The government of Ekiti State, in this submission discusses the landmark achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in the state. Enjoy reading…
Transparency in governance and commitment to a vision that affects the public would produce notable legacies for the present and generations to come.
President Mohammadu Buhari still rose to power after garnering majority of votes cast during the February, 2015 Presidential election despite stiff opposition from other parties.
President Buhari, PMB as fondly called amongst fellow politicians had earlier emerged victorious in a transparently and keenly contested primary election supervised by Dr. John Kayode Fayemi.
During his first term in office as Governor, JKF ceaselessly and fearlessly condemned the then PDP-controlled Federal government for its suffocating inadequacies and maladministration. The cry for change was profound and overwhelming across the nation. This manifested the outright rejection of the then President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and consequently ushered in the Buhari-led administration.
Close to four years in the saddle, President Buhari would have to parade his score-card to justify why Ekiti people should give him their votes in support of his re-election bid. The people would want to see what his administration has done to warrant giving him their votes.
The Buhari-led administration has not only performed creditably by carrying out various laudable projects across the State, it has also helped in creating several employment opportunities for the people. Over 2000 jobless graduates were engaged in his N-Power programme which has contributed in no mean way to reduce poverty and social vices amongst the youth.
Almost 19 years after its creation, Ekiti state has been operating without a Federal Secretariat until the Buhari-led administration thought it wise to commence the construction of a Federal Secretariat complex to accommodate the Federal staff in the state. This is a great achievement on the part of the President.
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has passionately fought against corruption, an unprecedented achievement in the history of Nigeria. A lot of money siphoned into illegal foreign accounts by some unscrupulous and self-centred politicians in the country were retrieved into the coffers of government, which aided some developmental activities in the country.
Assessing Buhari’s scorecard with a bias and parochial mind could make any man with light reasoning conclude that the impact of Buhari-led administration has not been felt in Ekiti State.
There has been the existence of unprecedented number of Federal political appointments which Ekiti state indigenes have been benefiting from since Buhari government appeared on the scene. Ekiti state has also benefited from different Social Intervention programmes introduced by the Buhari administration such as the Home-grown School Feeding programme designed for school children; the Conditional Cash Transfer; and Micro-Credit finance for all categories of traders across the state.
It should equally be placed on record that consequent upon the decision of the Buhari administration to bail all States in Nigeria out of financial quagmire of not being able to pay their workers salaries, the Buhari-led government introduced Treasury Single Account (TSA) to nip sharp practices in the bud, bail-out funds amongst others despite the fact that the immediate past administration in Ekiti State was not in any way in support of the Buhari government, yet, several tranches of Bail-Out funds, Budget Support and Paris Club Refunds were released to the State.
Buhari, a matured disciplined leader when he came to campaign during the last gubernatorial election in Ekiti only itemized his achievements without usage of any abusive language against the sitting Governor in the opposition party that majority believe to be his greatest enemy. What a challenging example to all politicians who usually abandon what constitutes a good campaign for direct confrontation that often lead to chaos.
Mr. President, Ekiti people are yearning to be connected to the national railway line project because it is believed this would stimulate economic activities and improve the primitive transport system in Ekiti State.
The history of great nations is essentially the history of great leaders – therefore, the time has come for Nigerians to sieve the seed from the shaft by supporting and electing a leader who is above board and capable of taking us to the land of promise.
