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EKITI L.G FUNDS: Oyebanji has demonstrated Exemplary Leadership ~ Ifedayo Iyaniwura. Following the release of all monies accruable to the 16 Local Government Councils in Ekiti State from the Federation Account by the Biodun Oyebanji led-administration, The National Rescue Movement(NRM) candidate in the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, Ifedayo Iyaniwura has commended his Excellency Biodun Oyebanji for his love and affection for the people at the grassroots and concern for their development. ' Biodun Oyebanji Iyaniwura, In a Statement signed and made available to pressmen in Ado Ekiti on Friday, said Local Governments are the nearest Government to the people, especially those at the grassroots, it is only when we have a smooth functional Local Government system, with thorough monitoring by the State Government we can be talking of Local Government Development (LGD).  Ifedayo Iyaniwura, who was former Chairman of Conglomeration of all the registered Political Parti...

  Ekiti : Iyaniwura extols virtues of Oyebanji as Governor celebrates 100 days in office 27th January 2023  From Pris Edire, Ado-Ekiti The National Rescue Movement(NRM) candidate in the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State,  Ifedayo Iyaniwura, has congratulated the Governor of the state, Biodun Oyebanji, on his 100 days in office. Iyaniwura, in a statement he personally signed and made available to Daily Sun, on Friday, in Ado-Ekiti, said Oyebanji has shown exemplary leadership and tireless devotion since assumption of office on October 16, 2022. “Before June 18, 2022 Ekiti Guber Election, the question was, who succeeds Dr. Kayode Fayemi? ” Fortuitously, it was Biodun Oyebanji. No regret whatsoever, for Ekiti People have been searching for that Governor who combines the dash of elitism with the connection of the grassroots, a Governor who possesses the wisdom of native intelligence with the sophistication of befitting towering influence of burea...

The NRM Governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Ifedayo Iyaniwura has tasked the security agencies in Ekiti State to be alive with their constitutional responsibilities as Ekiti people are approaching June 18 Governorship election in the State. The Candidate of NRM made this call in Ado Ekiti, during a Stakeholders meeting held with the Department of State Security Services (DSS) on Monday. He emphasized on the need for the lives and properties of Ekiti people to be protected before, during and after June 18, 2022 Governorship Election. Party logo to vote on June 18, 2022 in Ekiti The stakeholders meeting which ought to magnetize the presence of all the State Governorship candidates and their Political Party Chairmen was attended by the few numbers of the June 18, 2022 Governorship Candidates in the State.  The meeting was presided over by the State Director of the Department of State Security Services, Ekiti State command.

  Ifedayo Iyaniwura INEC VALIDATES IFEDAYO IYANIWURA AS EKITI 2022 GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF NAMES AND PARTICULARS OF GUBER CANDIDATES FOR THE  JUNE 2022 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN EKITI STATE BY THE COMMISSION.

INEC validates   Ifedayo Iyaniwura as Ekiti 2022 Governorship Candidate under National Rescue Movement (NRM), following the release of Guber candidates by the Commission. Details later...

EKITI 2021 L.G POLL: Ekiti IPAC Passes vote of confidence in Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission. The Ekiti State Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAC, which is the statutory conglomeration of all the registered Political Parties has passed a vote of confidence in Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, being chaired by Justice Jide Aladejana. In a statement made during Sunday Interview with the Ekiti State IPAC Chairman, Hon. Ifedayo Iyaniwura by ConcordNews , Iyaniwura stated that, as long as we still have Justice Babajide Aladejana as the Chairman of the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, the Ekiti IPAC, which is the umbrella body of all the Registered Political Parties is confident that the EKSIEC will conduct free and fair Election in the 2021 Local Government Poll, which has already been slated for December 4, 2021. According to the Ekiti State IPAC Chairman, Ifedayo Iyaniwura, Aladejana a reputable Justice is an embodiment of integrity, purity and...

