Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has been passionately urged by the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (OMPAN), Ekiti State Chapter to make fight against poverty, hunger his priority.
In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti and jointly signed by the State’s Chairman, Mr. Abere Ayodele and the State Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Adeniran urged the new Governor to focus on fighting poverty in the State as he pilots the affairs of the government for the next four years.
The Ekiti OMPAN noted with great concern the level of poverty that has eaten deep into the State. The body advised Dr. Kayode Fayemi to declare war against poverty and hunger in the State before it becomes uncontrollable.
The statement also reads: “Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the new Governor of Ekiti State must work hard to make money flow in circulation by patronising local contents. Patronising local contents is very key to fighting poverty and hunger in our dear state because it will allow every sector of the State’s economy to be meaningfully engaged and not rendered idle or ineffective.
“Importing contents from outside the State should be eradicated and totally discouraged for the people of the State to be happy and be at peace with the new government which in the long run, will help the administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi to maintain his political touch and relevance with the suffering people of the State from time to time”.
Aside the issue of poverty, Ekiti OMPAN also advised that “street lights be provided on the road passing through the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Ado Ekiti from the Eyitayo Pavilion end of the road to the Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus end to expose criminals that may want to perpetrate evil on the road when it is dark.
“More attention should also be given to the youths of Ekiti by empowering them across political party lines and without sentiment or influence.
“The poor transport network system currently being experienced in the state capital should also be immediately addressed as it has been observed with dismay over the years that taxi drivers have not been plying roads like Ejigbo to Delight Hotel to Eyitayo Pavilion, from Fajuyi to Federal INEC, from Ejigbo to ABUAD/Federal Polytechnic in Ado Ekiti, from Okesa / Okeyinmi to Oke – Ila to Afao Road, from Mobil Ajilosun to Ekute, from Ajilosun to Agric Olope, from Irona to 133KVA Area and many other routes”.
Speaking further, the statement equally enjoined that Governor Kayode Fayemi should focus more on Human Development and Empowerment Programmes rather than Infrastructural Development that seems to be benefiting only the few people in the State when the experiences of the past are put into consideration.
“The services of the youths of Ekiti State should be employed to ensure the economy of the State is alive again and the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State increases in worth and in income. Illiteracy among the old and young schools drop-outs should be stamped out completely”.
The statement equally congratulated the new Governor, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi on the success of his week-long second term inauguration as Governor of the Fountain of Knowledge and the Land of Honour.
The association also commended the wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi for standing solidly behind her husband during the turbulent period.
Ekiti OMPAN advised Ekiti Women to learn lessons from the exemplary attributes exhibited and displayed by Erelu Bisi Fayemi since 2014 till the time the husband was re-elected to govern the state by imbibing and inculcating such in relating with their husbands at home.
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