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Call your boys to order, Fayose urges Buhari

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has made a passionate appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene forcefully to restrain Presidency officials and other appointees endangering our democracy and making a mockery of the nation.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor decried the incessant acts of impunity by Presidency officials, which he said have become alarming, and the pettiness that attend serious matters of state, which he said has become ludicrous.

“Governance has been reduced to a theatre of the absurd. These appointees of yours are needlessly and embarrassingly flexing muscles and are heating up the polity; they appear to be having fun and regaling themselves at the expense of the nation. The economy has collapsed and the people are suffering. There is hunger and anger never before witnessed in the land.

“Yet, Presidential appointees are preoccupied with trivialities and inanities. Wearing of uniform has suddenly become a Supreme Court matter. Why a man who will not wear uniform went to take a uniformed job beggars belief. How someone who has so little respect and scanty regard for an organisation like the Nigeria Customs Service should be made to head the same organisation must baffle right-thinking Nigerians.

“In other societies where people have a sense of decency and decorum, people with such irreconcilable differences would honourably resign their position.

“And where a government finds itself unable to effectively govern, as we appear to have here on our hands, it behoves the head of that government to do the needful.

“Mr. President, let it not be said that you have lost grip of your government. Nigerians are beginning to believe, as a statement of fact, your wife’s allegation that a cabal has taken over your government. Your defence that your wife belongs to “the other room” now rings hollow in the ears of Nigerians.

“The saying is that he who appoints can also disappoint. Your appointees are your creation and it is an aberration when they become greater and more powerful than you. Mr. President, the tail is wagging the dog right now. You must take effective and firm action to reverse this ugly and unwholesome trend.

“I am also the head of a government and I know how it works. The ‘consortium of presidents’ around you, as Nigerians now derisively refer to those ‘powerful’ and larger-than-life appointees of yours who take delight in riding roughshod over the polity and desecrating the hallowed chambers of justice, must be cut to size. If you need help, Nigerians are ready to queue behind you on this issue to put an end to your appointees’ shenanigans.

“Mr. President, I, Ayo Fayose, volunteer to help you in this regard. As a state governor, I cannot brook a tenth of what you are taking from your appointees. None of my appointees can disrespect and disparage the Ekiti State House of Assembly like your appointees are doing to the National Assembly.

“Did you listen to what a distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic said this week on the floor of the red chamber; that for the 59 days that you were away on medical leave in London, your appointees were gentle and behaved themselves and there were no killings in any part of the country by rampaging herdsmen; but now you are back and the troubles are back with us again? We all prayed for your quick recovery and swift return to office. Must we now regret doing so?

Fayose then warned the President to note that Nigerians are discerning and the wool cannot be pulled over their eyes any longer. Their patience, he added, is fast running out.

‎Legacy projects: Fashola gives Fayose pass mark

‎The Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday gave kudos to the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over the execution of some legacy projects such as the flyover in Ado-Ekiti and the dualisation of the Ado-Ikere Road among others.

The minister, who was taken  round some of the projects by the governor, said though the projects were on federal roads, they were the type of collaboration the Federal Government expected from state government.

Fashola stated this while fielding questions from newsmen at the end of his working visit to Ekiti State.

"We saw all the projects being executed by the state government, this is the kind of collaboration that the Federal Government welcomes. What is important is how much service ‎we deliver to the people we are to serve. Of course roads are shared among the tiers of government, but what is important is the service to the people.

"In the area of housing, the state ought to lead, but there is nothing wrong with the Federal Government coming to support. It will create job opportunities for different categories of people and it will boost the local economy too," he said.

Asked when the Federal Government would reimburse the state for the projects, Fashola stated that there was a due process to follow‎.

Earlier, during a courtesy call on Fayose, ‎the governor expressed confidence in the commitment made by the Federal Government to fix some of the roads linking Ekiti to other states.

Fayose also commended the minister for taking time to travel by road in order to assess the roads.
He noted that if such decisive steps had been taken earlier enough, there would have been more infrastructural development in the state.

He called on the minister to ensure the roads were fixed as promised and speedily too, as he also solicited for repayment of costs incurred on federal roads by the state government.

The governor promised to channel whatever funds recovered from the Federal Government to roads in other communities of the state.

Earlier, the minister said engineering designs had been completed on the Ado-Igede-Aramoko-Itawure and Ado-Akure roads and contractors are expected to move to sites as soon as the 2017 budget is passed.
He said the Buhari administration was ready to help the state, noting that 'the Federal Government was committed to redeeming the expenses incurred by state governments on federal roads'.

He commended the state government for being proactive in fixing some of the roads.  

Fashola's comment on Fayose's legacy projects came on the heels of a similar view expressed by the Special Adviser to the Vice President on Policy, Mrs Yosola Akinbi, who also visited the state on Wednesday and who inspected some of the projects too.

Akinbi also lauded Fayose for embarking on those developmental projects.

Supreme Court Update

23 March, 2017.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria today began sitting on the Appeal against February 17, 2017 Court of Appeal Judgement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Appeal was filed before the Supreme Court by the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Motions heard today were for and against the Accelarated Hearing filled by the NCC for which the defendants (Senator Sheriff Group) filled a motion to strike out the Appeal on ground that the National Caretaker Committee does not have locus to file the Appeal. The Motion against was heard and struck out by the Supreme Court.

