EKITI Politics: Oluyede’s Journey
A “traditional member of the APC”, Dr. Wole Oluyede moved to the ADC from where he, finally, pitched his tenth with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP
A “traditional member of the APC”, Dr. Wole Oluyede moved to the ADC from where he, finally, pitched his tenth with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP
Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Segun Oni’s 70th birthday is on Thursday 5th September, 2024. In an interview with selected media outfits at his residence in Ifaki-Ekiti, Ekiti State on the 31st of August, 2024, Oni speaks on his childhood dreams, political journey, accomplishments, regrets and other likely engagements.
An extract from Segun Oni’s Media Parley of Saturday 30th August, 2024 on his 70th birthday of 5th September 2024. Full interview on Monday 2nd September, 2024 at 8.00 pm.
He contested the 2022 Ekiti governorship election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. About two years to another round of elections, Dr. Wole Oluyede, an Australia-based successful Nigerian medical practitioner, periscopes over the political terrain at home.
HIGHLIGHTS OF EKITI STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING OF 26TH AUGUST, 2024
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS).
Bob Tarner (Babatunde Olanrewaju) is the National Co-ordinator of the Nigerian Youths for Atiku
This is the third segment of a studio interview with former Vice-Chancellor and current Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Ekiti State, Professor Mobolaji Aluko after the End Bad Governance Protests across the country. In the first part, Aluko discusses the justification of the protests, demands of the protesters, concluding that Tinubu’s government is correcting decades of bad governance. The second part deals with the high cost of governance and Aluko suggests few ways out. In this third part, he disagrees with local government autonomy, a policy that appears dear to the federal government.
Nigerian Youths For Atiku, NYFA, has embarked upon a massive organization of youths across the country for the return of the former Vice President to the political fray in 2027.
Legislative Agenda of the 10th House of Representatives
This is the second part of an interview with former university Vice Chancellor and current Ekiti State Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Professor Mobolaji Aluko, on the theme: ATTENDING TO PROTESTERS DEMANDS. Aluko recommends some cost-saving methods in governance.
Mrs. Motunde Fajuyi, a former Ado-Ekiti Local Government Chairman, provides a recipe for effective administration of autonomous local governments.
Biodun Borisade, a journalist and public analyst, speaks on the role of political aides towards good governance.
Former APC Governorship candidate and the ADC candidate in 2022 Ekiti Governorship Election, Dr. Wole Oluyede, was reported early in the week to have decamped to the PDP. He responds here to that report.
Outside unfulfilled agreement by the Federal government, the Ekiti State University branch of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, is confronted with an additional burden of unpaid subventions to its university.
Dare Dada, a PDP member who supported former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose, and the 2022 PDP governorship candidate, Bisi Kolawole, bares his mind on the current relationship of Ayo Fayose with Ekiti PDP.
Former commissioner and governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Mr. Debo Ranti Ajayi (DRA), offers a bird’s eye view on what is holding Nigeria down and making democracy impracticable.
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose’s sins against his party are enumerated by the Public Relations Officer of Ekiti PDP Media Alliance, Mr. Tosin Ajayi (aka Tosin Osoko) and the consequences of the former governor’s acts.
A former governorship candidate and former member of the House of Representatives, Congress man, Bimbo Daramola, speaks on the highs and the lows of the first year of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and gives recommendations for the president’s second year.