Gov Fayemi
Governor
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said that his administration will in
year 2019 make concerted efforts to "right most of the wrongs"
of the past by restoring the State to its pride of place.
He
also urged Nigerians to shun politics of bitterness as the country
prepares for the general elections.
Specifically,
the Governor said in his new year broadcast on Tuesday that the state
would be re-positioned among the comity of states as a destination of
choice for investment, with government focusing on infrastructure and
agricultural development as well as knowledge economy among others.
The
new year broadcast was also aired on the state broadcasting Service
that resumed operations on Tuesday, having just been re-opened by the
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
Dr
Fayemi disclosed that many of the corporate organisations and donor
agencies that had fled the State as a result of "suffocating
business environment" are now returning to the State, adding
that 2019 would be a better year for the restoration of the values
and dignity of Ekiti State.
The
Governor decried how Ekiti State lost its World Bank rating as one of
the best States for ease of doing business as the immediate past
government in the State engaged in practices that were not in tandem
with global best practices.
"More
importantly, we have taken adequate measure to stabilize the ship of
the state, and restore the confidence of all stakeholders in Ekiti
State project. We have also met and shared our vision of a business
friendly state with the hierarchy of corporate organizations,
multinationals and development agencies and the reception has been
quite impressive.
“May
I unequivocally inform you that some corporate organizations and
donor agencies that fled the state at the height of its
misrule and suffocating business environment of the past have not
only started to return, but have also pledged increased investments
and interventions in critical areas", he said.
While
assuring that Ekiti State has returned to life with the prompt and
regular payment of salaries and pension as well as the resuscitation
of abandoned facilities, the Governor reiterated the determination of
his government to improve the lives of the people through the four
cardinal programmes of his administration.
He
added that within the short time of taking over governance in the
State, he had mobilised contractors to complete all ongoing and
inherited abandoned projects as well as restore electricity to
communities which were disconnected from the national grid; assuring
that there will be no abandoned projects under his watch.
"Just
four days ago, I flagged off the Ero Dam treatment plant,
rehabilitation and replacement of transmission main pipelines. You
can be assured that with the huge resources we have committed to the
water sector, the project beneficiaries in the nine (9) Local
Government Areas of Ero Dam coverage will soon heave a huge sigh of
relief, when uninterrupted potable water is made available to them
Speaking
on the 2019 general elections, Governor Fayemi urged all stakeholders
to play by the rules and shun politics of bitterness.
"As
the electioneering season approaches, we must play by the rules and
avoid politics of bitterness. Such must be avoided at all costs if we
are to live in harmony. Political discourse should be civil with
decorum and in a constitutional manner.
“We
should learn from the lessons of the election conducted in Ekiti
State last year and draw encouragement from its’ outcomes which
were adjudged to be free and fair, and violence free without any loss
of lives", Fayemi added.
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