Conversely, the motion for the Accelerated Hearing of the NCC led by Senator Makarfi was granted and the Defendants (Senator Sheriff's Group) granted 21 days to file response.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has slated May 4, 2017 to consolidated hearing of all the motions.

We pray divine peace and direction in our great Party, Amen.

Long live the PDP! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!

Adm. Chinwe I. Nnorom
PDP Head, Publicity Division

Nnamani must quit as Electoral Reform Committee Chairman - Fayose

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called for the immediate resignation of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani as chairman of the Electoral Reform Committee and allow a non-partisan person to take over, saying “if the federal government is serious about electoral reform, Senator Nnamani, a card carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won’t head the Electoral Reform Committee.”

The governor, who also said there was nothing wrong with the country’s electoral system, said; “It was the same electoral system that produced the present APC government of President Muhammadu Buhari, in an election adjudged as relatively free, fair and credible. So what happened to the system after May 29, 2015 that this present government took over? How did we get to this level of inconclusive and questionable elections in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies appear to have become part of the ruling party?”

In his presentation at the public hearing on constitution and electoral reform held at Ogun State Cultural Centre, Abeokuta today, Governor Fayose said; “Even when it inherited a working system that conducted elections adjudged as free and fair by local and international communities, INEC has failed consistently to replicate the inherited working system due to overzealousness and rabid passion to work as appendage of the federal government.

“Imagine an election that is ongoing, only for INEC to postpone counting of votes by midnight, with the party agents driven away. Any result announced in the morning has lost any credibility and legitimacy and cannot represent the will of the people.”

The governor, who was represented by the Chairman, Ekiti State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Dr Samuel Omotoso pointed out that “The only time this country made an attempt at a reliable electoral reform was during the tenure of President Umaru Yar’Adua who appointed retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Uwais as the chairman. This singular move gave the panel credibility, widespread acceptability and massive supports from all over the country and across political divides.

“Such cannot be said of this panel that is overshadowed with massive moral burdens and conflict of interest as a result of the chairman being a card carrying member of a political party called APC.”

He said; “Senator (Dr) Ken Nnamani, being the South-East regional leader of APC is incapable of rising above primordial and party sentiments to give Nigerians anything different from electoral inconclusiveness that we have at the moment.

“Any reform from such encapsulation can as well be said to be dead on arrival.”

Speaking further, Governor Fayose described INEC under the present APC government as the champion of electoral malpractices, saying “INEC and security agencies need to purge themselves of all these putrid behaviours and face the reality of modern day democracy.

“As Governor of Ekiti State, I have no reservation about reviewing and reforming our electoral process but I am reluctant about the sincerity of purpose deploy each time we display such political hallucinations under the guise of reforms, this has amounted severally to playing to the gallery and this committee just like others that have embarked on several wild goose chases in the past is not likely to be different.

“When those who are to supervise an election take over the process and turn themselves to interested parties rather than rise above board, then we breed nothing other than chaos, pandemonium, mayhem, confusion and disorganisation of the whole process.

“We all know those who commit crimes during the elections but this same people are protected using the police, who is supposed to ensure orderliness and legal consequences for electoral infractions. The police would rather arrest and prosecute the victims of electoral malpractices and violence while releasing the actual aggressors due to the relationship of these offenders to the government in power.

“The penchant for disorder by the umpire has got to a state of obsessive compulsive disorder, in the sense that rather than ensure sincerity of purpose within the system, what we have is deceit, flippancy and double standards.

“Therefore, there is no gainsaying that this electoral review body is not needed until the panel is equitable, non-partisan and devoid of influence from the powers that be. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands.”

NULGE President Lauds Fayose on Capital Projects

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has again been commended for the ongoing developmental projects across the state in spite of the economic recession in the Country.

National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE), Com Ibraheem Kaleel gave the commendation while addressing Press shortly after being conducted round some of the projects.

Kaleel noted that he was highly impressed with the level of performance of the governor in the face of the economc recession, saying it takes a committed leader to achieve the feats.

The NULGE President particularly expressed satisfaction with the ultra modern market meant for people who need to make daily income, the fly-over, and the high court building.

He therefore called on members of his Union to key into the Government's developmental projects and also support policies meant to help the masses.

He described Fayose as a fellow Comrade as he remains a leading voice for the voiceless and the less privileged in the Country.

The Governor had earlier ascribed the achievements to his commitment and love for the masses, noting that he would continue to work for the betterment of the society.

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose on Sunday night announced his government’s interest in the case of a woman beaten by some policemen in Ado Ekiti on Friday.
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The state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose made this known while speaking on a monthly public enlightenment programme, “The Governor Explains”.
Ayodele Fayose
He disclosed that an investigation panel has been set up to probe what actually transpired between the woman and the police.
He said the investigation will unravel the policemen that beat the woman.
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The governor said he was particularly disturbed by media reports linking policemen to the alleged beating of the woman, Toyin Adeyeye, despite her status as a nursing mother.
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He described as regrettable, the police action, coming barely two weeks after the state celebrated Women’s Day with fanfare.

