POLITICS
INEC
Declares Fayemi Winner
By Miles
Olu, Joseph Chukwudebe and Oliver Iwelu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chainman for
Saturday july 14th, 2018 Ekiti state governorship election prof
Idowu Olayinka of University of Ibanda, Ibadan,Oyo State has declared, Dr. John
Icayode Fayemi of All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the July 14th
2018 Ekiti Gubernatorial election.
Speaking at the Independent National Electoral Commission Ekiti
State Collation Centre for the 14th july 2018 Gubernatorial Election
at the INEC State Headguaters New iyin Road, Ado Ekiti State Prof Olayinka declaring
Dr. Fayemi of APC the winner announced publicly that Dr. Fayemi of APC garnered
a total votes of 197, 459 to emerge the
winner while the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) Candidate Prof Olubunmi
Olusola kolapo Eleka polled 178 ,121 votes coming out as the elosef conternder
to Fayemi of APC Interesting the All Progressives Congress trounced the PDP
with a total of 19,338 votes.
The Ekiti State July 14th,2018 governorship election
paraded 30 candidates from 30 political parties but be that as it may the
results have clearly shows that Nigeria is a nation of a two party State which the ruling party All Progressives Congress
(APC) at Aso Rocks Abuja and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who called the
shots for good 16years.
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while the
voting exercises were going on in the 16 local government areas of Ekiti state and 177 wards and units
iconblazmagazineonline portal had a freld day interviewing party leaders of all
political parties, elder statesmen market women the youths ,and the down trodelen masses
who were in large numbers. The first place of call was chief Segun Oni
residence at Oye local government area, Ekiti state on arriving there his
lovable spouse her excllency Mrs. Kemi Oni was on hand to welcome the crew of
iconblazemaezine online portal and politely she informed the media crew that
His Excellency Oni would soon join the train for his candid views of the 2018
ekiti state Gubernatorial election speaking with iconblazemmagazine online
portal former governor of Ekiti State Oni said the election was very free ,fair
credible and properly organized by the (INEC) adding that the only snag he
noticed was the slow ness of the card reader.
He said apart
from the slowness of the card reader. That everything went on smoothly at his
own unit where he voted for his party APC
Speaking further
he did say that his peoples never benefitted any dividends of democracy from the
administration of Dr. Ayodele Fayose of peoples Democratic Party (PDP)adding
that all the promises he publiely made to his communities and other communities
were never provided.
He said that
2018 ekiti state governorship election should serve as a litmus test for the
(INEC) as the 2019 general elections are very much around the corner. He prophetically said that his party APC
would emerge the winner of the contest and of a truth his prophesies came to
pass as Dr. Fayemi is now the new governor elect.
The pendulum
of iconblazemagazineonline portal moved to the residence of Dr. Fayemi at Isan
Ekiti State, Oye Local Government area, Ekiti State were about 500 journalists
both electronic and print had gathered to hold a media parley with the governor
elect Dr. Fayemi. But, the entire journalists were told by one Funmi Ajala who
stood in for the Chief press secretary as she did tell all the media
practitioners to move down to Akpata house, the polling unit where Dr. Fayemi
will cast his vote. And at exactly 11 am that
Saturday of July 14th 2018 the governor elect Dr. Fayemi and his
pretty spouse came to cast their vote and as soon as he got off from his car
the supporters rented the air with all manners of political praises and there
were about 345 accredited voters who cast their votes at Akpata House polling
unit.
Speaking with Iconblazemagazine online portal he
said that his campaign slogan was reclaiming our land, Restoring our values
adding that the outgoing administration of PDP has practically set the hand of
the clock for Ekiti State and Ekiti people back ward adding that the peoples of
Ekiti State have practically passed through only God himself would comfort them
Speaking further he said the values of honesty, hard work, respect of elders of
dignity have all eroded by the bad leadership of PDP.
He said that when elected that he will pragmatically
restore the dignity of all and sundry in Ekiti State as he is a governor elect
for all adding that no one would be victimize or made a scape goat.
He said that his administration would clear the
backlog of salaries and other sundry expenses the outgoing administration of
PDP has left behind adding that Ekiti State is a civil service State, but that
his administration would be in collaboration with global business moguls and donor
agencies to massively develop the State for the good of all and sundry.
Speaking further Dr. Fayemi said that there would be reintroduction of stipends
paid to the aged adding that the teaming army of unemployed youths must be
adequate provided with employments opportunities and empowerment skill
acquisition.
