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Ekiti state gov, Biodun Oyebanji, freezes state accounts hours after his inauguration

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The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has frozen all operational accounts of the state government with immediate effect.

He gave the order a few hours after his swearing-in which took place on Sunday, October 16.

Governor Oyebanji ordered that all financial officers in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) must comply with the directive on the freezing of the accounts.

At the swearing-in of the governor, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinibu, seven governors of the party, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

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Fayemi bows out as Oyebanji takes over as new Ekiti state governor

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A former secretary to the state government (SSG), Biodun Oyebanji, has been sworn in as the governor of Ekiti state.

He took the oath of office at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion on Sunday, October 16.

Oyebanji, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared winner of the Ekiti governorship election on June 19 with 187,057 votes, defeating his two closest challengers, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who polled 82,211 votes, and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 67,457 votes.

He takes over from Kayode Fayemi.

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Prophet who raped 13 year-old girl in Ekiti and threatened her with madness claims “he wanted to deliver her spiritually”

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The Ekiti State Police Command has paraded a prophet, Adeleye Akingbaso, who was remanded for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abutu Sunday, in a statement on Thursday, August 18, said the Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC) Unit of the State CID, arrested Akingbaso, at Ijadu Olorunsogo, Ado-Ekiti, on August 12, for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a 13-year old girl.

“Investigation revealed that the suspect, on noticing that the victim’s mother had left home for a vigil in the Church, sneaked into their room and committed the act, claiming that he intended to spiritually deliver the victim.

He further promised to attack her spiritually if she informs her mother,” the PRO said.

“The suspect initially absconded after committing the offence but was later arrested by the Police.

During interrogation, he confessed to the commission of the crime and was arraigned accordingly.”

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Ekiti State govt publishes name, photo of man jailed for life for sleeping with 14-yr-old girl

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The Ekiti State government on Saturday, February 27, published the name and photograph of a man who is currently serving a life imprisonment for sleeping with a 14-year-old girl in its offenders list, making him the fifth person to have the name and photographs published.

The man, Lateef Afere Oluwaseun, aged 39, and a native of Aramoko Ekiti, living at Number 38, Anaye Street, Aramoko Ekiti, before the sentence, is currently serving a life imprisonment at the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre for sleeping with a 14-year-old girl.

He has therefore had his name and photograph registered in the Offenders Register of the state Ministry of Justice.

According to a statement from the ministry on its Facebook Wall on Saturday by Olalekan Suleman, Special Assistant to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, the naming and shaming is in furtherance of the zero tolerance policy of the state government for violence against women and girls.

According to the statement: “The Ministry of Justice, Ekiti State, today published the details of another convicted offender. 

“Lateef Afere Oluwaseun from Aramoko-Ekiti was recently convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ado-Ekiti High Court for sleeping with a 14-year-old girl.

The ministry will continue to prosecute offenders and will also ensure persons convicted do not benefit from the governor’s powers of early release from prison.”

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362 Ghost Workers Earning N20m Monthly Discovered In Ekiti

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The state’s Accountant-General in Ekiti has been instructed to stop the salaries of the ghost workers.

A screening committee set up by the Ekiti State Government has uncovered 362 ghost workers in the state’s workforce.

Prof Adio Folayan, Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development in the state, made this known when he presented the report of the verification committee to Governor Kayode Fayemi in Ado Ekiti, the capital.

His Excellency, Dr Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti state governor).

Folayan said further screening by the committee revealed that only 362 workers out of the figure were clarified to be on government’s payroll as of June this year.

He disclosed that the state government was losing about 20m monthly to the ghost workers, who are mainly in the local government areas of the state. 

He added that the state’s Accountant-General had been instructed to stop the salaries of the ghost workers.

According to him, the committee has recommended that all illegal salaries earned by the affected workers should be deducted from their pension and gratuity.

The commissioner also said the ghost workers would be prosecuted for fraud with their accomplices, noting that all heads of department have been directed to enforce discipline.  

Governor Fayemi while receiving the report promised to look into the recommendations for immediate implementation.

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