Ekiti 2022:

Ekiti 2022: 185 Support Groups Endorse APC  Governorship Candidate.

..As Erelu Fayemi Assures Groups Of Continued Relationship

 

The  emergence of All Progressives Congress APC governorship candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has received another boost with his endorsement by one hundred and eighty five different support groups.

The Anchor support  groups made the endorsement known in Ado Ekiti during a parley with the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji BAO campaign organization .

In his opening remarks , the Chairman Anchor Organizations For BAO, Elder  Gbenga Agbeyo said that  members of all the groups cut across Civil Service , Informal Sector , Christian Groups, Muslim Groups, Labour Leaders,  Local Government Workers, Professionals , People Living With Disabilities and many others .

While showering encomium on the APC candidate,Elder Agbeyo maintained that the party has presented  a rightful person who would promote the economic prosperity of the state, urging the support groups never to relent in canvassing for people's votes saying that APC remained the only party that could sustain economic development of the state.

Also, a member of the National Assembly, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, reassured his unalloyed support to the oneness of the party and  enjoined aggrieved members of the party to  work together for the interest of the party to move Ekiti State forward.

In his comment, the Candidate of All Progressives Congress, Mr Biodun Oyebanji appreciated the support of the various groups and charged them to embrace peace as well as shun violence as they campaign and canvass  for votes .

While responding to all the issues raised at the parley, wife of Ekiti State Governor and Chairperson of BAO Women Campaign Council , Erelu Bisi Fayemi noted that the setback surffered by the state between 2014 - 2018 when the administration of the All Progressives Congress was truncated in 2014  should not be allowed to repeat itself.

She appealed to the groups to be more interested in the benefits of continuity to the state and canvass for massive votes of the people for the party.

The governor's wife emphasized that various multi million naira projects and interventions programmes from investors and Development Partners  coming to the state should not be allowed to sleep away.

Erelu Fayemi charged the gathering to see winning the election as non negotiable, urging the groups to work assiduously for the victory of APC.

Media Team,

BAO Women Campaign Council.

Stigmatization of Ex Convicts: A Humanitarian comes to the Rescue.

The story of corp member with a mission beyond serving.

When Anuoluwapo Balogun found herself as a corp member serving in Ekiti after getting redeployed from a Northern state, little did she know what fate had in store for her in the Land of Honour.

Anu came as a stranded Corper in Ado Ekiti when she could not get a "PPA" thanks to a redeployment go wrong and was hitherto thrown as a last resort to the Nigeria Union of Journalist Secretariat  in Ado Ekiti. One must give credit to Kayode  Babatuyi the Secretary of the NUJ for not rejecting this golden fish even though the Union was at that time incapacitated to take another corp member having have several others. 

Just like Chinua Achebe said of Okonkwo in his book ' Things fall Apart'  'When a man says yes his chi also says yes', this is  the case of Anu who immediately familiarize herself with her environment and became friends with almost everyone at the NUJ secretariat. She is by far the most popular Corp member in that building  and this earned her the title " Chief corp member"

When She first  intimated me about the project, I was scared for her not because she will fail but I doubt if  she can pull through given her fragile body and small stature and indeed looks can be deceiving. I gave her all the encouragement whilst I pray inwardly for her to succeed because apart from being an emotional person she is treading one of the most dangerous and delicate path of human life dealing with Inmates of the correctional centre".

Anu nevertheless, started her journey visiting people, offices and personalities that could be of help in actualising her project. Going to the offices is another thing getting the right people and securing the cooperation of the personalities is another. There are many times Anu will come back to the office frustrated and in tears and trust me it was that time the devil in me will spring up to give her the disturbances of her life but I know if she looked back now she will definitely smile because she needed the assurance that all will be well.

Despite the obvious frustrations, this young lady never gave up and I was more than eager to accompany her to the correctional centre for her first session with the Inmates who were about completing their terms. 

The story behind the walls of that community is "ethically" kept as a top secret else I get sued. But the intrigues will always be there, Anu has started a legacy in Ekiti and her project won't be for Ekiti alone in fact I call on the State and federal government to make Anuoluwapo Balogun's project a model and a prototype for the reintegration of ex inmates into the society in order to stop stigmatization and prevent  rescividism. 

