Olakiitan Victor in Ado Ekiti
Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Right Hon. Kola Oluwawole, has given the assurance that the legislature would not be a rubber stamp of the executive, led by Governor Ayodele Fayose, despite the cordial relationship existing between the two arms of government.
Oluwawole made the assertion while featuring on a live programme of the state owned Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State.
Reacting to a question on why the House had said it would continue to work hand in glove with the Fayose-led administration, despite the paucity of fund to run smooth legislative functions, the Speaker noted that there was no reason for members of the House to bicker with the governor over funding issue, as he had always laid all the cards on the table for all to see.
“The governor has been transparent. We know the exact situation that this state has found itself in. So, there cannot be rancour. But that does not mean that we have to be pocketed. We will do our oversight functions and chastise the executive where and when necessary. We are not complaining because we know the magnitude of the debt on ground. We know how every kobo that comes in is appropriated. So, there is no reason that we should bicker over that. But we know that the situation will improve,” he said.
U 17 World Cup: Eaglets Start Title Defence with 2-0 Win over US Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, the reigning U-17 World Champions, have begun their title defence on the right foot after taking down a resilient USA side 2-0 in their opening match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015.
A scoreless opening 45 minutes saw plenty of chances go begging for both sides. USA’s Haji Wright came the closest to opening the scoring 13 minutes in after getting on the end of Christian Pulisic’s cross but the No7 could not keep his effort from going over the crossbar.
Pulisic in particular tormented the Nigerian backline with his pace and skill attacking down the left, but the Super Eaglets held on and five minutes after the break took the lead. The Americans were unable to clear during a scramble in their area and Chukwudi Agor capitalised on the Stars and Stripes’ mistake and smashed the ball into the net, leaving William Pulisic no chance.
The opening goal did not diminish the Americans’ attacking spirit, but Richie Williams’ side could not create any clear-cut chances to find an equaliser. And with half an hour remaining, Victor Osimhen doubled Nigeria’s lead after cleverly beating two defenders and calmly finishing past Pulisic.
To make matters worse for USA, Auston Trusty was shown a straight red card three minutes from time, which will require coach Williams to make some changes in his backline ahead of the Americans’ next match against Croatia on Tuesday. With the man advantage, the Super Eaglets confidently controlled the tempo of the game until the final whistle to put them on top of Group A, at least temporarily as Croatia take on tournament hosts Chile, also in Santiago, later on Saturday evening in the group’s other match-up.
We Won’t Be Rubberstamp to Fayose, Says Ekiti Assembly
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