He honestly thanked the president of the federation
Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the national leader of APC
the current National Chairman of APC
comrade Adams Oshomole, party leaders, elder Statesmen, market women and men,
the National Union Road Transport Worker, RETEAN, INEC heads and all the
stakeholders for the unimaginable supports they have given him, his family and his deputy governor Chief Bisi
Egbeyemi He also thanks his family members and the entire peoples of Isan Ekiti
for the massive love displayed towards him.
Speaking with Iconblazemagazine portal High Chief
Oyebi Isaac Oyewole said that the election was quite, neat, decent, free, fair
credible adding that the electorate behaved themselves in an orderly manner
while the INEC personnel came out the accreditation exercise.
Speaking again high Chief Oyewole said that in the
past that INEC will accredit an electorate will be told to go home and come
back to cast his or her vote, but he said that INEC has tremendously improved
by accrediting an electorate and immediately the electorate
will cast his or her vote.
Speaking with Iconblazemagazine online portal His Royal
Majesty Gabriel Ayodele Adejuwon the Adetila of Isan Ekiti Said that the
election was really peaceful and credible, that despite the heavy presence of
security operatives all over the State, the electorate behaved themselves
manner fully as he said that the will of God to manifest in the exercise
because as he said that God himself is the one who produces a leader for his
people or children adding that it was God that produced prophet Moses for the
Israelites in the past.
He said that his advice to the winner of the
election is to be the leader of all and sundry and the winner should not use
the position to hunt his perceived political enemies that he would be offending
God who gave him graces to win adding that losers should accept the result in a
good faith just like the FIFA world cup had been viewed by all and sundry.
Speaking that 32 countries went to Russia FIFA 2018
but, as today only four countries are still in contest as the four countries
are England, Belgium, France and Croatia adding that polities should be sports
mantly, not a do or die affairs.
Speaking with
Iconblazemagazine online portal Alhaji Dauda Lawal a sociologist with a World
Bank and also man Friday of Dr. Fayemi the governor elect of Ekiti State said
that Dr. Fayemi is a global brand adding that he was one time governor of Ekiti
State most recently a federal minister of solid mineral and that he Fayemi has
an outstanding academic excellence at Kings College London. Alhaji Lawal said
that Dr. Fayemi is a special breed and specie who has all it takes to market
Ekiti State to the entire globe. Speaking further he said that the Ekiti people
would be thankful to God for given Dr. Fayemi to them.
And again he said that Dr. Fayemi is very humble,
honest, who does not have time for fraudulent applications, he is a hardworking
young man who believes that hard work does not kill, but, it rewards largely.
He said that from the feelers from the people that
Dr. Fayemi would definitely clinch the governorship election because the large number
of the down trodden masses is tired of the lies the outgoing governor Dr.
Fasoye has sold to them in broad day light. Speaking with Iconblaze Magazine
online portal Accord Party leader at ward 4, Unit 2 Ayegbaju Oye local
government area, Akogu Banji Ojo a former crack reporter of tell magazine, publisher of Yoruba
News watch, president of yoruba federation in Europe and former European coordinator
of Oddua Peoples Congrees (OPC) said that he and his party members have toured
over 13 local government areas of Ekiti- State to sell their party to the
electorate adding that INEC has done very well in the Ekiti state 2018
governorship election adding that the election has been free, fair, credible,
orderly and that the electorate has displayed lots of discipline and industry.
He generally concurred that politics should be done
with the fear of God and the love of masses.
Speaking with Iconblazemagazine online portal at his
palace the Ogoga of Ikere kingdom His Royal Majesty Oba Adeyemi Alagbado,
Agirilara II said that he is really gladdened with the heavy improvement INEC
has employed at making the election so easy and corruption free.
He said that he believed that the electorate would
vote PDP so that there should be continuity in the office although as an
advance HRM Oba he was quick to say that election is like football match where
no team looks down on it opponent because any team can win the tournament. HRM Oba
Alagbado said winners and losers should still be friends regardless the
different political parties they all belonged to.
Speaking with Iconblazeagazine online portal Honorable
Commissioner for Women Affair, Ekiti State Olayinka Olubunmi said that women
should be given a very good playing field for politics to produce good
governance adding women are better managers of men and resources.
She said if the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial
Candidate Prof. Eleka wins, that more women should be given more
appointments to man.
