Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State has given his words that he will take care of all the abandoned projects left behind by his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose.
Fayemi said that he would not behave like Fayose who, out of hatred towards him abandoned the projects he was unable to complete during his first term in Office between 2010 and 2014.
He said he is ready to prove to the people of Ekiti State that his Government is not out for vendetta.
As a result of this resolve, he assured Ekiti people that his administration will not abandon projects inherited from the previous administration in the State.
Dr. Kayode Fayemi gave these submissions while speaking in Afao Ekiti, the home town of Fayose during his tour of The Gifted Academy built by the Ayodele Fayose-led administration in the State.
Dr. Fayemi stated that though he may not agree with his predecessor on the rationale behind the establishment of some projects, abandoning those projects would amount to wasting the resources of Ekiti State”.
The Governor who re-echoed his administration’s understanding of Governance in “the continuum frame” recalled that he completed virtually all projects left behind by the Engr. Segun Oni-led government in 2010 because they were executed with public funds. He explained that the tour was aimed at having a comprehensive assessment of all projects in the State.
“When I came in as Governor, I completed to the best of my ability virtually all the projects left behind by the Engr. Segun Oni’s administration. It was my Government that completed some of the roads started by Ex- Governor Segun Oni. It was my government that completed Ipoti-Odo, Owa-Ila Orangun, Otun-Osun-Iloro, Isan–Ilemeso roads. We also completed the House of Assembly Complex. It has always been our intention to see governance in a continuum frame.
“We don’t make discreet compartmentalization of Governance but where we are today, it is inevitable, we have to take a comprehensive look at all projects whether we have the resources to work on them is another matter. The important thing is that these Projects have been funded by Ekiti State money not by a particular Governor who embarked on the project. I may disagree with many of the things put in place by my predecessor but I don’t think it is best to abandon the Projects because if I do, I will be abandoning the resources of the State. And this will not be good for the State considering the lean resources at its disposal”, he said.
Governor Fayemi noted that it was his administration that facilitated the World Bank support for the funding of the Gifted Academy though the project was executed by Fayose hence the need to ensure that the facility is put to good use.
The Governor said though Fayose shut down the Federal Government Girls’ College in Isan Ekiti, a similar project he initiated, he would not embark on any vendetta mission of cancelling the Gifted College since it belongs to Ekiti people and not Fayose.
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