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Fayose Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Atiku Over Minna Meeting Statement

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to publicly disown a statement allegedly issued by one of his media aides, Paul Ibe, regarding a recent meeting held in Minna. Fayose, in a statement dated February 12, 2026,

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Between Atiku and Makinde: Fayose Reveals Details of Minna Meeting

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed details of what he described as behind-the-scenes negotiations between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde during a closed-door meeting held in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday. According to Fayose, the meeting—whose venue and participants were “carefully chosen to ensure

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Makinde is an emergency opposition voice, says Fayose

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

That Seyi Makinde’s derogatory comment against President Tinubu at Osinbajo’s birthday further confirmed that he got a cold shoulder from the President during his last visit to the Villa. Like I made public, in his attempt to do a damage control on his public speech against the President, Makinde met the shock of his political […]

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Fayose alleges tense exchange between Tinubu and Makinde during villa visit

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday was marked by frank exchanges over politics, party loyalty and recent public comments attributed to the Oyo governor. In a statement circulated shortly after the visit, Fayose […]

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Wike holds greater political significance for Tinubu than Fubara – Fayose

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has stated that President Bola Tinubu will not abandon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in favour of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State. Fayose made the remark during a Tuesday interview on Arise Television while commenting on the […]

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Ibadan explosion: Return FG’s N30bn With Interest Since You Didn’t Spend It, Fayose Tells Makinde

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has told the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to return the N30 billion he admitted was released by the Federal Government as intervention fund for the January 16, 2024, Bodija explosion in Ibadan, since he claimed not to have spent the money. Fayose said it was funny that […]