The governor declared that the law on violence against women still subsists in the state, and that the law would be applied as appropriate in this matter.
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Mr Abdullahi Chafe, the state police commissioner had said the woman was beaten by policemen at a checkpoint in Ado Ekiti because she slapped one of his men and tore his uniform. He claimed the woman slapped one of his men when she was asked to prove the ownership of the car in which she was being driven.
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Chafe spoke in a reaction to the social media outrage against the policemen for brutalising a woman.
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After the beating, Adeyeye and her baby, including her younger brother, Adeniyi Dada were detained at a police station in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. The Kia Picanto that Dada was driving was also impounded.
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“It is not good for somebody to prevent a law enforcement officer from carrying out his lawful duty, somebody wearing the uniform? It is not about his age but the authority he carries, I don’t allow my men to do something contrary to the law”, Chafe said.

“Those people slapped my policeman on duty and tore his uniform. Uniform is an authority and what those people did was against the law and it is not good for a civilian to slap a policeman

“I don’t want a woman to be detained with baby or with pregnancy,
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I don’t want an old woman or a minor to be detained. I have taken note of this and we will take the right action on the matter as investigation continues”, he said.
The husband of the woman, Mr Akanni Adeyeye refuted the police claim, saying his wife and her brother were beaten and detained for refusing to offer bribe to the policemen at the checkpoint.
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He told newsmen that about five policemen on duty at the checkpoint beat them before taking them to the New Iyin Police Station where they were detained.
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He said the police also impounded the black Kia Picanto car with registration number LAGOS FKJ 221 EE conveying them.

The woman and her daughter were released by the police on Saturday night.

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MEET YOUR GOVERNOR FAYOSE SPEAKS

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I greet my people at home, Thank You.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I want to appreciate Ekiti people, I want to appreciate Ekiti women for coming out to be celebrated on this year's occasion of the 2017 World Women's Day Celebration.

On the nursing mother, Mrs Toyin Adeyeye that was assaulted by Policemen from New Iyin Road, Ado Ekiti on Friday, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose met with the woman and the Commissioner of Police a few minutes ago.

The governor upon being told of the assault, invited the woman and her husband to the govt house.

Governor Fayose, who frown at the assault directed that full investigation must be carried out and whoever that is found culpable must be punished accordingly.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: May that of the 2017 never be the last, I thank the Kabiyesis, I thank all and sundry. We had 25000 cloths but those who paid for the ankara was well over 100,000 and I have directed that monies be refunded to those who couldn't get the cloth. God willing, I will fulfil all the promises made.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I thank you all for my support, there is no way I can thank you enough.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Concerning the woman that was assaulted, I have directed the commissioner of police to commence full investigation of the matter, everyone involved in that act must have their day in court, our law does not give room for assault on women. I won't allow that, never!

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: A school in Ekiti came first in an exam conducted in Abuja, I will shed more light on that later.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: To th police, don't use your position to oppress Ekiti people, I will not accept that.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: The Local Government is an administration on its own, it's in charge of the primary school and local government workers, they have a reasonable level of autonomy.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: During Xmas, I paid 2 salaries, LG allocation has dwindled such that one allocation can't meet up with a month's salary. In January, the LG and its steering committee approved payment for basic, they now had to look for a way to pay for deductions they couldn't pay before.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: #1.65b was what accrued to Ekiti as allocation. I called the Chairmen to see what we can do about the money, NULGE wants to be paid, the council chairmen wants to be paid too. I compelled the Chairmen to make sacrifice, they agreed. Then the NULGE Vice Chairman came and said compulsorily, NULGE must get two deductions.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: The NULGE Vice Chairman become so rude and I told him to leave, I told him being a NULGE VC doesn't mean he should be that rude. The following morning, another member of NULGE said my action will boomerang. They went ahead to send texts to female NULGE members not to attend the women's day celebration.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: He went to the press to say I was going to divert #1.2b and I ask, to where?

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: He went further to the court and they brought me a court summon.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: On Paris Club refund, last time we got # 8.8b, LG government got #3.4b while the state got #5.4b. We are transparent and we won't have anything to hide when the next Paris Club refund comes.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: On my actions on filling stations, I was elected to protect the lives of my people, the number of these people constituting filling stations indiscriminately is nothing compared to the number of Ekiti residents. We have to choose between the security of people's life and those trying to make money.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I will never allow anyone burn us to ashes in Ekiti, most of these filling stations had no insurance. A good leader looks after the welfare of his people and not the next election. Ekiti must stand behind me to fight this people who want to burn Ekiti. They said they want to go on strike, they are on their own. Siting filling stations indiscriminately is unacceptable and it stands like that.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: The law is applicable to both petrol and gas stations, there will be no approval without my signature.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Let's go to Okeyinmi, someone is constructing a filling station there, the owner has come to meet with me, we'll make the place a public car park, the ministry of land should perfect papers on that from Monday.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Ekiti people should stand with me on these actions, it's in the public interest.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I have not locked any bank without court orders, some have been owing us as far back as 1999. The good news is that some of the banks have come and asked that we have a second look into it, we are not begging them, we are asking for what is legitimate. About 5 banks came last week, we'll resolve.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: On Agriculture, we'll commence land clearing which is the most difficult aspect of farming, we are working with FADAMA, we are collaborating with the FG to get some tractors too. We are working to ensure farmlands are not destroyed by cattle rearers.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Response to Phone Calls... I have directed that Ayegunle Road in Ise Orun LG be fixed.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Response to Text Message... Ado LG Chairman should visit the Ado Health Centre.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Response to Phone Calls... Contractors will return to the road dualization site in Ise and Emure LG within the next 4 weeks.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: There will be a Land Lord and Land Owners' Summit soonest, there will be a meeting with Ado Land Lords by 4pm on Tuesday.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Once again my people, I thank you all. There is peace because our people on the other side are still in Abuja, as election approaches, when they come during elections, tell them not to destroy this place. Thank you.

