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“I will Ensure Ekiti Governor Effectively Communicates His Policies To The People”- Sola Salako-Ajulo

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5 years ago

March 12, 2019

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Media Strategist and Consumer rights activist, Mrs Sola Salako Ajulo has revealed that she would use her expertise and experience to ensure the government of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi Communicates with the people effectively.

Mrs Ajulo who was yesterday appointed as a Special Adviser on noted in statement noted that the appointment is a great privilege.

In a series of social media posts, she stated:

1. Yesterday, I was appointed Special Adviser, Communications & Strategy to the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr John Kayode Fayemi @kfayemi

2. It is a great privilege to be considered worthy to serve and I do not take this honor for granted. I am deeply grateful to His Excellency, Mr Governor for this vote of confidence and to my sister, friend, role model and now, leader, Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi for her support and encouragement.

3. As a Communications Consultant with varied experience in all facets of the profession (print and broadcast media, marketing, advertising, branding and PR and recently, New Media) as well as with my passion for Consumer Rights and Protection, I have come to believe that good governance without effective communications could eventually become a disservice to the democratic process.
This is because the people should be the focal point of all government policies and effective communications ensure the people and their leaders are in touch and in sync on the real issues. Many times, our democracy has been distorted for lack of an effective communications strategy. I hope we can help Ekiti State avoid that distortion going forward.

3. It is very easy to critique the process from an analyst’s perspective but to be trusted with the responsibility of implementing the ideal can be daunting. So I take on this challenge with excitement, enthusiasm and some trembling; though encouraged by the ever abiding and abounding Grace of God; my husband, Olufemi Ajulo, who makes it easy for me to be myself; my innumerable team of mentors/professional colleagues; and the support of dependable friends, family and well wishers.

4. My friends know I have been a passionate supporter of Dr Fayemi long before politics, because his world view/political ideology of social welfare and developmental capitalism that enables innovation and protects the vulnerable, is similar to mine. So I will be working on a cause I believe in for a Boss I find it easy to be loyal to. That’s awesome!

5. Please note that my job function is strategic and process driven so I will mostly be behind the scene ensuring all forms of communications are on Strategy. We have a worthy team of excellent communicators who will be speaking for His Excellency and EKSG on various platforms so if you don’t hear from my office but you get seamless communications from Ekiti State, that means I am doing my job!

6. Also note that all my social media handles and pages will remain personal. Official communication will be from verified handles which will be publicized soonest. I may choose to repost or retweet on my personal handles at my prerogative. I will however tone down a bit in deference to my new office but the fun, wit and updates about everything I care about will continue as often as my schedule allows. (So don’t you dare unfollow me!😂)

7. Finally, wither Consumer Rights and Protection Advocacy? I will remain as active advocating for consumer rights. CAFON, our NGO will now be managed by my assistant, Elizabeth Adu supported by Ganiat Raji. I will go into consulting mode but since it’s a passion for me, my Advocacy will not cease.

In conclusion, I seek your prayers, support, counsel and objective corrections. My phone number will not change though you can reach me faster on all my platforms on social media. It may take some time to get a response but I will try to respond to valid messages. This is just an assignment… not a character altering event for me.

I thank you all for the congratulatory messages, prayer and well wishes. May the Lord honor you also in your endeavors. Nigeria will succeed. Let’s go do our bit!🙏🏽🙏🏽

Sola Salako Ajulo
Special Adviser
Communications & Strategy
Ekiti State

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Breaking: Wike Plans to Attend Thursday’s PDP NEC Meeting

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1 day ago

April 17, 2024

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By Eric Elezuo

The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, may have concluded plans to attend the much advertised National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), billed to hold on Thursday, in Abuja.

Impeccable source, who is in the know, told The Boss that the minister, whose membership of the PDP is yet to be revoked even as he frolicks with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and serving in the President Bola Tinubu government as a minister.

