Fajuyi’s 50th anniversary: How Ekiti govt supported us – Family

In a twist of event, the family of the late Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, July 29, 1966 military coup martyr, have debunked claims by eldest son of the late Fajuyi, Mr. Donald Femi Fajuyi, that the Ekiti State government refused to render support to the family during just-concluded week-long 50th anniversary celebration of the martyrdom of the late heroic soldier and first military Governor of Western Nigeria, some family members have said that the state government under Governor Ayodele Fayose indeed supported them.

Four representatives of the Fajuyi family in Ekiti, Mrs. Lanre Fajuyi, Mrs. Desola Olajuyigbe (nee Fajuyi), Dr. Tope Olajuyigbe son-in-law) and Mrs. Abigail Abike Boboye (nee Fajuyi), told newsmen otherwise yesterday, in Osuntokun hall of the Ekiti State government office in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, while paying an appreciation visit to governor Fayose.

They revealed that the governor indeed sent delegations led by the Deputy-Governor, Dr. Olusola Kolapo Eleka who fully participated in all the events in the week-long remembrance.

Speaking for the family, Mrs. Lanre Fajuyi said: “The governor was represented by his deputy, Kolapo Olusola at the Fajuyi park where the 50th remembrance kicked off. In Lagos, we had the lunch of Adekunle Fajuyi Education Trust. The main aim of the lunch of the Trust Fund is to help source fund for the education of the children of our fallen heroes and the wounded and soldiers.

“Governor Fayose was also represented on Friday, July 29 in Ibadan at the ‘Yoruba Think’ programme at the International conference centre and even today (Sunday, July 31) at the thanskgiving programme to round up the one week remembrance in honour of lieutenant Adekunle Fajuyi.''

“We actually received full support of the state government through representations in all the events and monetary support to us and to ensure we had a successful programme and also through contributing to Adekunle Fajuyi Education Trust Fund.

“We are here to appreciate the governor for his support and I can tell you that we were fully supported by the state government. Our eldest son must have said what was quoted in the papers before the event.

“The lunch of Adekunle Fajuyi Education Trust was to support the widows and children of our fallen soilders who lost their lives in battle and also insurgency while fighting to protect Nigeria. We are working together with the National Army officers Wives Association, NAOWA and the military to ensure that some of these children who are very needy and the widows can be supported and help them in their predicament.

“We have been approaching state governments and several world organizations to help in that regard. We know the Nigerian Army also have plans for them, but in our own little way we can help assist to alleviate their sufferings, “ she said.

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Fayose Spending State’s Money On Private Court Cases – APC

Taiwo Olatunbosun, Public Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of allegedly using the state’s fund to finance his legal matters with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Taiwo in statement in Ado-Ekiti, said that the party was in possession of fact that the N22 million spent to charter aircraft that conveyed his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome from Lagos to Akure airport was allegedly taken from the state’s treasury.

However in a swift reaction to the allegation, Governor Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi said “that kind of allegation can only come from the dirty minds of APC members in Ekiti.

“There is nothing like that and if they have strong evidence, the EFCC which has become a department of the APC is there for them to do their bidding.

“The APC should stop disturbing sensibility of Nigerians and face squarely the myriads of problems confronting the people”, Adelusi said.

How I Transported Over N1.219bn To Fayose On An Aircraft – Pilot Makes Shocking Revelation To EFCC

Captain Ahmed Borodo has revealed to the EFCC how he flew Musiliu Obanikoro, the former Minister of State for Defence, and eight green military bags of cash allegedly containing N1.219bn from Lagos to Akure airport, where the cash were handed over to Abiodun Agbele, who is an aide of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose.

The captain made the revelation while being questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last week.

The report by punch quoted an investigator as saying, “The pilot told us that on June 17, 2014, he was instructed by his company around 7am to prepare the aircraft for an 8.30am flight from Lagos to Akure. He was informed that the client was Obanikoro. He said he along with his colleagues including one Capt. Olubiyi Famuyiwa got on the plane.

“He said Obanikoro’s aides arrived at the tarmac with some bullion vans and started offloading the contents which were in big green tarpaulin bags. He informed them that the aircraft could only carry about eight or nine bags due to its small size.

“The pilot said at that point, Obanikoro intervened and began pleading with him to allow them load all the bags on the plane but he refused and then the minister, his ADC and a friend boarded the plane and the aircraft departed.

“The pilot said on getting to the Akure airport, some soldiers received them and the bags were offloaded and put into a bullion van. He noted that the plane returned empty to Lagos.

“He said that the next day, he returned to Akure and then flew Obanikoro to Abuja with his Aide-de-Camp, Lt. Adewale.”

FAYOSE ACCUSES BUHARI OF SHIELDING HIS MEN FROM PROBE, CALLS HIM GRANDFATHER OF CORRUPTION

The Governor of Ekiti State, Governor Ayodele Fayose has accused the Presidency of shielding his men from probe, the Governor said that President Buhari was acting like the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria and demanded the release of alleged authentic report of the Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Nigerian Armed Forces.

The governor in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, described the claim by the federal government that the probe panel only looked into procurement and contracts awarded by the military between 2011-2015 because documents regarding procurement from 2007 to 2010 were not available as an indication of his support for corruption.

The statement read “it is now obvious to the entire world that anyone that is in President Buhari’s good books can never be adjudged as corrupt even if such a person is caught looting the entire money in Nigeria’s treasury.”

'FAYOSE IS MAKING MOCKERY OF EKITI STATE, WE ARE NOT HAPPY' - FORMER GOVERNOR

A former governor of Ekiti state, Niyi Adebayo has declared that nobody in the country is happy with how Ayodele Fayose is governing the state.