If the Federal government can rehabilitate ex Boko Haram members with full benefits then nothing should stop Ex convicts getting a shot in becoming better asset to themselves and the society.

Anu came with the idea of training Ex convicts, setting them up with basic skills and properly reintroducing them into the society whilst protecting their rights and enhancing their self esteem.

The session was a huge success and many Inmates who are not leaving anytime soon happily joined the training. 

The highlights was that of a young man who wanted to be a writer got blessed with materials and a big Dictionary.

 The sensitization programme itself was a huge success in every way. The NUP hall was filled to the brims on 18th May  2022 with the attendance of Dignitaries that graced the event. The programme in conjunction with the National Orientation agency(NOA) has the Director of NOA, the Comptroller General of the Prison Services, The NUJ chairman, The Vice President NUJ southwest B Zone and the NYSC state coordinator all in attendance. 

Ex Inmates were empowered with tools worth hundred  thousands of naira while the facilitators sensitize the audience on the need to stay away from crime.

Anuoluwapo Balogun has laid a foundation that needed all the help it can get in executing more humanitarian projects not only in Nigeria but also beyond the shores of the country.

This young corper has brought unquantifiable ideas that will make our society a better place and it will be well deserving if Anu is given a state recognition and award especially by her Excellency Erelu Bisi Fayemi who is also a humanitarian crusader too.

People like her should be  encouraged in every possible ways even as I look forward to having her NGO take take off as soon as possible.

Idowu Adebomi

Ado Ekiti

Ekiti Guber Election

Technology and INEC's  Quest for a Model Election 

The  Election of Ekiti is here again and as usual the momentum is building as political parties are doing everything possible to emerge winners of the June 18th 2022 exercise.

Much has been said about the Political parties participating in the elections and according to the information at hand about 15 political parties will be slugging it out although 3 political parties namely; APC, PDP and the SDP are clearly ahead in the race.

At the end, the winners will jubilate and the runners up will be forced to lick their wounds for another 4 years that is, if ltigations will be avoided then Inec can heave a sigh of relieve for the first time.

Apart  from the 1999 elections which ushered in the Alliance for Democracy Candidate Otunba Niyi Adebayo as governor of Ekiti state, almost all the subsequent elections has got Inec busy during the post election saga and Inec in Ekiti has received more  blames than praises in the course of conducting Ekiti elections.

This time, it appears Inec is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring a free and fair election with its recent constant programmes of sensitization, awareness, campaigns and most especially the  use of technology that will replace the analogue form in the electoral process in Ekiti. If i am not mistaken, this will be the first time Inec will be electronically conducting an election with the ABIS and APIS  to forestall any electoral malpractices.

If will electronically transmit results directly from the polling units and people can log into the portal to get the results straight from the source. This will no doubt put a check on the spread of unverified results being circulated on social media which nearly misled the public in the last gubernatorial election when a sitting governor went on radio to announce a doctored result. This time around, information will be made available to all and sundry to avoid accusing Inec of  any complacency.

On the 18th of May 2022 Inec  invited stakeholders, Political parties and the general public to give an update on how far they have gone with the preparation of the election. The Inec Honorable commissioner  in Ekiti state Dr. Tella Adeniran gave a well detailed analysis on the preparedness of commission to ensure voters and their votes are well accounted for. Mrs Oladunjoye Abimbola from the Inec ICT Department in Abuja did Justice to the updated and upgraded system of voting with the card reader now discarded and voters will now  be cleared for voting  facially including the use   fingerprints which will be used to solve  the misunderstanding surrounding the failure of card readers in the last guber election.

Moreover, the commission recorded a huge success in the areas of having  complete data of voters in the state while doing away with multiple and non eligible voters. The commission has also laid to rest some malicious report from some quarters that Inec is distributing unclaimed PVC's to a political party.

At this juncture, it is important to let us know that  The Independent Electoral commission is just an umpire whose duty is to coordinate the process. It is not part of the players and just like a football match while the referee is to regulate the affairs and how the players plays will determine the outcome of the match. Inec as a regulatory body can only appeal to the political parties and their members to play by the rules and in most cases political parties play it very dirty and still blame Inec for the outcome.