She
did cast her vote at Atibafin ward, palace unit Ikere, Ekiti Speaking with
Iconblazemagazine online portal Hon Sunday Akinniyi a heavy man Friday of
Dr. Fasoye when their relationships were coated with honey, milk and sugar,
then he was the chief whip of Ekiti State House of Assembly adding that he
almost lost his life because he brought Dr Fasoye to their local government
area Ikere. He said that everybody hated. Dr. Fasoye with venon and bitterness
in their minds but he took the risk of fence mending among his peoples and
communities on behalf of Dr. Fasoye but, very very very sadly he said that no
sooner Dr. Fasoye did become the governor of Ekiti state that he Dr. Fasoye did
give him Hon Akinniyi a twenty foot pole
He said that the speaker
of the house wrongly and wickedly removed him as a chief whip and painfully he
was suspended without giving a fair hearing and for this reason he decided to
formally embrace All Progressives Congress (APC) which he is a well accorded
honor, dignity, respect and all that. He regrettably said all the votes Dr. Fasoye
got was because of his influence and memorandum of understanding he employed to
his peoples of Ikere.
Speaking
with Iconblaze Magazine online portal His Excellency Evangelist Bamidele Olumillua,
one time governor of old Ondo State (which is now Ondo and Ekiti States) said
that the election was generally neat, decent, free, fair, credibly in all ramifications
adding, that INEC has actually done well with the experimentation.
He
said the outgoing governor Dr. Fasoye has no regards for elders adding that the
elders must be respected at all times regardless of whose OX is gored. He said
that whenever Chief Segun Oni would call a for meeting that he chief Oni would
always come to him and respectfully requested of his presence at such meetings
adding that anyone who respects the elderly ones would find uncommon favour of
God and man.
He
narrated a touching story of how he went looking for one particular man and
when he got to his house, the wife of the man told him that her husband has
gone to the farm and he said that one of the sons of the man took him to the
farm to meet with him adding that the very moment the man saw him that unusual
respects were exchanged by both of them for each other.
Speaking
further, HE Olumillua said that when he ran for the governorship position in
old Ondo state that he and his campaign team went to Riverine areas and that
they remained there for seven days adding that their seven days stay opened his
eyes to huge sufferings human being, go through.
He
said that there were no schools, health care facilities no electricity and the
entire areas. were actually not fit for human habitation as he said that those
down trodden masses told him that the was the first governorship aspirant who
considered them human beings and evangelist Olumillua said that he got more
votes from the Riverine areas than the hinter land adding that he did his best
as in provision of good governance streaks.
Speaking
further evangelist Olumillua said that it is only God who knows all things not
mans as christianity has really reveal many good things to people globally.
Speaking
with iconblaze magazine online portal Mrs. Modupe Falode a card carrying member
of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikere local government areas Ekiti state
said that the election was cool, calm calculated and overall credible adding
that the INEC Personnel were nicely disciplined, humble and humane to the
electorate unlike in the past when the electoral personnel seen themselves as
demi gods.
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Mr.
Ogunjobi Olanrewaju the creator or founder of Ekiti Grassroot Support Movement
and also Deputy Director Federal University, Oye Ekiti State said that INEC has
really done well adding that in the past accreditation and voting were not done
jointly, but in this election INEC officials and their support staffers did it
correctly.
He
said that there was no rancor as the weather was very friendly adding that the
2018 Ekiti state gubernatorial election is a pointer to 2019 general elections
as they have really done well.
He
says that Chief Bisi Egbeyemi was one time chairman of Ado Ekiti local
government area, one time a commissioner in the Old Ondo state and, again
Olarewaju said that as a technically trained lawyer with long standing
experience as a commissioner of Education and one time Attorney General adding
that his worth of expertise would add values to Dr. Fayemi administration.
Speaking
again the creator founder of Ekiti Grassroot Support Movement said that Dr.
Fayemi has seen it all as he was a governor for four years. He was also
minister of solid mineral for two years plus adding, that with his knowledge in
governance he would be able to attract investors as well as donor agencies like
UNDP, DFID, ILO and some other international agencies would help to galvanize the
state economically.
Apart
from these, the governor elect has a spouse who would also add values to the
lots of women and youths in terms of wealth creation and sustainable livelihood
in Ekiti State. Speaking with iconblaze Magazine online portal the first
daughter of Chief Barr. Egbeyemi Mrs. Bolaji Egbeyemi Olagbaji said that when
Prof. Olayinka of university of Ibadan the chairman of INEC 2018 Governorship
election announced that the All Progressives Congress clinched the highest
votes counted and the winner of the contest adding that she became very elated,
glad and grateful to God Almighty Father who made it possible for APC to win
which automatically make her siblings and herself children of his excellency,
she said that she would champion the cause of women as she already has an NGO christened
Mother’s and Beyond International and she says that the age bracket of these young
women are from 25 years old to 35 years old.
