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I’m Not Afraid of Oni, Others – Oluyede … Says: Ekiti Delegates Not For Sale

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Oluyede Much has been said and heard about Dr Oluwole Olumayokun Oluyede, but for the first time this Ikere Ekiti born medical doctor, from the prominent family of Pa and Mrs Folarin Oluyede,   spoke to Fountain Newsbreaker in this exclusive interview.   In the encounter, Dr, Oluyede, a product of the famous Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti and University of Ilorin, revealed how he worked briefly in Ado Ekiti and Akure before settling down in Lagos and later proceeded to Australia. The governorship aspirant, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is a medical consultant to about five (5) Countries including , Canada, Australia, the U.S.A, to mention but a few. Enjoy the hold-no-bare interview with this industrialist and philanthropist: Childhood Experience in the village setting   We did not see ourselves as being poor, I grew up in Ado-Ekiti and I cannot remember anybody I grew up with who does not have a university education now.   Our parents w

Ekiti Whitepaper: Defend Yourself Now - NBA, Falana, Agbakoba Tell JKF

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  Fayemi & Fayose It is no longer news that a White Paper released by Ekiti State Government has indicted the former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Solid Mineral of Multi-Billion Naira, and barred him from holding a public office in the State for 10 years, but what is now making waves is the legal implication of this decision. Just as lawyers and the general public have widely condemned this alleged vindictive panel which also barred the governor’s former Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Kolawole, for the same number of years, the Nigeria Bar Association bigwigs and political pundits have asked Fayemi to go and defend himself at the court of law rather than mere throwing away the report with a wave of hands. The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Ekiti State Government to look into the financial transactions of the State under the administration of Dr. Fayemi had said that the former governor must refund a sum of N2.75 billion allocated from

As We Decide by Femi Oguntayo

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It has really been a while on this column – Philosophia Lines , and I want to let you know I am back and better. As you all know that this column is a medium where we tell ourselves the truth and nothing but the truth, we are back on track from a national assignment which made the column to appear zigzag. There is a saying that, when two brothers enter a room and come out smiling, they have not told each other the truth, but when you see them come out with a scowl on their faces, you will know that they have discussed nothing but the bitter truth. I trust you will enjoy reading this column every edition as we shall be talking about the state of our State (Ekiti) and what we need to know even as we decide on who rules this state of ours – Ekiti State. As the Ekiti Governorship Election draws nearer, we need to ask ourselves, what and what do we want? Are we just going to vote based on the fact that this person is from my party or this person is from my senatorial district