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Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose, has exalted his tenures as governor of the state, and at the same time, thrown a few jabs at his predecessor Kayode Fayemi.
In a statement released on Saturday, Fayose condemned the political arena in the state and said he's only after the development of the state.
“Ekiti was created 20 years ago. It is the only one of the states created in 1996 that has yet to have either an airport or airstrip. Still, the opposition does not see this as a minus for the state.
“I don’t know how to play politics with development of the state. To me, Ekiti (comes) first. The dirty politics here is responsible for Ekiti having 10 governors, as opposed to Ebonyi with four since 1996. During my first tenure, the opposition said there was no need to dualise roads of the state capital, everybody is enjoying it today.”
The achievements of his predecessor, who is the current Minister of Solid Minerals Development, in four years were only three projects, which were all white elephant projects, he said.
“The projects are the new Government House, which amounts to a white elephant project; the uncompleted civic centre; and the uncompleted state pavilion, which he said gulped huge resources without any concrete use for the people.
“My priority is to leave Ekiti better than I met it. What I did during my first term are those visible things in the state today. I may be tough, I may be controversial, but all these are catalysts for my performance. I built the first governor’s office, dualised roads of the state capital, constructed roads in every nook and cranny of the state, put on ground many structures for use of the state. I always scored the first position in development of the state.”
“I am a visionary leader. I don’t wait until there is a dire need for anything. I always plan for the future," he added.
In a statement released on Saturday, Fayose condemned the political arena in the state and said he's only after the development of the state.
“Ekiti was created 20 years ago. It is the only one of the states created in 1996 that has yet to have either an airport or airstrip. Still, the opposition does not see this as a minus for the state.
“I don’t know how to play politics with development of the state. To me, Ekiti (comes) first. The dirty politics here is responsible for Ekiti having 10 governors, as opposed to Ebonyi with four since 1996. During my first tenure, the opposition said there was no need to dualise roads of the state capital, everybody is enjoying it today.”
The achievements of his predecessor, who is the current Minister of Solid Minerals Development, in four years were only three projects, which were all white elephant projects, he said.
“The projects are the new Government House, which amounts to a white elephant project; the uncompleted civic centre; and the uncompleted state pavilion, which he said gulped huge resources without any concrete use for the people.
“My priority is to leave Ekiti better than I met it. What I did during my first term are those visible things in the state today. I may be tough, I may be controversial, but all these are catalysts for my performance. I built the first governor’s office, dualised roads of the state capital, constructed roads in every nook and cranny of the state, put on ground many structures for use of the state. I always scored the first position in development of the state.”
“I am a visionary leader. I don’t wait until there is a dire need for anything. I always plan for the future," he added.
