Ekiti State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has commenced payment of compensation to the owners of properties acquired for the construction of the Okeyinmi Flyover Bridge in Ado Ekiti.
During the cheque distribution ceremony in the state capital, the governor assured swift and fair compensation for all affected landowners.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief Monisade Afuye, Mr Oyebanji said the flyover is part of a broader initiative to transform Ado-Ekiti into a hub of premier infrastructure, aims to alleviate future traffic congestion and stimulate business activity.
He noted that the project is complementing the road constructions in the state capital, including Omisanjana-Ajebamidele and Ikere-Ilawe, among others, designed to unlock new business and investment prospects in Ekiti State.
The governor pledged that the projects would be delivered within the stipulated time, while all uncompleted projects of the past administrations in the state would also be completed.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has emphasized his administration’s commitment to utilizing livestock and crop production to create sustainable job opportunities and wealth for the people of the state.
Governor Oyebanji stated this while inaugurating the Steering Committee of the Livestock Production and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project held at the Governor’s Office in Ado Ekiti.
The governor who expressed the government’s intention to maximize the project’s potential, highlighted its aim of improving productivity, commercialization of targeted livestock production systems, and enhancing the resilience of livelihoods, especially those affected by farmer-herder conflicts.
He explained that the L-PRES project is a World Bank-assisted initiative in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ekiti State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
Mr Oyebanji noted that the initiative would restructure and upgrade poultry facilities at the Livestock Development Centre (LDC) Erifun, transform and create a livestock agribusiness centre, accommodate various livestock value chains, along with upgrading the central abattoir and cattle market along Iworoko Road to ensure public health and safety.
The governor further revealed plans are on to renovate and equip state veterinary hospitals with modern disease diagnostic kits and establish a modern cattle market, noting that these developments have potential as significant sources of revenue generation and job creation.
Emphasizing support for the project’s implementation, Governor Oyebanji articulated a strategy positioning the state as an attractive investment destination for agro-investors and foreign direct investment.
He remarked that the establishment of the Ekiti Special Agro-Processing Zone, SAPZ, would serve as a catalyst for economic growth and foster improved investment opportunities.
Charging the committee to provide policy guidelines and strategic direction, the governor urged individuals, groups, cooperative societies, and investors along the livestock value chain to capitalize on this opportunity.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Ebenezer Boluwade expressed gratitude to the governor for his commitment to sustainable commercial animal agriculture.
Mr Boluwade highlighted Ekiti State’s strategic input to the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) project, citing the state’s fulfilment of preliminary conditions and its esteemed profile among participating states.
He pointed out that Ekiti State fulfilled all preliminary conditions, including the payment of counterpart funds and the availability of over 100 hectares of land designated as the Livestock Development Centre before being considered for the project.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has directed the Ministry of Works and Transport to commence a comprehensive renovation of bad roads within Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The governor also ordered contractors handling different road projects within the state to go back to the site.
Governor Oyebanji (r) and some members of his team during the inspection
Governor Oyebanji who gave the directive during an inspection of road projects said rehabilitation of other damaged roads across the local government areas of the state would commence after the rainy season.
He said the government would prioritise the rehabilitation of roads and the construction of new ones in the bid to stimulate economic growth and make life more comfortable for the people.
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As part of plans to curtail the spread of the new covid-19 variant, Omicron, Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has told workers to be ready to work virtually.
Governor Fayemi made this known when he paid a New Year visit to workers in selected offices situated at the State Secretariat in Ado Ekiti.
Dr Fayemi said, one of the opportunities in the covid-19 era was that workers could learn to work virtually to further cushion the effect of the pandemic and protect their wellbeing.
He said adequate preparation had been made in all the offices to ensure compliance with covid-19 protocols.
’’What is important now is they are back and in coming back, we still owe a duty of protection to them in their various offices that’s partly why I have to go round to see what is going on for myself. It is a new year, it is a new dawn and it is a year of fulfilment as we have described it and we pray that our workers would be imbued with the enthusiasm and the commitment to work smarter and work harder. Smarter because in the age of covid, we worked virtually now, at the level of the Executive council, all our executive council meetings are being held virtually, we still meet every week but we meet virtually because we now have a new variant of covid-19 which is even mutating faster than the previous variants that we have had. Spending too much time physically within the same space is not the most advisable but in that adversity there is opportunity, many of our people will learn to work virtually and to work a lot more away from their physical space in a way that protects their wellbeing and health care’’, the governor said.
Dr. Fayemi urged workers in the state to imbibe the culture of dedication, hard work and commitment to duties to make the state more productive this year.
The visit also afforded the governor the opportunity to pay attention to issues that could serve as challenges to workers performances while furniture was distributed to various offices to enhance working conditions.
