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Monitor projects in your domain, Fayemi urges Ekiti monarchs

...As he orders clearing of highway bushes to curb kidnapping

Kehinde Adewole, Ado Ekiti

The Ekiti State Government has urged traditional rulers in the state to ensure that they take responsibility for the completion of abandoned projects in their communities.

The government has also commenced clearing of bushes on the major highways as part of measures to tackle kidnapping, armed robbery and other crimes in the state.

Governor Kayode Fayemi gave the charge, on Wednesday, at the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to mark the beginning of the New Year held at Osuntokun Pavilion of the Government House, Ado-Ekiti.

Governor Fayemi, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi

Egbeyemi, said work would soon commence on abandoned projects adding that Obas, chiefs and their people must monitor the pace of work on such projects to ensure accountability and transparency.

According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Deputy Governor, Odunayo Ogunmola, special prayers were also offered for the success of general elections, peace, security, progress and development of Ekiti State in particular and Nigeria in general.

The service was attended by the wife of the governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; wife of the deputy governor, Mrs. Margaret Egbeyemi; Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Adeniran Alagbada; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji; Chief of Staff, Mr. Biodun Omoleye, traditional rulers, government officials, Christian and Muslim clerics.

The state government explained that the clearing of the bushes on the highways was being carried out so as not to give a hiding place to suspected kidnappers and armed robbers to perpetrate their nefarious activities.

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According to him, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has been given a marching order to clear the bushes on the highways urging traditional rulers to ensure that the job is well done.

The governor emphasised that Obas and their chiefs should ensure that the contractors working on the projects use quality materials that would stand the test of time.

He said, “We are going to start working on abandoned projects, the Obas and chiefs should monitor the projects that would be done in their areas.

“Please supervise all our workers, go there and see what they are doing, if they don’t do it well tell us and we are going to take action.”

Fayemi stressed that government is working round the clock to tackle security challenges in the state also urged residents to assist his administration and security agencies with information that can lead to the arrest of criminals living among them.

He added, “We want you to help us about security, before robbers and kidnappers attack they would have carried out surveillance in the day or an insider might give them hint on how to carry it out.

“So we want you to be vigilant, if you know bad people around you let us know, we will not expose your identity.

“The kidnappers dwell within us in Ekiti, the robbers live with us in

Ekiti, if they are within your vicinity, please let us know.”

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The governor further assured civil servants and the people of the state of better welfare under his administration saying he was prepared to leave the state better than he met it.

Delivering a sermon at the service, the Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Rt. Rev. Christopher Omotunde, likened the last four years in the State to the journey of Israelites in the wilderness as chronicled in Joshua Chapter 5.

Omotunde said the only hurdle before the Israelites to cross to the Promised Land was the River Jordan which he claimed was synonymous to the last election in the State.

Emphasising on the need to sanitise the State Civil service, the bishop regretted stressed that the Civil Service in the State has been polluted with the wrong mindset towards service.

Also, a Muslim cleric, Alhaji Abdur-Raheem Arikewuyo, in his sermon, charged political office holders to take the responsibility entrusted to them by the masses seriously with the mindset that a day of accountability and reckoning would judge both their good and bad Nactions.

Alhaji Arikewuyo urged them to shun stinginess and high handedness noting that their period in position of authority is transient.

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