the next big item on the state’s timetable. Governorship aspirants of the various political parties have already begun subtle campaigns even when the Independent National Electoral Commission has yet to officially ask parties to start campaigning.
He said citizens in Ekiti are losing interest in the APC and its government, calling on the governor to address the yearnings of the people before next year’s governorship election. According to Ojudu, his own brand of politics is anchored on development, good life for the people and, “not spreading of hatred against any personality or government. I will continue to defend Ekiti, not minding who temporarily holds the lever of power. We cannot all be silent, we cannot all be dumb, we cannot all be hungry and therefore susceptible to being manipulated while our people are depressed, hopeless and helpless.
He reminds those who care to listen how low the revenue accruing to the state is, which he put at N3 billion monthly, and is barely enough to pay salaries left alone infrastructure. The governor said to shore up revenue, he has to network and engage development partners to attract investments. Also sharing this thought are loyalists of the governor who are of the view that Fayemi has not only done well in transforming and managing the state’s lean resources. They said he has done better than his predecessor in office in every sphere.
“Farm inputs worth over N820m have been distributed to 3,102 rice farmers in Ekiti State under the CBN/Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. “Fayemi has attracted and commissioned a multi-billion Egbeja Snail Farm in Okemesi. The farm will focus on the extraction and production of Snail slime for the export market. This is the biggest Snail farm in Nigeria.
Mr Olorunfemi Oguntuase, a building contractor residing in Ado Ekiti, said by what he has seen, read or heard on the radio, Fayemi has done well.
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