MEET KOLE AJAYI, THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF EKITI STATE. The history would make itself by June 21, 2014. when the progenitor and apostle of homebased crusade would be elected the Executive Governor of our great land, Ekiti State. When Kole started EkitiKoya in 2011 with the Homebased Crusade, some people thought he was joking, but he has consistently stuck to his guns and of course, he is now the gubernatorial candidate of ACCORD in Ekiti, the only party that has adopted the homebased theory. When voted as governor, he would put an end to godfatherism, Capital flight and Maladministration in Ekiti. His core values would be, Transparency, Accountability, Probity, Public Participation and Sincerity of Purpose. Check out his profile as God has already prepared him for the exalted stool. Vote Wisely! It’s still like a flashing thunderbolt from the blues heralding the advent of One of Humanitys most intellectually endowed creature who was hatched about 46 years ago, precisely the 3rd day of April,1967 when the family of Late Pa. Julius Oluwafemi Ajayi and Princess Mary Ajayi produced their only boy, Kole at the Maria Assumpta Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. Koles father late Pa Oluwafemi Ajayi was born in 1932 at Ogbon Oba in Ado-Ekiti to the family of late Pa Ajayi Fakoro and late Madam Aarinola Ajayi (Nee Agbelusi). He died in June,1998 and was buried at St. Patricks Catholic Cathedral Cemetery, Ado-Ekiti. Throughout his lifetime,he was an active member of St. George Society of St. Patrick Catholic Church and a foundational member of Ado-Ekiti Progressive Union. Late Oluwafemi Ajayi was a Class Tutor at the Annunciation Secondary School, Ikere Ekiti where he was then the House Master of the Prestigious Ogoga House and also doubled as the Geography and Bible Knowledge Teacher alongside Prominent Nigerians like the then father Alonge, now Bishop emeritus of Ondo Catholic Diocese, Mr. Faboya, now Professor Faboya of LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Mr. Banji Ogundele who later became the Editor of Tribune in the 70s and a host of others. The mother, Princess Mary Ajayi (Nee Adelabu) was then a Pupil-Teacher at St. Joseph’s Primary School,Ikere-Ekiti and also a Prolific Woman Activist of the Emi ni LAdo mi fame. She was also the first State President National Council of Women Society, NCWS, Ekiti State. Kole commenced his educational career in the kindergarten at St. Josephs Primary School, Ikere-Ekiti and later went to St. John’s Afao in Ikere-Ekiti to commence his primary school education properly in 1970. In the year 1974, Kole finally moved to Ado-Ekiti when the family-head, His amiable Father; Late Femi Ajayi joined the employment of the Defunct Western State Ministry of Education, Inspectorate Division at Ibadan. Kole consequently enrolled in primary 4 at the St. George’s Catholic Primary School, Ado-Ekiti and completed his Primary Education in 1977. In September 1977, he was admitted into the famous Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti and completed his secondary education in 1982. Kole also became the pioneer Youth President of Christ the King Catholic Church, Ado-Ekiti in 1982. In the year 1983, he secured admissions into the then Obafemi Awolowo University, Ado-Ekiti which later metamorphosed nominally into Ondo State University Ado-Ekiti to study Zoology. He completed his university education at the record age of 20 years in the year 1987 and went for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps in Akwanga in former Plateau State but now in present day Nassarawa State. After his Youth Service, Kole was employed by the Late Business Mogul, Otunba Mohammed Aliu Jobi Fele as a Management trainee where he learnt the basic rudiments of business, the gizmo of Leadership and other enduring management skills that drive him till this age. In 1989, he joined the services of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti as an Administrative Officer. He was in charge of admissions and statistics for about 4 years after which he resigned voluntarily to start his own private business ranging from consultancy,human Capital development, Commerce and Publishing. In year 2000, he was elected National President, University of Ado-Ekiti Alumni Association and automatically became a member of the University’s Governing Council. During his tenure as the National President of the Alumni, Kole Ajayi was able to inject a lot of innovations into the Alumni both in the university and other universities in the country. Barely one year after assuming office, he was able to build an Alumni Centre for the university which was the first in the country and it was commissioned by the then Governor Otunba Niyi Adebayo with all foremost Obas in Ekiti in attendance. Kole, during his tenure, ensured the establishment of at least 7 state chapters of the Alumni Association