  ~ Concord News National Rescue Movement (NRM) welcomes the Notice of 2021 Local Government Election in Ekiti State with good fate. ...warned the Government of APC not to muzzle up Opposition Parties in Ekiti. The National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Ekiti State has welcome the idea of conducting 2021 Statutory Local Government Election already slated for December 4, 2021 by the Ekiti State Independent National Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, but warned that the Opposition Parties must not be muzzled by Government of APC in quest to participate in the Election. NRM which is one of the 18 Registered Political Parties in Ekiti State while speaking through its State Publicity Secretary, Omooba Jide Ogunlola with the pressmen on Friday stated that, it is a common knowledge that the current Government of Ekiti State is not affable with Opposition Political Parties, which to NRM is not-worth-mentioning, nondescript, but just to make it known to the public, and the for Democratic right of the...

ILORIN LOOTING, A LEGACY OF BUKOLA SARAKI THE PROFESSIONAL LOOTER.   By Femi Arekujaye It's regrettable that the meaningful and peaceful protest of the youths was hijacked and redirected for destruction and political gains.  This is openly displayed in the commiseration message coming from Dr. Bukola Saraki, the architect of poverty and hunger in kwara state. The loot he carried out in kwara is a million times worse than what we are physically seeing today, he has laid a bad precedent before he was shamelessly chased out in the state by electorate. Its important to note that  Bukola Saraki has been sent to an unreturnable journey of political relegation though his bad legacies still remains. The commiseration message by  Bukola Saraki to his young looters  had really proven how the act of ransacks  brought a mischievous smile to his lips and that is why we will continue to hold him accountable to the people of kwara state: because Bukola Saraki had set a ba...

IPAC COMMISERATES WITH THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF EKITI STATE, CHIEF (DR) AYO FAYOSE OVER THE DEATH OF HIS SISTER. ~ Concordnews® The Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), the Ekiti State Chapter has commiserated with the former Governor of Ekiti State, Chief (Dr) Ayo Fayose over the death of his immediate elder sister, Mrs Moji Ladeji. Late Mrs Moji Ladeji In a statement personally signed by the Ekiti IPAC State Chairman, Ifedayo Iyaniwura and made available to the CONCORDNEWS in Ado Ekiti on Monday after breaking the news of the death of the Departed soul to the public, Mr. Ifedayo Iyaniwura prayed to God to console the former Governor, Ayo Fayose and his family for the lose, and may the Soul of the deceased rest in perfect peace, and the perpetual light of the Lord shine upon her." According to the IPAC Chairman, Ifedayo Iyaniwura, "I can feel the pain our dear Ayo Fayose will be going through at the moment, this is someone who loves his Family passionately, same way he loves ...

  Terrorists now occupy Kishi, Oyo National Park ~ Wale Oyewale, Ibadan   The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Wednesday, claimed that armed terrorists have occupied Kishi, a town North West of Oyo State, and the Old Oyo National Park. Adams, in a statement made by his Special  Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Aderemi, said the development portends great danger to the security of the South-West zone. IBA GANI ADAMS, THE AARE ONA KANKAFO The statement indicated that the armed groups engaged in kidnapping and also destroyed the people’s means of livelihood and access to forest resources. It read, “The reports range from ceaseless kidnapping, rape and threat to lives of Yoruba people in the Oke Ogun area with Kishi as the present hub of terrorist attacks. It is my responsibility to alert the public and also the relevant authorities.” The statement added that the region was gradually becoming a haven for bandits and terrorists masquerading as herdsmen, warnin...

FORMER LAWMAKER, OTHERS DEFECT TO PDP IN EKITI By Gbenga Olaniyi Some members of various political parties in Agbado Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government have defected to the  People’s Democratic Party PDP. Hon. Bunmi Adeyanju, a.k.a Ayanfe Gboyin Receiving the defectors in Agbado Ekiti, PDP ward Chairman in the town, Mr Ogunsina Benjamin said that the defectors would be given equal opportunities like every  other members of PDP. Speaking at the event, one of the  leaders of the party in Gbonyin local government, Mr Bunmi Adeyanju known as Ayanfe Gbonyin, welcomed the defectors and assured them that they would not be treated as new comers. Mr Adeyanju who is the PDP candidate in Gbonyin local government during the last House of Assembly election under the umbrella of the PDP called on other people in the council to join the party. He appealed to members of PDP in Ekiti state to come together in the interest of the party, saying PDP could only achieve success in the forthcoming...