The general public should know Inec's  sole responsibility is to make materials available  at the designated polling units, make sure that only eligible voters vote, transmit the results and declare the winner. No Inec official is permitted to carry  arms and participate in the elections reason  Corp members are drafted for the exercise because their  chance of being partisan is zero percent. Attacking Inec before, during and after the elections is like beating a  child for crying, he or she will only  cry more.

All the programmes being held by Inec and other concerned bodies are mostly being attended by the few  elites and few party officials and I doubt if they relay the message to their teeming members the need to follow the  rules and guidelines. The campaigns of Inec the umpire is being neglected while political parties jamboree is commanding large turnout of people.

I sometimes wonder if people realize the importance of listening to the body before the election because I won't be surprised if some parties have their agents rejected on the election day  for failing to register their agents on the portal for easy recognition and to hinder impostors who may want to disrupt the process.

And if Inec refuses the unregistered agents won't  there be uproar that Inec is partial?

 A visit to the Inec office today shows people are more interested in this year's election than the previous years with over 900 thousand eligible voters and women taking 52% percent as at 18th of May 2022.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has therefore, set the stage  clearly for a hitch free exercise on Saturday 18th June 2022, it is therefore left for the gladiators to play by the rules  and I sincerely hope Dr. Tella Adeniran will have a cause to smile at the end of the day.

Idowu Adebomi

Ado Ekiti

BAO 2022: A Transformation Agenda towards largely developments in Ekiti State

Service to mankind and humanity has always been one of my focal points says BIODUN ABAYOMI OYEBANJI BAO

Oloro ti n ko le OJO.
(The wealthy man that builds in the rain.)
The reason behind our confidence is built on the principles of God's manifestation and supremacy In HIS MAJESTY.

Some believes in chariot and horses.Some too, depended solely on their craftiness and manipulations.Some built their hopes on running their race themselves through hard work. But, we anchor our faith and confidence in the lord as our refuge and salvation. So, we march on into the battle with a stone and a sling, just like David did in the bible with faith.

Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji maestro manifestos towards largely developments in Ekiti State. 

Beauty of good governance and effective representation is obvious in your Policy, as we trust your decisions and your Progressive agendas is tested. *BAO* has the right intentions for the development of Ekiti State that will usher in the new direction across the sixteenth (16) Local Government Areas, and liberate the common man from the claws and shackles of poverty.

BAO...OUR CHOICE 💯❤️🎤

BAO... YOUTHFUL AND USEFUL 💯❤️🎤

BAO... ENDORSED AND APPROVED 💯❤️🎤

BAO de, ire wole de! Itesiwaju de fun wa ni Ekiti. Oyebanji is the only choice of visible greatness and dynamic change and progress for the great people of Ekiti State.
Let's support and Vote the scent of sweet, fresh air.
Ekiti kété oooo;
👉 Think BAO/MCA✔️

👉 BAO for Governor✔️
👉 MCA for Deputy Governor✔️
👉Vote BAO/MCA✔️
👉Vote APC✔️
👉Vote for Continuity✔️
#EkitiDecides2022; June 18th Ekiti State governorship election.

Comr. Olamide Akinwumi James
Sky Media Consult
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Ekiti Assembly Aspirants Screening and Cleared Names

REPORT OF SCREENING OF EKITI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ASPIRANTS CONDUCTED ON THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, 2022