Magu, efcc chair nominee, under pressure from d question senator Faseyi asked him called senator faseyi SENATOR FAYOSE @ d senate screening

Senator faseyi asked him how much av been recovered in dollars, pounds & naira ever since he is calling d shots.
What is efcc using d money for??
2 powerful questions, kudos to senator faseyi

Only Ekiti, Lagos, Gombe, 5 other States Runs Transparent Budgetary System in Nigeria, says BudgIT


An advocacy group, BudgIT, on Thursday said that only eight of the 36 states of the federation made their annual budgets transparent.

The Head of Research in BudgIT, Mr. Atiku Samuel, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that only Ekiti, Lagos, Gombe, Bauchi and Kaduna ran transparent budgets.

According to him, the other states are Edo, Kwara and Kogi.


Samuel said that it was wrong for states not to run transparent budgets, noting that not publishing budgets was contrary to the Federal Government’s anti-corruption drive.

“Publishing budget is part of the 22 conditions given to state governments to access the bailout package.

“A requirement given by the Federal Government for accessing the package is that states should publish their budget documents and budget implementation reports online.

“Lack of publishing budgets by state governments should be frowned at because they leave the citizens with a deficit of information,’’ he said.

The official added that the lack of information was unhelpful to the citizenry and constituted a challenge to BudgIT which, he said, needed the budgets for planning.

According to Samuel, published annual budgets should contain adequate information to enable citizens to understand them.

Samuel told NAN that BudgIT which focuses on creating demand for government information, driving accountability and transparency, needed to draw attention to the inadequacy.

He also claimed that there was disconnect between what governments through their Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) presented as budgets and what citizens actually wanted.

The official attributed this to lack of participatory budgeting.

He said that the citizens were not being involved in budget formulation process, adding that there was also little feedback from them.

“The beauty of democracy is meeting the needs of people.

“Having researched on budgets from 2009 till date, we found that people are usually unaware of what their elected representatives are doing.

“In cases where the citizens are aware of the projects going on in their constituencies, they tell you that these projects differ from their actual need,’’ Samuel stressed.

ILESA-AKURE & AKURE-ONDO-ORE ROADS TURN DANGER ZONES:

Please tell your families and friends to be careful these days when travelling on the ILESA-AKURE ROAD as well as the AKURE-ONDO-ORE road because of the high rates of kidnapping and deadly robbery attacks even during the day light. Many lives/properties were lost between Feb 13-17 on the ILESA-AKURE road due to various robbery attacks.

On Thursday Feb 23, the GM of a company was almost kidnapped around Erin-Ijesa junction of the road. Even though he escaped, he received gun shots with his Prado Jeep riddled with bullets.

Almost the same time, a Senior Bank official with a new generation bank left Akure for an official trip but was not lucky as he died of shock when his Driver was shot.

The lifeless body of the Banker was later found on the third day around the area as he was abandoned by the Kidnappers.

His Driver is still at the intensive care of OAU Teaching Hospital, Ife.

The next day Friday 24, two businessmen were kidnapped on the road around Joseph Ayo Babalola University.

Again on Saturday Feb 25, a Veteran Journalist & former MD of Daily Times, Dr Adinoyi-Ojo Onukaba ran into some deadly armed robbers around Igbara-Oke junction of the road. In an attempt to run into the bush, he was hit by another vehicle and he died on the spot.

He was coming from Abeokuta where he attended the 80th birthday of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Dr Onukaba have since been buried in his state, Kogi.

The Inspector General of Police, Gov AREGBESOLA of the state of Osun and the new Gov AKEREDOLU of Ondo state should please come to the rescue of travellers on the road.

PLS, help forward to as many as possible until it gets to the IGP and the GOVERNORS. Let us save lives.MC DON DESTINY CARES

Fayose Enacts Law Protecting Women’s Rights In Ekiti


As the celebration of the International Women’s Day continues across the globe, the Ekiti State Government has chosen to mark the day in a different way.


The State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday said he has enacted a law prescribing a life sentence for any man guilty of battering a woman.

The announcement was made at a rally in Ado Ekiti, where he disclosed the approval of 500 million Naira for women empowerment in Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria.

“Very irresponsible men beat their wives; this is part of what women must say no to.

“I have enacted a law, if you rape an Ekiti woman you will go in for live imprisonment,” the Governor said.

He reiterated his administration’s resolve to support the welfare of women in the state, acknowledging the various roles they play in the society.

Wife of the Governor, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose, believes women should not be neglected and asked them to take advantage of the state’s economic plan.

“Women should be identified and appreciated by their strengths, abilities and efforts to move the nation forward.

“I urge Ekiti women to lets us come together like never before to emphasis, ensure and realise the objective of women empowerment,” she said.

Human rights activists at the gathering also challenged the women to be bold, especially in the restructuring process of the country.

The 2017 International Women’s Day celebration, ‘Be Bold for Change’, is aimed at encouraging women across the world to believe in themselves.

