Former Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been sworn-in for a second term as the governor of Ekiti State. Fayemi, won the July 14 governorship election held in the state on the platform of All Progressives Congress defeating the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Professor Kolapo Olusola, and other candidates to emerge the winner of the election.
The state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, administered the Oath of Office on Fayemi on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti.
He will serve for only four years, having been governor of the state between 2010 and 2014 under the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria.
Present at the swearing-in ceremony, were the governors of Kaduna, Oyo, Kebbi, and Lagos states, among other dignataries.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event.
