You dey owe; we no dey owe – PDP and APC in Ekiti trade accusations

by Godwin Akanfe The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the state government over the alleged non-payment of the July salary of local Government workers and teachers in the state, saying it is wicked to deny workers their wages. Party spokesman, Kola Oluwawole said the party noted that the action... Read More

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Ayo Fayose, Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, Kola Oluwawole

August 10, 2014

Were these the photos that cost Omisore the election? (LOOK, TWEETS)

by Hauwa Gambo After weeks of trumpets and boats, Senator Iyiola Omisore couldn’t pick the baton for a People’s Democratic Party victory from Ekiti’s Ayo Fayose. Not that he didn’t try. He picked the ‘man of the people’ vibe that famously got Fayose elected, and tried to run with it. This morning, the Independent... Read More

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July 21, 2014

Akin Osuntokun responds to Fashola: I, and Ekiti citizens, had very good reasons to reject Fayemi

by Akin Osuntokun I have written specifically twice on the Ekiti governorship elections and on each occasion it was provoked by the outrageous tendency of insinuating and citing Ekiti as a backward people for making the choice they made on June 21st 2015 – as typified in the writings of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos... Read More

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July 17, 2014

Opinion: The Ekiti elections were not free and fair

by Lanre Oguntoyinbo As it stand, I do not believe the election in Ekiti was free and fair.No one convince me that Ayodele Fayose won that election; I believe and take it that Fayose’s victory was ‘Isreali-Made.’ In the aftermath of the Ekiti election, a lot has been said to be the reason why the... Read More

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July 10, 2014

Kingsley Kuku: Ekiti elections and Fashola’s paralogic

by Kingsley Kuku For Fashola and his ilk, it is befuddling and illogical human behavior for a ‘good governor’ to lose election in his ward or his local government. Reading Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola’s commentary on the outcome of the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State was quite exhilarating. However, for the Lagos... Read More

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July 5, 2014

Dele Momodu: APC, please get serious

by Dele Momodu Those who packaged the present concoction for APC did not do well at all. It created doubts in the minds of admirers like us about the sincerity of the Party that claims to represent change. Fellow Nigerians, please let me say categorically that I don’t subscribe to the sentiments of those who... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Rudolf Okonkwo: The tyranny of the elite

by Rudolf Okoknkwo From the East to the West and the North to the South, the Nigerian masses are beginning to see that the elite are not motivated to solve their problems but only interested in protecting their privileges. Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state is a thorough-bred elite. He lost an election and conceded... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Abimbola Adelakun: Fayose’s politics of ‘grass-roots politics’

by Abimbola Adelakun So, I wonder, is this what “grass-roots politics” in Nigeria is all about or what we are witnessing is a subversion of a good idea? Where are the moral conservatism and a sense of collective values that, ideally, drive what is called grass-roots politics? This piece is not intended as another commentary... Read More

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July 1, 2014

Opinion: Ayo Fayose – The Ekiti electorate made a bad choice

by Akin Adesokan It is true that the electorate in Ekiti made a choice it considered to be in its interest. But I think it is a bad choice, and it doesn’t matter whether or not I live there. I do not think that people of Fayose’s intellect should be in position of power in... Read More

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June 30, 2014

Opinion: On the Fayosification of Ekiti-kete

by Taju Tijani Fayemi’s political humiliation from the hand of Fayose, an anti-Omoluwabi persona, should make the rethink more desperately urgent! I have read all the overloaded narratives, unnecessary innuendoes, and shuddering vagueness that were said to conspire against Dr. John Kayode Fayemi and his eventual defeat at the last gubernatorial election in Ekiti State.... Read More

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June 30, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: #EkitiDecided – The Art of the matter

by Bayo Oluwasanmi To my people of Ekiti State – land of honor and fountain of knowledge – you must always watch out for mercenary hypocrites’ clever disguise. Much has been written about the outcome of the Ekiti State gubernatorial elections. Political pundits are still squaring off over the reasons why Governor Kayode Fayemi lost.... Read More

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June 29, 2014

Opinion: #EkitiDecided – Balancing democratic ideals with urgent development needs

by Tarila Marclint Ebiede Some pundits and commentators claimed that Fayemi’s principled stance on idealistic democratic politics and his refusal to engage in patronage politics is the reason behind the loss Discussions on the results of the recently concluded gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State dominate both social and traditional media. The focus has been largely on... Read More

