BY OLAYINKA OYEBODE.
For the people and the government of Ekiti State, October is a historic milestone. It is memorable for the nationhood as well as for the birth of Ekiti State which was carved out of Ondo State 15 years ago. Although 15 years may not be a landmark in the Gregorian calendar, October this year is symbolic of freedom and justice with the emergence of the government of Dr. John Kayode Fayemi for the people of EkitiState. October last year marked a new dawn after a long, legal battle to reclaim the electoral mandate which the people of Ekiti State gave to Dr Fayemi during the April 14, 2007 election.
The victory of Dr. Kayode Fayemi is an expression of the age-long reputation of the doggedness, determination and unity of the Ekiti people in whatever vision they believe in. Since the inception of his administration, Dr. Fayemi has enunciated his vision that someday, poverty, diseases and underdevelopment will become history in Ekiti State.He has encapsulated this vision in the 8-point agenda which captures all-round and even development in the State by 2014. By this date, the Ekiti State Government envisions that as the country is marking its centenary anniversary, the people of Ekiti State will be celebrating with good road networks, regular water supply, mechanized agriculture, good health and comprehensive social security for the vulnerable. They will also be celebrating in a state, where both men and women have equal opportunities and where education has become more qualitative and the youth have become highly motivated and empowered. Dr Kayode Fayemi has, within the last one year, laid a solid foundation to actualize all these. The Government has been able to restore peace to the once troubled state.
The administration has also built an efficient database to aid the holistic development of Ekiti State. The past year has been a period of confidence building during which the Fayemi administration was able to attract the admiration and goodwill of different strata of the society, both within and outside the state.
The first year anniversary which was marked with an investment and economic summit had Prominent captains of industries and investors in attendance to suggest ways of economic rejuvenation of the state. In an attempt to harness the intellectual potentialities of Ekiti people, the State Government had earlier organized the first- ever Education Summit to develop a plan to meet the people’s crave for better qualitative education. Under his leadership, Ekiti state has hosted the forum of governors of the old Western States, a regional platform to harness resources to address their common challenges. The logo and the motto of Ekiti state have undergone transformation in the philosophical framework as The Land of Honour.
This is to provide the watchword for the government and the people to have a new mind set for honour in whatever they do. The Government under Fayemi also seeks partnership both within and outside the country to attract development to Ekiti State. In this endeavor, he has personally consulted with relevant Ministries, Developments and Agencies of the Federal Government and many development partners both within and outside the country to explore investment opportunities in the state. The last one year of Governor Kayode Fayemi has been characterized by youth empowerment, manpower development and planning for a new Ekiti State. It is a new Ekiti State where the yet unborn child, the yet unemployed, the worker and the pensioner, the teacher, the old and the young, the artisan and the academic receive the attention of the government. It is Ekiti State with added values where the people have a sense of honour in the land of honour.
Source: FRCN daily commentary
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