Lai Mohammed can never stop lying

Can Lai Mohammed and Nasir El-Rufai now bury their heads in shame as the British Government has debunked the lie that Goodluck Jonathan rejected their offer to rescue Chibok Girls? Lai released a lying (laing) statement against Jonathan accusing him while Elrufai, a man who cannot rescue his own citizens of Southern Kaduna and whom Olusegun Obasanjo described as a "pathological" liar with a "penchant" for character assassination (in his book My Watch) was circulating the lie on Social Media. NTA news at 9 PM on Monday the 6th of March, 2017, was devoted to promoting this lie rather than to inform Nigerians of the good work that Acting President Osinbajo is doing. But now that the truth is out there is total silence from both guys. I know these people very well. Please do not doubt me when I say lying is their main occupation!
Reno Omokri

El Rufai

Snippets of Governor Fayose's Speech at a Special Dinner held at Ekiti Government House in Celebration of 2017 World Women's Day

-I want to appreciate you all very specially for your strategic position in history for a world without women will be a world of crisis.

-Government is not expected to do business, it is expected to creating enabling environment, that is what we are doing right now.

-You are all help mates and companions we can never wish away.

-We have to rediscover Ekiti women and tell them they can be where they ought to be, women should be respected and appreciated.

-It is not what has gone wrong, it's about how we can catch up with the lost grounds. This event will henceforth be celebrated in Ekiti.

-Before we were born, our fathers have always harassed our mothers, we can't afford to continue that way. There is no life without a woman.

-It is very irresponsible and reckless for a man to beat his wife. Allow your wife the right of place in your home.

-Some of us don't have the attitude we are supposed to have because of the way we treat our wives, there must be a change of attitude.

-Let us expose our women so they can become ministers and even presidents, our case cannot be different.

-My wife is very beautiful, if I don't celebrate her, who will I celebrate?

-I have 5 sons, I have no daughter but I look forward to a day I will begin to harvest daughter in-laws.

-If the home front is not right, the system will have problem.

-My provost, stand up, this woman taught me in ND 1 and 2 in the polytechnic, today I am her boss,

-As a parting gift for Olori Ajero(a civil servant) in the spirit of Women's Day Celebration, I upgrade her from Executive Secretary to the position of Permanent Secretary with immediate effect.

-Tomorrow at the Stadium, I will appoint two other women, don't ask me who.

-Commissioner for Agriculture, are you here? Provide for me 200 female farmers, I will support them with #200m immediately!

-Our women must go beyond the kitchen and the other room, I have told myself to call all the Oloris, we must achieve this agenda of making our women visible.

-I want to leave this state with landmarks, the governor’s office will the there after my departure, the High Court Complex will be there for life, I want to thank you very much Mrs Alade, Mrs Faseluka, wife of the speaker and our Senator of the federal republic, Abiodun Olujimi.

-Join me to produce a governor that will listen to you, I will never my personal interest, whosoever you ask us to follow we shall follow. Whoever will be there we shall put there, we shall put together.

-My house of assembly members, stand up for recognition, I appreciate you.

-Chief of Staff can you stand up for recognition...

-I thank you all, God bless you.

BREAKING: Onnoghen becomes CJN, gets GCON
Published March 7, 2017 THE PUNCH
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday inaugurated Justice Walter Onnoghen as the 17th Chief Justice of Nigeria.

The inauguration was witnessed by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; former CJNs members of the Federal Executive Council; Justices of the Supreme Court and his family members among others.

Shortly after taking his oath of office, Osinbajo decorated Onnoghen with the second highest national honours of the Grand Commander of Order of the Niger.

Call Governor Fayose, Prove Him Wrong, PDP Youths Challenge Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Youth Frontier has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to prove governor Ayo Fayose’s rants about his health status wrong by placing a call either to the governor or to Nigerians.

This position was made known in a series of tweets on the group’s Twitter handle, endorsed by its leader, Usman Austin Okai on Monday

The opposition youth group said Buhari’s phone calls in the capacity of Nigeria’s President ought not to be only an All Progressives Congress (APC) affair but a national affair transcending party affiliations.

They also lampooned Kaduna state governor’s threat to ensure that an indigene of the state, AUdu Maikori, was jailed for allegedly sponsoring the publication of a false story that was critical of the state government’s handling of the violent crisis in Southern part of the Kaduna.

The PDP youths tweeted: ‎“Day 46 of Buhari’s vacation. Yet he has not found it necessary to address even the 15 million who voted for him.

“It is now left for @MBuhari now to prove Gov. Fayose wrong by simply putting a phone call to him. Buhari phone calls shouldn’t be only APC affairs.

“Democracy in action @GEJonathan said “No Nigerian Was Sent To Prison For What They Said Or Wrote Under Me” @elrufainothing last forever.”

Communique at the end of PDP South-West Leaders' Meeting in Ado-Ekiti

Following deliberations by Peoples Democratic Party leaders in the South-West zone in Ado-Ekiti today, Monday, March 6, 2017, the leaders hereby resolved as follows: 

1. We passed a vote of confidence and support for the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee.

‎2. The leadership appreciates the doggedness of members of the PDP in the South-West in the face of harassment and intimidation and we implore them not to lose hope as there is light at the end of the tunnel.

3. We, PDP leaders and members in the South-West, support the decision of the National Caretaker Committee led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi to challenge Senator Alli Modu Sheirff's claims to the leadership of the party at the Supreme Court. We are sure that justice will prevail in the end.