1. ALHAJA MARIAM OGUNLADE (from Emure ) CLEARED

2. OKEIMEN FAKUNLE (from Ilejemeje ) CLEARED

3. JAMIU HAKEEM AYODEJI (from Irepodun/ifelodun) CLEARED

4. TAJUDEEN AKINGBOLU (from Ekiti West ) CLEARED

5. OJO MARTINS ADEMOLA (from Ijero) NOT CLEARED

6. AKANLE LATEEF (from Ekiti East 2) CLEARED

7. AYOKUNLE YEMISI (from Ekiti South West ) CLEARED

8. ARIBASOYE ADEOYE .S. (from Ikole 2) CLEARED

9. AYORINDE EBENEZER OLUWAYOMI CLEARED

10. AJAYI AYODEJI MOSES (from Ise/Orun) CLEARED

11. BABATUNDE FAWEKUN (from Ido/Osi 1) CLEARED

12. OKE BABATUNDE LAWRENCE (from Ikere 2) CLEARED

13. IDOWU LAWRENCE B. (from Ikere 2) CLEARED

14. BODE ADEOYE OYEKOLA (from Ekiti West 2) CLEARED

15. FEMI OLAREWAJU AKINDELE (from Ire/Ife) CLEARED

16. OKUYIGA ADETEJU (from Gbonyin) CLEARED

17. ABIMBOLA SOLANKE (from Moba I ) CLEARED

18. AYODEJI ADEGBITE from (Ado I) CLEARED

19. OSUNNIYI OLADAPO (from Ekiti South West II) CLEARED

20. BOLAJI OLAGBAJU (from Ado II) CLEARED

21. OLOWOOKERE BOSEDE (from Efon ) CLEARED

22. TEMITOPE ADEMOLA LONGE (from Oye I) CLEARED

23. AGUNBIADE KAREEM (from Ekiti West I) CLEARED

24. AFOLABI DAVID OLUROTIMI from (Ido/Osi II) NOT CLEARED

25. IGE TOLULOPE MICHAEL (from Ekiti S/W 2) NOT CLEARED

26. OYELEYE GOKE (from Ijero) CLEARED

27. FATUNLA BABAFEMI SUNDAY (from Ikole I) CLEARED

28. AJOGBEJE AYODEJI (from Ikere 2) NOT CLEARED

29. OLUWASOLA OMOYENI PETER (from Ekiti East II) CLEARED

30. FATOBA OLUWOLE ABRAHAM (from Ekiti East I) CLEARED

31. MATTHEW ATTAH (from Ikere II) CLEARED

32. ODEBUNMI IDOWU SUNDAY (from Oye II ) CLEARED

33. AYODEJI OLABISI OLADELE (from Moba I ) NOT CLEARED

34. ALABI OLUWAFEMI STEPHEN CLEARED

35. AWONIYI JACOB ADEYEMI from (Moba II) CLEARED

36. OREWOLE JOHNSON ROTIMI (from Gbonyin) CLEARED

37. ADEMUKO TAYO OLADELE (from Ijero) NOT CLEARED

38. AJISAFE ADENIKE HELEN (from Ado) NOT CLEARED

39. OJO KAYODE BENJAMIN from (Ire/Ife) NOT CLEARED

40. ADARABIERIN AYODELE SUNDAY (from Ado) NOT CLEARED

41. IBIDAPO TAIWO MARTINS (from Ekiti West ) NOT CLEARED

42. AKINTOLA AKINJIDE MATTHEW (from Ado) NOT CLEARED

43. IBRAHIM OLALEKAN LANRE (from Ire/Ife) NOT CLEARED

44. FAGBOHUN SAMUEL OLUWOLE (from Ekiti S/W) NOT CLEARED

45. AYANNA GBENRO JOSHUA (from Ijero) NOT CLEARED

46. ADARAMODU KEHINDE ANTHONY (from Ekiti S/W) NOT CLEARED

47. AGBEDE OPEYEMI (from Ire/Ife) NOT CLEARED

48. OLUWASEUN OJUOLAPE (from Ekiti S/W ) NOT CLEARED

The appeal committee to review complaints from the screening of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Aspirants will commence sitting on Thursday 19th May, 2022. 

Venue: JKF Center, Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti

Time: 9.am prompt

Note: 

_Complaint desk has been opened at the JKF centre, Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti to receive complaints or enquiries from today Wednesday 18th May, 2022 until 7am on Thursday 19th May, 2022._

_All complaint must get to the committee before 7am on 19th May, 2022._

Ekiti Guber Election:

INEC Presents  Publication of Electronic Voter's Register

...as women constitute 52% of voters population

The Independent Electoral Commission(INEC) has rolled out the electronic voters register as part of her preparation for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ekiti State.

The event took place at Ilera loro multipurpose hall in Ado Ekiti the Ekiti state capital on 18th May 2022. The Deputy Director of INEC ICT  Abuja, Mrs Abimbola Oladunjoye who took the participants on a journey of upgraded methods of voting technically which is different from the previous elections held in the state.