The
gentle giant Pretty Young Thing apologies to late Michael Joseph Jackson (MJJ)
who sang the song many years ago Mrs. Bolaji Egbeyemi Olagbaji danced joyously
her heart to the lord of hosts with her NGO members and of a truth they are all
beauty to behold.
The
drummers entertained them with different beatings. Speaking with Iconblaze
Magazine online portal Tolu Egbeyemi one of the sons of chief Bisi Egbeyemi and
APC Deputy governor elect said the victory of APC was ordained by God adding
the people is the government and the government is not the people as goodness’s
have been replaced with the evil administration out going PDP administration.
He
concurs that people would have their values restored as they have already claimed
their land back with the uncommon victory of Saturday July 14th 2018
governorship election.
He
says the administration of APC would clear the back log of salaries the
outgoing administration is leaving adding that confidence, dignity, honour,
honesty, performance and all that would be effectively and efficiently carried
out to the letters. Speaking again with the iconblaze magazine online portal and
APC stake holder, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.Chief Oluyemi Esan said that the victory’s
is God not of man’s adding that all the sufferings the people of Ekiti passed
through would be restored by Dr. Fayemi who has wide tentacles globally.
He
prayed for good health for the two first citizens of the state for God to
protect them uncommonly.
Speaking with iconblaze Magazine online portal
an aspirant to the Federal House of Representatives ladi Owolabi said that the
victory of APC is for the people adding that the election was heavily free,
fair and credible, He submitted that both Dr. Fayemi and chief Egbeyemi have
seen it all as they both had built character in the past with long standing
experiences would gag them to provide the dividends of democracy to the
commoners. Speaking with iconblaze Magazine online portal Basi Egbeyemi Jr, the
heir apparent to the Egbeyemi dynasty said the will of the people have spoken
with the massive votes cast in favour of APC adding that APC administration
would fix up the damages the outgoing regime did.
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The
Crew of iconblazemagazine online portal moved down to APC party secretariat
along Akure road, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State where the governor elect Dr. Fayemi
held his press conference of which he said that he offers himself as a governor
to all regardless of sex creed, religion, nationality and political leanings.
He said that they have reclaimed the land with the overwhelming victory of July
14th 2018 gubernatorial election and that the real assignment is to
restore the warped values back to the system values of respect to the elders,
values of honesty, values of honour, values of dignity etc. Addressing the
media the governor elect Dr. Fayemi said that his administration would rapidly industrialize
the state economically adding the teeming army of unemployed youths would be
objectively worked into the system.
He
profusely thanked the commander-in-chief of the armed force PMB, the APC
national leadership the state leaders, the women, youths and finally his family
of Isan Ekiti Oye local Government area
Ekiti State.
He
said that the administration shall be inaugurated October 16th, 2018
adding that there shall be heavy transparency and accountability that his
administration shall be in consultation with corporate organizations and foreign
investors. Speaking with iconblaze magazine and APC big wig of ward 7 Ado Local
government area Felix Atoki said APC won his ward clean and clear adding that
the security operative that manned their ward were a bit hostile to the
electorate and they arrested some members of APC by the mobile police men as he
submitted that the Ekiti people should look forward to the restoration of
dignity, honour and all that back to the system. He says that the governor
elect would work with minds of God and serve his people fairly well not lining
his pocket with public funds and again Hon Atoki said that there shall be no
rooms for fraudulent activities in his administration by the grace of God.
Speaking with Icomblaze Magazine online portal
Hon. Barr Amirekola Kolade the state organizing secretary ekiti state APC said
that Dr. Fayemi is a man of his words adding that Dr. Fayemi has done it before
and now he would do it again. He said that in his first tenure as the governor
of Ekiti state that he paid out stipends to the aged and again he is going to
do it again as well as making Ekiti State work again.
The
state organizing secretary Hon Barr Kolade advised that the governor elect Dr.
Fayemi should make sure that the party programs are carried out through the
party members adding that the restoration of the warped values should start
with the members of All Progressives Congress (APC)
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For the purposes of history Ekiti state was
created on 1st, October 1996 out of Ondo state. She has 16 LGAS, 3
Senatorial districts, 6 Federal Constituencies and 26 state Assembly seats. A
peaceful setting with conducive environment enveloped with aesthic blessings of
nature. A land of honour Fountain of knowledge Ado Ekiti is the state capital.
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