The governor, accompanied by the Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi; the Chief of Staff, Biodun Omoleye; Overseer, office of the Secretary to the State Government, Folusho Daramola; leaderships of organized labour in Ekiti and other top government officials were received by the Commissioner for information and value orientation, Barrister Akinbowale Omole, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Alhaja Mariam Ogunlade and the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Bimpe Aderiye at their respective ministries.
Other offices visited included the Ministry of Budget and Economic Development, Pension Commission as well as Ministry of Lands.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has warned the newly elected council chairmen and vice chairmen in the 16 Local Government and 19 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs not to engage in corrupt practices.
Speaking during the inauguration of the newly elected council officials in Ado Ekiti, Governor Fayemi charged them to make judicious use of resources in their councils to better the lots of the masses.
Governor Fayemi told them to prioritise the security and welfare of the people above their personal interests.
Governor Kayode Fayemi inaugurating LG, LCDA Chairmen in Ado-Ekiti
The governor who encouraged them to carry out people-oriented projects and programmes that would have a positive impact on the people urged them to work with relevant agencies and ministries to key into his administration’s programmes and projects which were designed to bring about rural and community development in the state.
He urged them to devise mechanisms that would improve internally generated revenue of their councils and ensure blockage of leakages, enshrine accountability in revenue-generating process and work hand-in-hand with the State Internal Revenue Services to promote transparency.
Governor Fayemi equally advised the new council bosses to familiarize themselves with the Local Government Administration laws and Local Government Service Commission laws of Ekiti State in order to guide them in all that is required of them at the council.
Responding on behalf of other council Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen, the Chairman Efon Local Government, Mr Olabode Olatunji assured the people of Ekiti State of their readiness to bring about massive development at the grassroots and intensify efforts at improving IGR at their various councils.
Mr Olatunji commended Governor Fayemi for restoring sanity and virtues to governance and for creating LCDAs to bring government closer to the people, increase participation and make governance inclusive.
Earlier in his remarks, the Commissioner for Local Government and Rural Development, Professor Adio Folayan implored the council elected officials to key into the five-pillar agenda of Governor Fayemi and also to execute projects that would impact positively on the lives of people at the grassroots.
Ekiti State Government has vowed to put in place a mechanism for the enforcement of Anti-Gender-Based Violence Laws.
This is to ensure that women are not continually becoming susceptible to domestic violence and ills of the society.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi stated this in Ado Ekiti while addressing a gathering after a street walk to commemorate the 2021 16-day activism of no violence against women and children.
Governor Fayemi maintained that the enforcement of the laws was to ensure the sustainability of the fight against the menace and protect women and children’s rights.
“We have been campaigning against child rape, women assault and develop standard operative manual towards ensuring that gender-based violence is eradicated,” he said.
The governor challenged parents to raise their children in such a way that they have the understanding that all humanities are equal irrespective of their gender.
Chairperson, Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence Management committee and governor’s wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi reiterated the commitment of the team to relentless effort at nipping the scourge in the bud.
Erelu Fayemi, therefore, threatened legal action against anyone caught indulging in rape, women assault and child molestation.
The governor’s wife also sought the cooperation of Nigerians in the area of making sure that the perpetrators were exposed for necessary legal action.
Erelu Fayemi, however, expressed regret that despite various campaigns in streets, schools, markets and town hall meetings, rape cases remained unabated which had made the government establish referral centres and places where such heinous crime could be reported for anti-gender-based violence laws to take its course.
In their remarks, representatives of civil society organizations, corps members among others appealed to society as well as the media professionals to protect the image of the victims of sexual assault to avoid stigmatisation.
The commemoration of the programme was accompanied by various placards with different inscriptions: Blame rapists for rape not women, We demand gender balance, Say no to violence against women among others.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointments of three General Managers and 16 Executive secretaries in the state civil service.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode announced this in a statement in Ado Ekiti.
The new General Managers are: Dr. Charles Doherty, Dr. Gilbert Ayodele Seluwa and Mr. James Kayode Ajayi.
The new Executive Secretaries are: Mr. Emmanuel Alani Daramola, Mr. Isaac Segun Olusola , Mr. Abel Adebayo Adenigba, Mr. Francis Bamisaye Omotoso, Mr. Aderemi Oladele Ogunsemoyin and Mr. Michael Adedayo Olajide.
Others are, Mrs. Modupe Olufunke Falade, Mrs. Olabisi Funmilayo Fatoba, Mr. Adegboyega Morakinyo, Mrs. Christiana Abimbola Bamikole, Mr. Joseph Oluwafemi Ajidara, Mr. Bamidele E. Familoni and Mrs. Ajibola Ayo-Salami.
