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Ekiti APC elders beg Oni to withdraw suit against Fayemi

The Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum on Friday appealed to former Governor Segun Oni to withdraw the suit challenging the eligibility of the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for the July 14 governorship election.

The APC elders came out with the position at the end of a marathon meeting held in Igbara Odo, in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of the state.

The…

Ekiti Guber Election: Fayemi chooses 74-year-old man as running mate

A former Nigerian minister, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has chosen his running mate who happens to be an 74-year-old man. According to a report by Vanguard, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has nominated former Executive Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Local Government, Chief Adebisi Adegboyega Egbeyemi, as the deputy governorship candidate of the party. A […]

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How Aribisogan Defeated Fayemi’s Candidate To Emerge Ekiti Speaker

The Majority leader of Ekiti Assembly Gboyega Aribisogan has been elected the new Speaker following the demise of the late occupant, Funminyi Afuye. Afuye, who represented Ikere Constituency 1, died after he suffered a cardiac arrest on October 19 at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. He was interred last Friday in his country home, Ikere-Ekiti. Aribisogan, who hails from Ijesha-Isu in…

Fayemi bows out as Oyebanji takes over as new Ekiti state governor

Biodun Oyebanji, A former secretary to the state government (SSG), has been sworn in as the governor of Ekiti state. He took the oath of office at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion on Sunday, October 16. Oyebanji, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared winner of the Ekiti governorship election on June 19 with 187,057 votes, defeating his two closest challengers, Segun…