Category: Ekiti State

Assembly on familiar terrain If not for the present leadership crisis in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, the sixth assembly inaugurated on June 5, 2019, might not have been a problem in a house of assembly that has a history of leadership crises. Although the First Assembly was relatively peaceful, crises have been a […]

The principle of Separation of Powers provides that the three arms of government would function interdependently and act as checks and balances to one another, to frustrate arbitrariness. This governance principle propounded by John Montesquieu, is observed in the breach at the states level. The Legislature and the Judiciary are like mere appendages of the […]

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command, on Friday botched attempts by hoodlums to burn down the Ekiti Assembly complex. It was reliably gathered that the incident happened around 4am when the hoodlums were said to have scaled the fence and made spirited efforts to raze a section of […]

The police in Ekiti State, on Wednesday, took over the state House of Assembly complex in a bid to forestall an alleged planned invasion of the legislative building. This came less than 24 hours after the Assembly elected its former Leader of Government Business, Gboyega Aribisogan, as the new Speaker. The armed policemen were stationed […]

By Dare Babarinsa It is not easy to come to terms with the sudden passage of Funminiyi Afuye, the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly until his sudden death last month. He and his wife, Titi, were planning the wedding of their daughter, Abisola, but fate had other plans. So, on Sunday, October 16, […]

Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Hakeem Jamiu on Wednesday said he was not nursing any ambition to replace the late Speaker Funmiyi Afuye. Jamiu, who represents Irepodun/Ifelodun constituency, was reacting to rumours that he was lobbying for the plum legislative position. He denied vying for the number one seat in the […]

Assembly declares 7 days mourning  Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has expressed deep sorrow on the passing of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, who died on Wednesday, in Ado-Ekiti, aged 66 years. In  a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, the governor said Afuye’s death was […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the passing of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Funminiyi Afuye. Afuye died on Wednesday during a brief illness at the age of 66. NAN, reporting  a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile in Ikeja, said Sanwo-Olu described Afuye (APC-Ikere […]

Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Funminiyi Afuye has passed on at 66. Afuye, who represents Ikere constituency 1, reportedly died on Wednesday evening at Ekiti State Teaching Hospital where he was receiving treatment after suffering cardiac arrest. He appeared at the inauguration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Sunday and was said […]