across the country. In the year 2002, he convened the meeting of all Alumni Associations of all the universities in the country and facilitated their formulation of an Umbrella Association namely the: Conference of Alumni Associations of Nigerian Universities (CAANU) where he later became the body’s Public Relations Officer. He later hosted the body in Ekiti in 2002 to the teeming applause of keen observers. Kole’s activities on the Governing Council of UNAD was very visible. The then Council comprises eminent Nigerians like Chief N.F. Aina as Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Prof. Agbede, Nze Mark Odu, Late Mr. Eperokun and a host of others. He was a member of very sensitive committees of council namely: Finance and General Purposes Committee Council, Appeal Committee, Law Review Committee. He also represented the Council on the Board of Centre for Research and Development when the council was dissolved by the Ayo Fayose Government, he retained his seat as the Representative of Alumni and he was also visible on that council headed by Late Chief Akin Omoboriowo. Kole Ajayi was nominated into the very sensitive 7-Man Interview Panel that interviewed Vice Chancellorship candidates in year 2004 where Prof. Israel Orubuloye emerged as Vice Chancellor. As a mark of recognition for his ingenuity and cerebral capacity and a relentless drive to achieve corporate results. In year 2004, Ekiti State government appointed Kole Ajayi a member of the then revered Ekiti State Government Advisory Council. Also in year 2004, Kole Ajayi formed the Ekiti Progressive Forum (EPF) and was elected the National Coordinator. In the year 2004, He obtained the support of Government and the good people of Ekiti State to organize the EKITI DAY Celebrations for that year and the occasion was attended by all former Governors of the old Ondo and Ekiti States. In 2005, the same feat was repeated by EPF under Koles tremendous but Humble Leadership. In the year 2002, Kole Ajayi had the bright instinct of contributing to the information dissemination in Ekiti State and he established The Forum Newspaper and this indigenous tabloid has been widely renown to be the most stable, consistent, regular, balanced and unbiased local Newspaper in Ekiti State. In the year 2003, Kole Ajayi had a brief stint of partisan political participation when he joined the Alliance for Democracy and became the flagbearer of the Party for the Elections into the State House of Assembly, Ado-Ekiti Constituency but the election was not favourable to him in view of the craving wave of Ekiti people for change. As part of his contributions towards the development of Ado-Ekiti, his community, Kole was in 2009 elected as the National Public Relations Officer, Ado-Ekiti Progressive Union, a position he is still currently holding. As a dogged Achiever, his age long dream to become a lawyer found expression in the year 2002; when he went back to the secondary school to rewrite literature as a prerequisite for studying Law. He did not mind his pure science background with a degree in zoology to boot, but fogged ahead after securing a credit in literature to enroll into a seemingly unconnected field of study in the Faculty of Law of the then University of Ado-Ekiti in the year 2005 as a full time student. Notably, Kole shed all his social, political and business commitments to vigorously pursue his age long dream which was eventually achieved in 2010 when he bagged his LLB degree in law and proceeded immediately to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. The icing on the cake was his call to the Nigerian Bar in October 2011 at Abuja. Ever since, he has commenced his legal practice, with Chambers in Ibadan and Ado-Ekiti; His Birth place. Kole is an Ambassador of the United Nations Environmental Programme and a very intelligent Scholar. He was conferred with the Prestigious Award of Ekiti Exemplary Leadership by the Federation of Ekiti State Students Union (FESSU) in 2004 and the Eminent Personalities Award of UNADs Faculty of Law in 2009. In the year 2004, Barr. Kole Ajayi was honoured by the Confederation of Ekiti Students in the United Kingdom (Birmingham Chapter). Kole as He is fondly called is widely travelled and he has attended several Conferences and Seminars in Africa and Europe amongst which is the Human Capital Development and Effectiveness index Seminar in Birmingham and reading,United Kingdom. Kole is the founder and National Coordinator of Ekitikoya Group that is pressing for the actualization of a homebased government in Ekiti. I wish to join millions of Nigerians and most importantly the Ekitis for the eventful life of a man of vision, full ideas, creative intuition, limitless brilliance and dogged persistence. His contributions to the overall socio-economic development of Ekiti is immense and worthy of emulation and adulation.
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