4. The leaders of the PDP in the South-West repose confidence on the leadership of His Excellency, Dr Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as the leader of the party in the South-West as well as the Chairman, PDP Governors' Forum in Nigeria.

5. The South-West leaders hereby recognise and pass vote of confidence on the South-West Zonal Executive under the leadership of Dr Eddy Olafeso.

6. South-West PDP under the leadership of Governor Ayodele Fayose will continue to pursue the ideal of peace and harmony in the South-West and the entire nation in full consultation with our leaders and members.

Ongoing: PDP South West Stakeholders meeting taking place at the Ekiti State Government House Arcade, Ado-Ekiti. The meeting has since gone into a closed door session.

OBASANJO LACKS MORAL GROUNDS TO ADVICE LEADERS ; HE IS THE FATHER OF “DO -OR-DIE POLITICS” IN NIGERIA – Fayose


Ekiti State governor and Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacked the moral ground to advise leaders against practising do-or-die politics, since he actually started the unwholesome practice in the country.
In an exclusive interview with Saturday Sun, Fayose, who was reacting to Obasanjo’s charge to leaders to shun do-or-die politics said the ex-president did not represent what he claimed to be, an exemplary elder statesman who loved democracy.
The governor also alleged that the ex-president was corrupt and indeed looted Nigerian treasury while in government. He challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Obasanjo’s assets before he became a civilian President and after he ruled for eight years. He queried whether all his assets were products of his salaries for eight years as President.
How would you react to Obasanjo’s call on political leaders to stop do-or-die politics in the country?
Unfortunately, Obasanjo does not appreciate the need for him to keep quiet. He does not have moral grounds to be saying all these things and that is why I come out every time to tell him that he does not represent what he claims to be.
I want to recall in 2003 and 2006, Obasanjo who removed me from office in Ekiti at all cost for reasons best known to him is the same Obasanjo who removed so many governors from office. It is the same Obasanjo who trampled on Nigeria’s constitution severally, because of his third term agenda.
Why should the same man now come out and say leaders should not engage in do- or -die politics? Where is the moral standing of Obasanjo?
You know, sometimes when people interview him and he does his grandstanding, I laugh when I watch him on the television.
We recall the status of Obasanjo when they went to fetch him from the prison. This was a former President who would just wake up one day and say the governor of Anambra should be removed, because his boy wants to contest election in the state and he ignored an existing court order which later brought former governor Obi back to power and sacked Andy Uba after he had spent only 16 days as governor. That is do -or -die politics. What OBJ did to Rotimi Amaechi is in the annals of history too. He would be the one to insist who should be governor of this and that state.
Recently, he was saying his generation has failed Nigeria and I say his generation did not fail Nigeria, it was him who failed Nigeria, because he has the all time opportunity to right the wrongs, but for his selfishness, he did not recognize late MKO Abiola as winner of the June 1993 presidential election. He said Abiola was not the Messiah being expected. He is the same one that would attack the Awujale of Ijebu land, and same one that would attack Prof Wole Soyinka, he never recognized Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the leader of Yoruba nation and that is why today, even despite holding federal office severally as the President of this nation, there is no one that would recognize him as a leader in the South-West.
So, it is unfortunate, those listening to him are just are doing so in vain, because he doesn’t have the stature, character and the voice.
My opinion about him is that sometimes, people should take Obasanjo’s statements with a pinch of salt and see him as a man who just likes to run his mouth. He does not deserve the honour. Look at somebody talking about corruption, when Obasanjo just returned from the prison, they should go and bring his picture and his asset, what was his worth when he was in prison and what happened after eight years when he looted the treasury.
All those assets he now has in Obasanjo library and university and all that, are they products of his salary? So when they talk in this country we want to be able to listen and evaluate what they are talking about.
Obasanjo should be behind the bars. The money that he used to bribe members of the National Assembly during his botched third term agenda, where did the money come from? Was it from his holier than thou presidency, or what?
The man who served as President for eight years out of the PDP’s 16 years in the country is now telling us the party is not good.
The Yar’Adua we are talking about today who brought him? OBJ. Jonathan himself who brought him? OBJ. So, he is just running his mouth. We would continue to have problems if we listen to Obasanjo.
Most of the other eminent Nigerians who have served as President of this country; are they behaving like Obasanjo?
We learnt that you led a team of PDP governors to visit former President Goodluck Jonathan as part of efforts to resolve the factional crisis rocking the party, how did it go?
We were there at former President Jonathan’s instance. And he was making efforts to ensure that we explore all avenues to have peace in the party. As leaders, we must engage all parties in dialogue that would ensure peace. And there is nothing that we can do that is more than anything based on the truth that we told ourselves.
What advice do you now have for leaders over this issue of do-or-die politics?
You see the military, having ruled this country since the first coup, has shaped our democracy the way it is being practised now. They have so far militarized us. Even after we entered into democracy, the military continued to rule us. Obasanjo spent eight years and Buhari is spending another four years now. So, we are not yet free from militarization.
The attitude would only change when we sit down to talk and jointly decide how we want to be governed and who would govern us. Right now, a cabal has hijacked Nigeria. People who believe that they can do whatever they feel like doing and if anybody wants to die, he can go and die. But they simply forget that it is only God that gives power.
They continue to rule without reference to God. And any nation that abandons God, God will abandon them. So, for me, do-or-die politics has been with us for a long time now. To stop it, we must have an orientation that gives opportunity to the younger generation to determine their future. The need to restructure Nigeria is another issue that we cannot take for granted. We must restructure this country…and the only way forward for us now is to implement the recommendations of the last national conference.

