The Ekiti State Government and the organised labour have reached an agreement on how to pay the new minimum wage of thirty thousand naira. The agreement covers those in civil service, and the local government service, as well as judiciary and health workers in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, OLAYINKA…
Some chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party in the Southwest have rejected Governor SEYI MAKINDE of Oyo State as zonal leader of the party. Leading this position is a former governor of Ekiti State, AYODELE FAYOSE, who argued that such leadership position in the party needs to be earned. FAYOSE declared himself as PDP leaders, adding that…
The Ekiti Government says it has uncovered three hundred and sixty-two ghost workers in some local governments. The state government says it has been losing the sum of twenty-million-naira monthly through the ghost workers. This was made known by the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Professor ADIO FOLAYAN. He was speaking at the Government House…
The People’s Democratic Party in Lagos State has defended its leader, Chief OLABODE GEORGE over criticism by former governor of Ekiti State, AYO FAYOSE. FAYOSE had during an outing by the PDP ahead of the Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election, called for the forced retirement of Chief GOERGE from politics. But FAYOSE’s comment did not go down…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has added a new Resident Electoral Commissioner. He is RAHMON ADENIRAN TELLA from Osun State, and he has just been sworn-in at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. RAHMON ADENIRAN TELLA is expected to resume as the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti State.
Ekiti State Governor, KAYODE FAYEMI, has appointed two new members into his cabinet. They are AKIN OYEBODE, who resumes as Commissioner for Finance, and BANJI FILINA, who steps in as Commissioner for Health. OYEBODE and FILANI have both been sworn-in during a brief ceremony in the state capital, Ado-Ekiti. Meanwhile; Governor FAYEMI has been going round the…