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June 29, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: #EkitiDecided – Yes, I’ve been proved wrong, very wrong

by Tunde Fagbenle Yes, I have been proved wrong, very wrong, by the Ekiti people from the result of the election. But I am not alone. Indeed, I am in very good company. Penultimate week, a younger friend of mine, Akintayo Akindeko, son of the late Chief Akindeko of the First Republic politics fame, held... Read More

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June 29, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: #EkitiDecided – Impunity, nourished by immunity

by Sonala Olumhense I join all of those who have congratulated Fayose, a man who defied all forecasts and his fragility at the edge of a waiting political burial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to return to the scene of the massive allegations against him. The defeat of Governor Kayode Fayemi of... Read More

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June 29, 2014

Simon Kolawole: The clear message from Ekiti voters

by Simon Kolawole My conclusion, therefore, is that Nigerians who pontificate in classrooms, on pulpits, in newspapers and on the social media about democracy, good governance and development need their heads examined. I was at work sometime in 2003 when I got a call from my wife. She said with a form of excitement: “There... Read More

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June 28, 2014

Dele Momodu: Before we return to 1983

by Dele Momodu A good statesman would ordinarily bring his nation together and President Jonathan can do this by rising above politics to unite the country. He should recognise The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in the spirit of the Muslim Ramadan and pay a visit to his palace. Fellow Nigerians, once again I’m... Read More

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June 28, 2014

Opinion: #EkitiDecided – What really went down in Ekiti?

by Meje Apamiran Ekiti people are okay with their choice. Let them be the ones to curse themselves, your prejudice is not superior to their resolve. This election was won landslide by PDP, subtract the errors. PDP still won. . The announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday’s concluded, conclusive and if you may... Read More

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June 27, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: How the PDP took over the South-west in 2003

by Akin Osuntokun It is said that when a lie is sufficiently repeated it begins to attain the status of truth. Egged on by a thoroughly brainwashed media, the APC grew increasingly incapable of making distinction between myth and reality. In 2002 I was invited by President Olusegun Obasanjo to represent the South-west zone on... Read More

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June 26, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: #EkitiDecided – And the winner is… Fayemi

by Olusegun Adeniyi Yet, the only way our democracy can grow is if people begin to understand that for every electoral contest, there must be a winner as well as a loser. Although I have told the story before, I do not think of anything better which speaks to a time like this. In March... Read More

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June 26, 2014

Opinion: #EkitiDecided – Why Gov. Fayemi was defeated

by Nicholas Ibekwe In fact, at Ikere, some jubilant voters were singing: “he would go back to Ghana this time. He would go back to Ghana this time,” in Yoruba, highlighting the mood among some residents that Mr. Fayemi was an outsider. While the defeat of the incumbent governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, in Saturday’s... Read More

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June 25, 2014

Ayokunle Odekunle: Dear APC Twitterati, elections are not won on Twitter

by Ayokunle Odekunle That people do not approve of your idea of change does not mean they do not want change. Your idea of change might be retrogressive and not progressive to another person. On Sunday, October 30, 2005, Jose Mourinho, the Manager of Chelsea FC called Arsenal Manager. Arsene Wenger a Voyeur. What was... Read More

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June 25, 2014

Eddie Iroh: Ekiti as template for change

by Eddie Iroh But there is one person who probably more than all of us, deserves the greatest plaudits for what has happened in Ekiti. It is Senator Ben Ndi Obi, the Special Adviser to the President on Inter-party Affairs. Obi is a master of his brief as a unifying force in a politically volatile... Read More

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June 24, 2014

‘Ekiti was a fluke, PDP can never win in Rivers,’ APC boasts

by Akan Ido The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has dismissed as a fluke, last Saturday’s dislodgement of the party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the governorship election in Ekiti State. “This development, which was unexpected, does not portend anything any danger for the APC in 2015, especially in Rivers State.... Read More