Speak with me to prove you are healthy, Fayose tells Buhari

March 5, 2017 News 41 Views

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has said that rather than shop for outsiders to speak with to prove to Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty, the president should be encouraged instead to speak with him(Fayose) ” I advised the President to speak with me for the purpose of convincing Nigerians that he is hale and hearty instead of looking for people the country to convince Nigerians.”

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose picked holes in statements that Buhari had spoken in one week, first with the king of Morocco and next with the president of the African Union. “If their problem is that they are looking for a credible person who can help them convince Nigerians that all is well with our President, Ayo Fayose is their best bet. Let the president speak with me. If I tell Nigerians that the president spoke with me, Nigerians will believe”, he said. Nigerians, he added, are getting suspicious of all the purported visits to Buhari in London as well as his orchestrated telephone conversations with international figures who Nigerians cannot trust to give a true and unbiased report about the president’s state of health.”Since they are eager for the president to speak to people; believing in this way to convince Nigerians that their President is hale and hearty, let President Buhari talk to me. I can be reached on 08035024994. I am credible and Nigerians will believe me”, he said. “They said he spoke to President Donald Trump; despite the hype, Nigerians were sceptical. Then they said he spoke to the king of Morocco; again, Nigerians were suspicious. Before we recovered from that, it is now the AU president that they said President Buhari spoke to. “A president that can speak with outsiders should be able to whisper or wave to his own people. The people gave him the very important platform of President on which he stands today and, therefore, Presidential aides should stop giving the unhelpful impression that Buhari has no respect for the Nigerian electorate.

What a clueless government in power

The idiot whistle blower yet to pass through Tinubu, Amaechi, Fayemi and Fashola's compound.

Continue to whistle Yeye

....."there's no dispute about who is PDP " Sule Lamido.


......"Even the APC is waiting for PDP to return to power" Goodwill Akpabio.

......"we are in the position to work with Nigerians to restore democracy" Ike Ekwerenmadu.


....."Some people are making attempt to steal our party" Senator Ifeanyi Okowa Delta state Gov.


....."We have come to say we are fully in support Makarfi led caretaker committee"
Gov. Nyesome Wine


"We will not leave this party (PDP) for miscreants
~Gov. Ayodele Fayose

Fayose condemns FG’s plan to ban Okada, Says; “I won’t ban Okada in Ekiti”


Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described plan by the federal government to ban commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada in the country as wicked, saying; “In Ekiti State, we won’t ban Okada because it is a source of livelihood to a lot of families. Why would anyone even contemplate such when government did not creat alternative employments?”


He said; “With this economic recession that is biting so hard, it is sheer heartlessness for the federal government to even think of sending Okada riders out of business instead of putting machineries in motion to check their excesses.”


According to a statement issued on Sunday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose, who was addressing Okada riders that accosted him in Ikere Ekiti on his way from Abuja on Saturday, said; "ban on Okada will worsen the country’s security situation because it will remove foods from the table of so many people.” 


The governor, who promised Okada riders in Ekiti State his continued support and assistance, said; “The federal government has no power to ban Okada in my State and under my watch, no one will prevent Okada Riders from operating as long as they do not go against the laws.”


Governor Fayose said; “The hunger in the land is killing and most of these Okada riders are graduates who have taken to commercial motorcycling to survive because of unemployment. Many of them are even those who lost their jobs within the 21 months of this All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government and government workers, whose salaries are not being paid regularly. How does the federal government expect them to feed if their means of livelihood is taken away?


“If commercial motorcyclist is a major cause of fatal road traffic accidents across the country, as posited by the federal government, should proposing their ban be an option?


“Should we also say motor vehicles, especially heavy duty vehicles should be banned from plying our roads because they also cause accidents?


“Methinks the federal government should be concerned with the rate of unemployment in the country and the deplorable state of our roads, especially federal roads, instead of seeking to deprive Nigerians, who have taken to riding Okada to save themselves and their families from dying of hunger

Fayose flags off dualization of Ijero Township Road, promises turn around of Health College

19th February, 2017

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Sunday flagged off the dualization of Ijero township road with a plea with the people of the town to accord the contractor handling the project maximum support so as to ensure delivery on schedule.

The governor who was welcomed by a mammoth crowd into Ijero with funfair thanked the people of Ijero Kingdom for their unflinching support at all times with the promise to continue doing his best for the growth of the town.

Inspired by accolades and encomiums showered on him by students of College of Health Science and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, Mr. Fayose directed the commissioner for works, Mrs. Funmilayo Ogun to immediately come up with necessary paperwork that will ensure the road to the college is fixed alongside the Ijero Township Road and delivered at the same time.

Vowing not to take for granted Oba Joseph Adebayo Adewole, The Ajero of Ijero's support for his administration, governor Fayose promised to ensure the college is well enhanced by providing structures needed to meet standard with the assurance that the road construction will have minimal effect on electricity and the flow of pipe borne water in the town.

Commissioner for Works, Mrs. Funmilayo Ogun in her address said the Ijero Township Road Dualization is the 11th of its kind in the state. She urged residents to support the contractors so they can get the best from them in terms of project delivery.