The remaining Executive Secretaries are, Mr. Emmanuel Olufemi Bamisaye, Mr. Martins Kayode Ojo and Mr. Felix Adebayo Ojo.
According to the statement, the appointments take effect from October 1, 2021.
Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The governor seized the opportunity of the meeting to brief the President as the regards the precarious security situation in the region, especially Ondo state.
“The governor met with the President at a meeting; and it centered on the issue of security concerns in the Southwest, especially in Ondo state.”
“It was a huge opportunity for the governor to put the records straight as regards the erroneous impression that Governor Akeredolu had asked all Fulani and herdsmen to vacate the state.”
“The meeting afforded both leaders a great window to explore ingenious methods to tackle the issue of insecurity in the region.” “In particular, Governor Akeredolu sought and indeed, obtained the president’s support and encouragement to flush out criminals in the forests of Ondo State.”
“It was a needful meeting and more of such are very likely in the days ahead as the unanimity of purpose against crime gets the desired attention”.
Governor Akeredolu alongside his brother governors from the Southwest region and their colleagues from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah in Akure on Monday.
The meeting was at the instance of the Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi.
At the Monday meeting, both the Leadership of Miyetti Allah and the governors threw their support behind the directive of Governor Akeredolu that all herders occupying the forest reserves illegally should vacate it within seven days or properly get registered.
Aside, the meeting also affirmed the ban on night and underaged grazing and also outlawed the presence of cows in cities and highways.
Signed Donald Ojogo Commissioner for Information and Orientation Ondo State January 27, 2021
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has approved the disbursement of about 100 million naira as a scholarship award to 469 students of the state origin in tertiary institutions across the country.
The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Bimpe Aderiye made this known to newsmen in Ado Ekiti.
Dr Aderiye said the state government had commenced electronic payment to bank accounts of beneficiaries of the awards.
She beneficiaries of the scholarship awards to include 31 physically challenged, 288 undergraduates as well as 150 postgraduate students consisting of 71 Masters and 79 Ph.D. students.
The commissioner explained that undergraduates and physically challenged students were given 60 thousand naira each while Masters students got 250 thousand naira and their Ph.D. counterpart, received 750 thousand naira.
Dr Aderiye said the state government signed an agreement with each awardee to provide them immediate employment for two years after graduation.
She reiterated the commitment of the Fayemi-led administration to the welfare of all students from the state.
Dr Aderiye however urged the beneficiaries to reciprocate government gesture by concentrating on their studies and shunning vices that may be inimical to their success.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries in the state’s civil service.
The governor also approved the appointment of one General Manager and two Executive Secretaries.
The new Permanent Secretaries are, Mr. Samson Tayo- Olauyi, Mr Olugbenga Odesanmi, Dr. Michael Ibikunle and Mrs. Titilayo Olayinka
Governor Fayemi also approved the appointment of Mr Ayodele Elegbeleye as General Manager, while Mrs. Omotola Faseluka and Mr. Francis Adunmo are the new Executive Secretaries.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode says the appointments are with immediate effect.
Ekiti state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has directed random testing of teachers and students to asses COVID-19 risk level in the state.
Already, teachers have resumed while SS3 students in Ekiti State will return to schools next Monday to enable them to prepare for the Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination organized by WAEC which begins on the 17th of this month.
Governor Fayemi in his broadcast to the people of the state noted that the ongoing random testing in council areas exposed more COVID-19 positive cases, hence such should be extended to schools.
He said that government had fumigated all the public schools and efforts were being intensified to clear the bushes to ensure clean and conducive environment for teaching and learning in the state.
Dr Fayemi explained that in addition, government had provided necessary facilities needed for the prevention of the virus in public schools while a team has also been raised to visit schools to ensure strict adherence to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC’s, COVID-19 established protocols and guidelines.
The governor emphasized that SS3 students would resume next Monday while dates for the resumption of other classes especially JSS3 would soon be announced.
On the issue of worship centres, Dr Fayemi said mosques would be reopened on Friday 14th of August and Christian denominations would return to their churches on Saturday for Adventists and Sunday for other churches.
He restated that both the Jumat and church services must be once in a week and not more than two hours as children below twelve years and elderly above sixty-five are exempted from such services.
The Ekiti State governor appealed to worshippers to ensure full compliance with COVID-19 safety measures especially wearing of face masks, maintenance of social distancing of six feet apart, availability of infrared thermometers, and provision of running water for hand washing as well as sanitisers.
Dr Fayemi also announced the suspension of all traditional festivals that demands large gatherings of devotees till further notice.
He promised that government would embark on another round of comprehensive distribution of palliatives to sizeable proportion of vulnerable across the sixteen council areas.
Ekiti State had so far recorded 152 positive cases of Coronavirus, with 67 patients treated and discharged, 83 active cases and two deaths.