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June 24, 2014

Opinion: Ayo Fayose’s 4 Commandments – How to win elections in Nigeria

by Ogunsanwo Babajide A man and the formula he used to win all the 16 local governments is a priceless asset to his party. Do we really expect him to now easily share such a dangerously valuable recipe? Everybody knows that Ayo Fayose won. Sorry, I think it will be more accurate if I... Read More

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June 22, 2014

He’s on a roll: SEE how Pres. Jonathan celebrated Ayo Fayose’s election victory (PHOTOS, TWEETS)

by Zara Mustapha President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathered to celebrate the Ayo Fayose’s victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial elections in Ekiti state just a few hours after savouring the Super Eagles sweet victory against Bosnia in the ongoing World Cup. The photos of... Read More

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June 22, 2014

Simon Kolawole: What’s happening at the airports?

by Simon Kolawole As I write now, not much work is going on at the airports. The projects that were getting close to completion last year are now being halted. I am not seeing progress at MMIA. Sometime in 2000, I travelled to South Africa for a week. It was the first time I was... Read More

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June 21, 2014

#EkitiDecides: Early results put Ayo Fayose in the lead (Report)

by Oge Okonkwo According to Sahara Reporters, collation of results have begun in almost all the 16 local governments areas of Ekiti State with the PDP candidate, Ayo Fayose taking the lead. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc staffs are currently announcing the results of the elections at the various polling units and wards across the... Read More

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June 21, 2014

#EkitiDecides: 5 journalists arrested by security operatives in Ekiti

by S’ola Filani The Ekiti governorship elections is well underway and so far, the conduct has been peaceful. There have, however, been reports of assault and indiscriminate arrests by security forces who are said to be in their hundreds. These security operatives include men of the Nigerian Army, Police, DSS, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence... Read More

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June 21, 2014

#EkitiDecides: 10 things you SHOULD know about the ongoing election in Ekiti

by Adeola Balogun The Ekiti governorship elections have begun and all eyes are watching the proceedings because for many, this will be a foretaste of what lies in store for the country in 2015. The pre-election fever has already seen claims that security officials are being used to arrest and harass members of the opposition... Read More

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You dey owe; we no dey owe – PDP and APC in Ekiti trade accusations

Were these the photos that cost Omisore the election? (LOOK, TWEETS)

Akin Osuntokun responds to Fashola: I, and Ekiti citizens, had very good reasons to reject Fayemi

Opinion: The Ekiti elections were not free and fair

Kingsley Kuku: Ekiti elections and Fashola’s paralogic

Dele Momodu: APC, please get serious

Rudolf Okonkwo: The tyranny of the elite

Abimbola Adelakun: Fayose’s politics of ‘grass-roots politics’

Opinion: Ayo Fayose – The Ekiti electorate made a bad choice

Opinion: On the Fayosification of Ekiti-kete

Let the rice sharing continue: Zamfara politicians go the Ekiti way (LOOK)

Bayo Oluwasanmi: #EkitiDecided – The Art of the matter

Opinion: #EkitiDecided – Balancing democratic ideals with urgent development needs

Tunde Fagbenle: #EkitiDecided – Yes, I’ve been proved wrong, very wrong

Sonala Olumhense: #EkitiDecided – Impunity, nourished by immunity

Simon Kolawole: The clear message from Ekiti voters

Dele Momodu: Before we return to 1983

Opinion: #EkitiDecided – What really went down in Ekiti?

Akin Osuntokun: How the PDP took over the South-west in 2003

Olusegun Adeniyi: #EkitiDecided – And the winner is… Fayemi

Opinion: #EkitiDecided – Why Gov. Fayemi was defeated

Ayokunle Odekunle: Dear APC Twitterati, elections are not won on Twitter

Eddie Iroh: Ekiti as template for change

‘Ekiti was a fluke, PDP can never win in Rivers,’ APC boasts

Opinion: Ayo Fayose’s 4 Commandments – How to win elections in Nigeria

He’s on a roll: SEE how Pres. Jonathan celebrated Ayo Fayose’s election victory (PHOTOS, TWEETS)

Simon Kolawole: What’s happening at the airports?

#EkitiDecides: Early results put Ayo Fayose in the lead (Report)

#EkitiDecides: 5 journalists arrested by security operatives in Ekiti

#EkitiDecides: 10 things you SHOULD know about the ongoing election in Ekiti

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