In another development, students of College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti led by the Students' Union President, Comrade Oyebade Adeyemi in appreciation of governor Ayodele Fayose's support for the commoners presented a Voice of the Voiceless Award unto the governor.

Let’s Encourage Mathematics instead of BBN


BY FAITH KIRIAN



The winner of this notorious Big Brother Naija is expected to walk away with N25milion and a car.. All it requires is, live with a set of fellow crazy people, do all sorts of immoral things and win!

Corrupt Our Innocent Children.



If only there could be an educating version of such. If only they could house intelligent scholars like this and make them compete for similar prizes. But, no! Our people do not encourage sanity.



The best in mathematics competitions walks home with ridiculous stipends. Laughable prizes while these morons in BBA earn millions for coming to display immorality on International TVs.



What a generation! What a time! How do we nurture and produce the next Chike Obi’s, the next Bala Usman’s, the next Chinua Achebe’s and the next Wole Shoyinka’s?



What foundations are we laying down for the coming generations? What message of hope and legacies are we leaving behind?



We are losing our minds.

I salute those who spend hours watching the shame of a Show, yet have a short attention span when reading a resourceful book Praying or Solving problems . There is a question mark on what our values are.



Happy Sunday to you All

#FayoseSpeaks 18/2/17

My prayers are with the President. Bi a ba nja bii ka ku ko (If we are fighting, it is not to the extent of wishing that the President dies. Most importantly, my disagreement with President Buhari is for the goods of Nigerians.


All of us should be praying for him. On the issue of visiting the President, I think they should allow him to rest. Those who are going to the UK to visit him are not helping the President.


You can see that I have not been criticising him now because he is sick. When he comes back, I will start again. The criticism is not because I hate him, it is what is needed for good governance. It is through those criticism that he can even perform better.


My only problem is his handlers who will say one thing today and say another thing tomorrow. The President is only human and he can fall sick like every other person created by God. So, I pray that the President gets well soon so that he can come back home and deliver his electoral promises.  


On FG's plan to ban Okada riders, I want to say that I won't ban Okada in Ekiti. We have over 14,000 Okada riders in Ekiti, if we ban them, how will they feed their families? Besides, has the FG that is calling for ban on Okada provided alternative employment?


We are going to celebrate our women on March 8 and we will do that in grand style because our women are worthy of being celebrated.

In Ekiti, we have so many women who should be exposed to the world and the Women's Day celebration is the beginning of that in Ekiti.

Any town in Ekiti where there are women groups with record of more than 35 members should be registered and benefits like soft loans will come to them.

#FayoseSpeaks 18/2/17

The Budget Support Facility was withheld purportedly but I thank the minister of finance for her efforts.


What is important now is that the money has been release. I won't want to go into details.


On Thursday, a letter was sent to the CBN that the money be released and it has not been released because the CBN Gov is not in town.


What happened behind the scene is no longer important, it is the resolution of the issue that is important. I thank the minister of finance and the CBN Gov.


I'm not the only gov in this country and I'm entitled to my personal opinions on national issues. What I have said in the media I have also said at the Economic Council meeting.


By next week, workers will be paid.


US President Donald Trump said America first and I love him for that. I'm also saying Ekiti first, Ekiti first and Ekiti first.


I heard that some people want to invade the PDP secretariat herehere in Ekiti on Monday and I advise them to try it.


Some politicians from this State who know that cannot win in this State in 2018 wanted to set the workers against me but they have failed once again.


On that comment by Sheriff  that he will kick me and Gov Wike out of PDP, I don't talk to monkeys. That Appeal Court judgement is just a phase, it will fizzle out. All things will work together for good for me, that's what the Bible says.


All the Governors, National Assembly members, BOT, etc are on this side. So who is he going to be leading?


Whether he is being back by whatever forces, be it external or internal, good luck to him.


Let everybody in PDP calm down, there is salvation ahead of us.

"I can confirm to you that by Tuesday next week, I will get the bank alert for the money, an official communication on the release was passed to me just yesterday (Thursday)."


~ Gov Fayose, speaking on the withheld January 2017 Budget Support Facility for Ekiti State

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PDP crisis: Makarfi group heads to Supreme Court, says Appeal Court ruling a disgrace


The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has described the ruling of the Appeal Court on the leadership tussle rocking the party which favoured the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction as a “disgrace to Nigerian democracy,” adding that it will appeal the judgement immediately at the Supreme Court.

The faction’s position was disclosed by its spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, while briefing journalists in Port-Harcourt immediately after the ruling.

He alleged that two out of the three Justices that delivered the judgement read a script written by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) neglecting to consider all the issues relevant to the case.

Adeyeye said: “We are disappointed with the Appeal Court Judgement. The lead judgement is very wrong. The issues were not considered. It is a disgrace not only to PDP but to Nigerian Democracy as a whole. It is a miscarriage of justice.

“Two out of the 3 man Justices of the Appeal Court gave a scanty judgment in favour of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff while one for Makarfi. The one that spoke in favour of Makarfi considered all the issues. She was thorough. In fact, it took the Justice three times the total time it took the other two Justices to deliver their judgement.

“The Judgment has finally shown that the ruling Party, the APC is out to create a one party state in the country.

“Certainly, we are proceeding immediately to the Supreme Court to file an appeal against the ruling of today’s appeal court judgment.”