The Source told The Boss that Wike’s impending presence at the NECeeting on Thursday is not unconnected with plans, already hatched with some governors, to weaken the opposition PDP.

“Yes, we have on good authority that FCT minister, Wike is planning to attend the NEC meeting tomorrow all in a bid to weaken the fabrics of the PDP, and pave the way for the continuation of the Tinubu administration come 2027, and by extension, relapse Nigeria to a full blown one party state.

“From every indication, Wike and his co-travellers, are bent on unleashing the same crisis ravaging the third force, Labour Party, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Nigerian National People’s Party (NNPP) on the PDP for the APC to remain the only political party in the country, and ensure that Tinubu has no challenger, come 2027,” the Source said.

It would be recalled that Wike has boasted over and again that there’s no opposition against Tinubu’s re-emergence in 2027, and that they have made sure of that. He has been compensated with the Ministerial job after he withdrew support for his party, and supported the APC and Tinubu to emerge as national government.

The Source further revealed that in the attempt to actualize the intended one party state, a lot of funding is ongoing to ensure that concerned stakeholders are ‘settled’ handsomely.

Wike, prior, during and after the 2023 general elections, has been floating in between the two major political parties; the APC and the PDP. While he claim to still be a member of the PDP, he is functioning as a minister in an APC government, mocking the inability of his party to discipline him.

Political stakeholders have concluded that the outcome of Thursday’s PDP NEC meeting will determine the path Nigeria’s political trajectory will take, and that it may portend the end of multi-party system and political democracy if Wike succeeds in his plan.

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Bribery, Corruption: APC Suspends National Chairman, Ganduje

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4 days ago

April 15, 2024

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The All Progressives Congress ward in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.

The party ward legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen in Kano State on Monday.

Gwanzo cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje levelled by the Kano State Government as the reason for the suspension.

“We decided to suspend Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo said.

Meanwhile, efforts to contact the Chief Press Secretary to the APC National Chairman, Mr Edwin Olufo, failed as his mobile phone was unreachable.

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Akpabio Commits to Collaboration with Tinubu, Governor Umo Eno

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1 week ago

April 12, 2024

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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stated his commitment to working closely with Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Governor Umo Eno to ensure the delivery of democratic benefits to the people of Akwa Ibom State.

Akpabio stated this in his country home, Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, while briefing his constituents on the journey so far as their representative in the red chamber.

He assured the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District of his commitment to their welfare in appreciation of their total support for him, President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in last year’s election.

The Highpoint of the constituency briefing was the distribution of over 10,000 bags of rice and other essentials for his constituents from the wards, to the local governments.

A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio as saying, “I am here once again, to thank you for standing by me, our President and the party, before, during and even after last year’s elections. I have come to say thank you and also bring Renewed Hope to you all.

“As the President is doing his own, the Senate President is also doing his bit and being complemented by the state governor, Akwa Ibom would be the better for it. We have finished elections and politics, we are now into governance. The governor of the state must touch you, because he is the governor of all the people in the state irrespective of political affiliation.

” As I am touching you now from the political angle, I will also touch the state without any political party affiliation. Most of the projects we are putting in place would be used by people resident in the state. Relax, things are getting better.”

The former Governor of the state, assured his constituents that his current position as the Senate President would be used for the development of the state in collaboration with the President and the Akwa Ibom State Governor.

Hear him: This Senate President is not the one that would be fighting the state government. I will collaborate with , I will collaborate with , to make the state better for us all. We cannot be out of government for a long time. You have to go to a government that carries you along”

Akpabio promised to work for his constituents and Nigeria with all his strength, noting that, “as the President of the Senate, I am for the Southern region and the entire country. I may not come here regularly to tell you what I have been doing for you, but you will be feeling the impact on way or the other. Our unemployed youths would be gainfully employed. I will construct a mini stadium in all the local governments in the district, for our youths to develop their sporting potentials. ”