According to Mrs Abimbola, The Independent Electoral Commission in its bid to curtail electoral crimes such as multiple voting, impersonating, multiple registration and manual transmission of election results have resolved to introduce  Bio metrics and ABIS( Automated Biometrics Identification system) which will make the process of identifying voters facially, finger prints and proper documentation of eligible voters. She also cleared the air on some alleged voters who were declared invalid as people with multiple or incomplete registrations.

In his own words, Mr. Paul Ayaeze in  his presentation gave the breakdown of the additional polling units  in Ekiti state and that some voters have been transferred to the nearest new polling units while admonishing voters to take advantage of the technology advancement of voting  to come out and exercise their rights.

Earlier, the Resident Electoral commissioner, Dr. Tella Adeniran gave a breakdown of the total voters in Ekiti as 720, 742 with Ado Ekiti having 59, 742 eligible voters and Ilejemeje with the lowest eligible voters.

He also disclosed that women  constitute 52 percent of the voters strength with Men falling behind with 49 percent while 42 percent were invalidated due to multiple registrations and incomplete data.

Dr. Tella also use the opportunity to warn political parties to  register their agents on the portal or risk not having agents during the election at all while calling on political parties to sensitize their members on the need to trust Inec in conducting free and fair election.

Mr. Oludipe Victor representing the commissioner of police assured the stakeholders of adequate security before during and after the elections.

The political parties were later presented with  electronic voters register.

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We Are Tired Of Being Marginalized, Odo-Otin Cries Out

One of the widely respected leaders in Odo-Otin, as well as a frontline politician in the Progressives fold, prince Hon. George Durosinmi has expressed his concern and chagrin in regards how the leaders in Progressive party have not been "fair" to the people of Odo-Otin in terms of sharing elective posts in respect of the pertinent three Local Governments.

He vouchsafed in the presence of the visiting ODO-OTIN PEOPLE'S CONCERN " He said the party leaders in  Ifelodun and Boripe have marginalized us in Odo-Otin. Hon. George Durosinmi confirmed that,  all the aspirants contesting in Odo-otin, have obtained the form of House of Representatives and had submitted and undergoing the screening at National Secretariat in  Abuja. They are  proudly from Odo-Otin. If the party wants to be honest and transparent to us in Odo-otin, the slot of House of Representatives ticket must be allocated and contested among Odo-Otin Aspirants."

Hon. George Durosinmi

In his analysis, Hon. George Durosinmi explained that, since the dispensation of this present Democracy, the post has been rotated between Boripe and Ifelodun. "I want us to check the history, late Hon. Oyetunji in 1999 was from Ifelodun,  he contested he won and in 2003 the same Hon. Oyetunji contested and loosed. While Hon. Wale Afolabi was given the ticket many times which he lost to the opposition. Even the late Hon. Alabi from Odo-Otin did not hold the ticket from Progressive Party, and Hon. Yinka Ajayi Boripe, held the ticket from 2011 till 2019. Now Ifelodun Hon. Rasheed Afolabi is also from Ifelodun 2019 till date".

Hon. Durosinmi continued and said, "that let us consider the people of Odo-Otin for the post of House of Representatives because it was marginalized since inception of politics since 1999, and in terms of voting strength Odo-Otin has a larger vote transcending the vote strength of other Local Governments in Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo-Otin Federal Constituency. There is nowhere the leaders in Odo-Otin sat, deliberated, and denied the ticket of House Representatives".

Hon. George Durosinmi said all the aspirants  are competent candidates exceedingly transparent, accountable, and utterly dedicated to the service of humanity as second to none. 

Hon. George Durosinmi

Therefore, since exception of politics 1999 till today Ifelodun was given the opportunity to contested for four (4) times while Boripe was given two (2) times but Odo-Otin was left out. 

Hon. George Durosinmi exhorted the leaders to zone the ticket of House of Representatives to Odo-Otin. 

He said, "It is the right thing to do. I assure the leaders of the  party that this will reinforce and boost the voting strength of the party in Odo-Otin. Hence we can forge ahead with dynamism, zest and progress,"

 "ODO-OTIN  PEOPLE'S          

       CONCERN"