Tag Archives: Fayemi

2023: Fayemi reveals when he will make his ambition known

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday, spoke on his next political journey after finishing his tenure as Governor. Clearing the air on his possible next move, he added that  the season of Ramadan and the lent period were sacred for political activities He made this remark in  Gombe State, where he was received at the Government House by ...

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APC Convention: Fayemi denies working against President Buhari’s position

Governor of Ekiti,  Kayode Fayemi has disassociated himself from reports that he rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s consensus arrangement with governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the party’s national convention. He insisted that he was misrepresented, adding that he does not indulge in frivolities. Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, the Governor said his presentation at ...

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Fayemi lauds Buhari for signing Electoral Amendment Bill into law

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Kayode Fayemi has said the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari would keep sceptics, who never believed that he would assent, silent. He said the gesture of the President has exonerated him and his colleagues who had assured that the document would be signed. Fayemi ...

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Ekiti 2022: PDP group backs Oni, asks APC to prepare for battle

Ex-Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni has received backing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Progressive, a bloc within the state chapter. It should be noted that  the race for the successor Governor Kayode Fayemi is gaining momentum. A group known as Ekiti PDP Progressive leader, Wale Ayeni, and Dominion Group convener, Kemi Elebute Halle have declared that Oni will return ...

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Fayemi confirms Tinubu had surgery in UK

The Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, says he visited the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, in London, UK recently to show support for the ailing former Governor. He disclosed this on Sunday when he spoke on Arise TV. It will be recalled that Fayemi and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State had recently visited the former Lagos ...

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Supreme Court gives legal seal to Akeredolu’s victory- Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement that gave victory to his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Governor Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, said the apex court in the land has legalized the popular choice made by the people of Ondo State at the October 10, ...

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INEC should be allowed to handle electronic transmission of results- Fayemi

The Governor of Ekiti,  Kayode Fayemi State has broken silence on the issue relating to electoral transmission of results ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to him, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should determine when to use the electoral transmission of results Fayemi spoke on Channels Television’s NewsNight, which a on Monday. He said, “Personally, I feel we ...

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Insecurity: Fayemi expresses doubt over conduct of elections

Ekiti State Governor,  Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has expressed misgivings over the conduct of the 2023 general elections and the state’s June 16, 2022 governorship election. He said this due to the worsening security situation in Nigeria. He lamented that the country’s  security challenges facing the country is a great threat to the conduct of the elections. He added ...

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Absence at South-west Meeting: Tinubu didn’t send invitation to me- Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has given explanation on why he was absent at the All Progressives Party (APC) Southwest leaders meeting which took place in Lagos on Sunday. Speaking through a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode and obtained, Fayemi said that the governor’s absence at the meeting was a result of ...

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Ekiti 2022: APC chieftain warns politicians to stop distracting gov Fayemi

The Director-General, Buhari/Osinbajo campaign council in Ekiti State in the 2019 presidential election, Dr Olusegun Osinkolu has sounded note of warning to politicians interested in contesting for 2022 governorship poll on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) not to create confusions. He called on them not to engage in any action  that could divide the party, destroy its support ...

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