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By Adebola Isimijola, LagosPresident Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 persons into the boards and leadership of 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, named Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).Also appointed are Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salary and Wages Commission, Dr Abuh Mohammed…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has challenged claims of political leadership in Rivers State, faulting Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s declaration of himself as “001” in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayose spoke during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, where he drew parallels with Lagos State, arguing that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu cannot be described as the political…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has released documents he described as documentary evidence to back his claim that the Federal Government paid Oyo State N50 billion as a special intervention fund after the January 2024 explosion in Ibadan. Fayose made the documents public on Sunday in a statement accompanied by a memo from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. He said…

…blasts ex-President over remarks at his 65th birthday celebration Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has acknowledged receiving what he described as a thank-you message from former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, following his attendance at Fayose’s recent birthday celebration. The SMS, released to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi,…

The Umar Damagum-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; and eight others over alleged anti-party activities. Those removed from the party include National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Bature; Adeyemi Ajibade (SAN); Mohammed Abdulrahman; Mao Ohuabunwa; Austin Nwachukwu; George…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “dead” following the court order stopping the party from holding its planned national convention. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, Fayose said the latest development underscores the deepening crisis within the party, noting that many of its prominent members have since deserted…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned Thursday’s protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as shameful. Fayose said the demonstration was “the last kick of a dead National Working Committee (NWC) of tax collectors.” He mocked the protesters, saying rather than carrying placards at the US Embassy in…