• Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
PRNIGERIA PRNigeria News
PRNIGERIA PRNIGERIA
  • Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Home Fact-Check Fact-check: Is it true that between 2010- 2018, Ekiti State Ran on...
  • Fact-Check

Fact-check: Is it true that between 2010- 2018, Ekiti State Ran on a Christian – Christian ticket? 

By
Prnigeria
-
July 12, 2022
Between 2010- 2018, Ekiti State Reportedly Ran on a Christian - Christian ticket

Fact-check: Is it true that between 2010- 2018, Ekiti State Ran on a Christian – Christian ticket? 

Claim: There is a post circulating on social media platforms (Facebook) that Ekiti State ran a Christian-Christian ticket from 2010 to 2018.

Full text:

A Facebook page titled; Buharist Reporters had on June 30 published a list of past political track records of presidential and governorship candidates who picked Christians as their running mates at various presidential and governorship elections in the country. The post which was captioned as ‘FLASHBACK CHRISTIAN-CHRISTIAN TICKET’ cited the names of Mr Ayo Fayose who governed Ekiti State from 2014 to 2018 with his deputy, Niyi Adebayo and Olujimi Abiodun. Christian/Christian ticket, “no noise from Muslim community.” 

The page went ahead to cite Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State between 2010 – 2014 to have also selected a Christian as his deputy.

FACT-CHECK: Did Azikiwe Do a Christian-Christian Ticket in the 1979 Presidential Election? – PRNigeria News

FACT-CHECK: Did Awololwo Pick a Fellow Christian from the South as Running Mate in the 1979 Presidential Election? – PRNigeria News

Verification:

A search conducted by PRNigeria revealed that Dr Kayode Fayemi and Mr Ayo Fayose ran Christian-Christian tickets during their campaigns for Gubernatorial elections which they eventually won respectively.

Read Also:

  • We Arrested 450 Terrorists, Rescued 180 Abducted Victims in One Month – Military
  • Over 100 Jerrycans of Petrol Seized as Police Foil Smuggling to Niger Republic
  • NAFDAC Seals Chinese Supermarkets, Cosmetics Shops in Abuja

Between 2010 to 2014, Dr Kayode Fayemi picked a Christian running mate, Funmilayo Olayinka under the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) who later died on April 6, 2013. 

Mr Fayemi, in a letter dated May 3, 2013, addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Omirin, requested the House to consider Prof Modupe Adelabu, another Christian for the position of deputy governor, in the bid to fill the vacant position following the death of the former deputy governor.

Mr Ayo Fayose also ran a Christian-Christian ticket between 2014 to 2018 under the platform of People Democratic party (PDP). He picked professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka, a Christian as a running mate.

Conclusion:

Based on the available evidence, PRNigeria states that it is an established fact that Mr Ayo Fayose and Dr Kayode Fayemi ran Christian/christian tickets at different periods of their campaigns for gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State.

SIMILAR REPORTS
 FACT-CHECK: Did National Church Leaders Pay Solidarity Visit to APC’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Kashim Shettima?
 FACT-CHECK: Is it true that Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Mrs Erelu Olusola Governed Osun State 2003-2010 on a Christian/Christian Ticket
 FACT-CHECK: Is it true that CAN has Never Had a Northern Christian as its President Since 1976?
 FACT-CHECK: Is it true that between 2010- 2018, Ekiti State Ran on a Christian – Christian ticket?

By PRNigeria

VISIT OUR OTHER WEBSITES
PRNigeria.com EconomicConfidential.com PRNigeria.com/Hausa/
EmergencyDigest.com PoliticsDigest.ng TechDigest.ng
HealthDigest.ng SpokesPersonsdigest.com TeensDigest.ng
ArewaAgenda.com Hausa.ArewaAgenda.com YAShuaib.com
  • TAGS
  • Ayo Fayose
  • Dr. Kayode Fayemi
  • Ekiti Christian Ticket
  • Muslim Muslim Ticket
Previous articleFACT-CHECK: Did Awololwo Pick a Fellow Christian from the South as Running Mate in the 1979 Presidential Election?
Next articleKuje Prison Attack: All Eyes on “Security” and/or “National Security”
Prnigeria
Prnigeria

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Customs, NCC Strengthen Alliance on Device Monitoring, Security, Public Safety

EFCC Arrests 42 Suspected Internet Fraudsters, Recovers Laptops, Phones in Yobe

Military Foils Terrorist Attacks, Rescues Victims, Dismantles Hideouts in Sokoto, Kebbi

ICPC

ICPC Rises to 3rd Place in Transparency Index, Records Historic Leap in Integrity Score

Nigeria and the Genocide Lie That Refuses to Die By Kabir Abdulsalam

FULL TEXT INDEPENDENCE SPEECH: Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Progress at 65 Tinubu, Lists Achievements, Promises Brighter Future

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Nigeria @ 65: Tinubu Hails Armed Forces, Claims Victory Over Boko Haram, IPOB, Bandits

Bayo Onanuga: Between Bolekaja Publicity and Public Relations

Nigeria at 65: Tinubu Lists 12 Economic Gains of His Reforms

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano State

Gov Yusuf Launches N800m Youth Empowerment Scheme in Kano

A Neutralized Terrorists

Troops Foil ISWAP Attack, Neutralize 2 Terrorists, Recover Weapons in Monguno

Pantami’s Reinvention and the Road to 2027 By Kabir Akintayo

Recent Posts

  • We Arrested 450 Terrorists, Rescued 180 Abducted Victims in One Month – Military
  • Over 100 Jerrycans of Petrol Seized as Police Foil Smuggling to Niger Republic
  • NAFDAC Seals Chinese Supermarkets, Cosmetics Shops in Abuja
  • NSCDC Arrests 5 Illegal Miners, Seizes 9 Motorcycles in Niger
  • STEP-BY-STEP: How to Apply for New Digital Tinted Glass Permit as Police Begin Enforcement
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
© 2020 PRNigeria. All Rights Reserved.
Latest News
We Arrested 450 Terrorists, Rescued 180 Abducted Victims in One Month - MilitaryOver 100 Jerrycans of Petrol Seized as Police Foil Smuggling to Niger RepublicNAFDAC Seals Chinese Supermarkets, Cosmetics Shops in AbujaNSCDC Arrests 5 Illegal Miners, Seizes 9 Motorcycles in NigerSTEP-BY-STEP: How to Apply for New Digital Tinted Glass Permit as Police Begin EnforcementMilitary Arrests 16 Officers Over Indiscipline, Breach of Service RulesNITDA, ICPC Form Joint Task Force to Combat Corruption in Government IT ProjectsKano State on Display and NIPR’s Verdict on ProgressPresident Mahama Urges Ethical Use of AI to Boost African PR Policy ImplementationTroops Rescue Six Kidnap Victims in Benue AmbushNational Disunity Fuels Insurgency, Says Ex-NSA MongunoObasanjo Calls for Collective Strategy to Defeat Boko Haram, Tackle InsecurityCustoms Hands Over N3.94bn Seized Donkey Parts to NESREA in KadunaGlobal PR Leaders Call for Ethical AI, Fact-Based Storytelling to Tackle Disinformation at IPRA Ghana ConferenceCustoms, NCC Strengthen Alliance on Device Monitoring, Security, Public Safety
X whatsapp