  ODUDUWA REPUBLIC INDUPITABLE, AS MOMENTUM ALREADY GATHERING.   SOURCE : Yoruba-one-voice-onlinenews It is no longer a news that the unholy marriage between the Three Regions that form Nigeria has failed, that the almagamation arrangement of Lord Lugard has since 2014 expired. On this note, the people of the Northern Region are desperately holding unto power, and never ready to relinquish it. The people of the Eastern Region are patiently waiting for any slightest opportunity for the proper actualization of Federal Republic of Biafra. Now as regards the actualization of Yoruba Nation, who shall lead? Should there still be a room for procrastination?  The time is now! Cuz, “This struggle has always been there. It is not an overnight development. We have been generals in the field for over 20 years. Yorubas have been silent, they have not spoken. Our people have lost a sense of direction because nobody is giving them direction, not until now we have Iba Gani Adams, the Aar...

Ekiti IPAC Congratulates Bisi Kolawole as he emerged PDP Chairman in Ekiti State  The Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) which is the Statutory Conglomeration of Registered Political Parties, the Ekiti State Chapter has felicitates with the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Ekiti State. This contains in a statement personally signed by the Ekiti State Chairman of IPAC, Ifedayo Iyaniwura and made available to the Newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital. His words: "let me utilize this priviledge to congratulate and welcome Otunba Bisi Kolawole, the newly elected Chairman of PDP through Congress, into IPAC family in Ekiti State, IPAC remains a Statutory Conglomeration of all the Registered Political Parties Nigeria, without any party in exclusion." "We wish him a successful tenure and looking forward to enjoy his cooperation in moving Ekiti State IPAC to a greater height in the State."

  TIME FOR YORUBA NATION TO MOVE ON! ~  Ifedayo Iyaniwura Since the marriage called almagamation between the Three Regional groups in Nigeria as failed, it is high time Yoruba Region backed out from the unholy marriage without further delay. Late Obafemi Awolowo Before Nigeria Independence in 1960, the British Officials had displayed with impunity favouritism towards the North, hence the need to hand over power to the Northerners.  Late Tafawa Balewa Meanwhile, the threat of secession started by the Northerners, which northern delegates to the constitutional conferences held before 1960 had repeatedly used to get more concessions from colonial officials who usually responded as if Nigeria was created by the British for the North. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikwe As Yorubas, the Offsprings of Oduduwa, to know where we are heading to, we need to know where we are heading from. This is the time to bury procrastination, and right the wrong of the past. Awo, Zik, and Balewa Clearly the ...

YEMI AYODELE AYENI (YAA), EXTENDS GREETINGS TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF EKITI STATE. An Oye Ekiti born Lawyer, Asiwaju Yemi Ayodele Ayeni (YAA), has extended greetings to the Royal Majesties, the reputable Chiefs, the Artisans, the Traders, the Civil Servants, the Students, the Motorcyclists, the Driver Unions, and all the good people of Ekiti State at this critical period. He urged them to remain steadfast in the path of greatness, and unperturbed about the current situation facing the State. Assured them, after darkness, there comes light. This call was made via a Video Jingle that has gone viral, he goes further to remind Ekiti people to follow the Covid-19 rules and handicapping at all times, by washing hands, use of Nose Masks, and maintaining a social distancing at all levels. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW FOR MORE INFO:

