind a balance of N459 million.But a witness from the Ministry of Local Government, Samuel Akinjide in his statement on oath, alleged that the ministry received an invoice of N1,284,159,000 for the financing of 156 Ford Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for traditional rulers in the state.


He also claimed that the then Commissioner for Finance, Vincent Kolawole, had taken delivery of the vehicles before the official communication. Akinjide averred that “Coscharis Motors on May 2, 2014 requested for payment in respect of 235 vehicles instead of the 156 units the ministry was directed to purchase.

“By this letter, there is no evidence that Coscharis Motors paid taxes on the vehicles. The automobiles were distributed without the input of the ministry.”

He continued: “The local councils were to settle the debt on equal basis even though they did not solicit for it.“The General Administration Department (GAD) and the Ministry of Finance have been contacted but they all claimed ignorance of the purchase.”Consequently, the panel adjourned sitting till September 8 to enable the automobile company tender original documents to back its claim.


https://guardian.ng/news/at-ekiti-judicial-panel-witness-says-coscharis-supplied-n1-3b-vehicles-verbally/