  YYA SUES FOR PEACE IN ONDO ASSEMBLY, CONDOLES WITH OGUN OVER KASHAMU The Yoruba Youth Assembly (YYA) has called for the reinstatement of the suspended deputy minority leader in Ondo State House of Assembly for a lasting peace in the legislature. YYA, an umbrella body of Yoruba youth groups globally, made the call in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday. The statement was jointly signed by its President, Mr Olarinde Thomas, the General Secretary, Mr Deji Oso and Mr Nathaniel Oduyemi, Publicity Secretary and made available to the Newsmen. The group called for harmonious relationship in Ondo Assembly to enable the House deliver quality representation ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the state. YYA described as “illegal” the suspension of Mr Tomide Akinribodo, Deputy Minority Leader of Ondo State House of Assembly. The group condemned events leading to the suspension of Akinribodo and called for a truce and reversal of the suspension. “We, therefore, demand for the r...

Ekiti IPAC to institute a legal action against the serving 16 Local Council Chairmen in Ekiti State. ...Writes Finance Office at Abuja for the documentation of Billions of Naira already allotted to each Local Governments Areas since 2019 November. •Despite Autonomy, we are not in charge of Local Government Funds in Ekiti State, we are just figure heads ~  Ekiti Local Government Secretary. Following the demands of the Expenditure of Funds allocated to each Ekiti State Local Governments Areas by the Ekiti State Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), the body which is the Statutory Conglomeration of all the 18 Registered Political Parties in Ekiti State has resolved to take a further step in its agitation for a smooth running of a functional local government system in Ekiti State, as occasioned by the Autonomy given to these Local Council Chairmen by the Federal Government. Through an investigation by the Newswatch, it was confirmed through a Secretary to one of the Local Governments wh...

As public, it is high time we Held our Officials Accountable and Responsible ~ Ekiti IPAC, Chair By Francis Abe ~ Concordnews This decision flies in the face of the ethical responsibilities that public officials have to uphold. Using government positions to enrich one’s self is not only unethical, but illegal. And without oversight, corruption and fraud will run amok in our society. Therefore it is imperative for the Public Officials to be held responsible and accountable by the Public. This in a Statement made by the Ekiti State Chairman of Inter-party Advisory Council, Ifedayo Iyaniwura, according to him, "Accountability is one of the central tenets of public service. Government officials are responsible to the public, so when they misuse their power to help enrich themselves and provide friends with special favors, they are not only to be asked questions, but need to face the consequences. And this shall be test-run in Ekiti State, in coming of days. The Statement goes further...

National Rescue Movement (NRM) already positioned to take over the Leadership of Ekiti State by 2022. By Francis Abe The Ekiti State Chairman of National Rescue Movement (NRM) in acting capacity who doubles has the IPAC Chairman in Ekiti State, Ifedayo Iyaniwura has urged Ekiti people and Nigerians at large that his party would perform better if given the votes in future elections. He specifically appealed to Ekiti people to vote for the candidate of the party, alleging that both of All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have failed the state. Ekiti State NRM Acting Chairman, Ifedayo Iyaniwura Iyaniwura who urged the people of Ekiti State to start visiting their wards to get registered in preparation for the governorship poll in 2022 boasted that a governor from his party, NRM will perform far better than the present Government of APC in the State.  In a Statement personally signed and made available to the Concordnews in Ado Ekiti the State capital as...

“AT THIS RATE , WILL THERE BE APC IN 2023?”  By Senator Babafemi Ojudu A friend of mine on Facebook raised the above poser this morning. Yes many people are raising same and they are right to do so following the recent happenings in our party. Let me answer this question by saying YES, there will be APC come 2023. While it is true that this is the agenda of some elements within the party they have done well , so well , that they have given the patriots in the party enough notice.  They even let out their thoughts when the said loudly that “APC Will Not Exist After Buhari” Some of us are monitoring their moves. What they think is their secret agenda is an open book to many of us. Their nocturnal meetings, every disruptive steps they are taking are known to us and we shall not leave any turn unstoned. These are the elements whose concern always is the next appointment, the next election.  There is no where in between this to think about the people and their plight. They are...