Former Governor of Ekiti Shape, Kayode Fayemi, has described Governor Biodun Oyebanji as a valuable successor with an magnificient efficiency file and for the way he has been ready to unite all leaders of various political pursuits within the shape.
Fayemi, in a remark got via PUNCH On-line on Monday, mentioned no longer all leaders are endowed with such talents and ingenuity to succeed in that a lot inside of two years in place of job.
In keeping with the remark, Fayemi disclosed those in Ado Ekiti, on Sunday, era commissioning two street tasks, the Agric Olope-Odo Ado -Moferere street and GRA third extension street (segment one), initiated via his management however finished via Oyebanji.
It added that Fayemi praised Oyebanji for aligning with the Ekiti Shape Transition Regulation, which prohibits a succeeding management from forsaking uncompleted tasks midwifed via the previous govt, describing this as an indicator of magnificient management.
The remark learn, “I am surprised with the way you have been uniting all the political leaders of Ekiti State. Not all leaders are blessed or endowed with such skill, not all of us. To me, it is good for the system, because we need peace and unity to drive development.”
He suggested Oyebanji to proceed with the time of magnificient supply of dividends of independence to the society of the shape, at the same time as he aligned himself with the gale of second-term endorsements for the Governor, via other teams and personalities.
“I’m very happy with Governor Oyebanji. He’s a cushy and compassionate chief. The entire street tasks that we began like Itapa-Omu-Ijelu, GRA 3rd extension, Ado-Ifaki and others had been being attended to via his govt. We thank God that perpetuity has change into a blessing to us in Ekiti.
“We had a evil revel in ahead of. After I left in 2014, all uncompleted street tasks and others had been unwanted. We next revisited them once I got here again in 2018. That was once why I campaigned at the mantra of perpetuity that we are actually visible the positive aspects.
“I’m satisfied that the governor is able to pay minimal salary. He’s paying the salaries, pensions and gratuity of retirees. I’m satisfied about this. The Hallmark of management is successive pace construction.
“Most interesting was that, the governor didn’t change the contractors handling the projects. Those who started them completed them and they did a good job, if not they would have been revoked. Everything went well, this is the hallmark of good leadership”, Fayemi mentioned.
Responding, Oyebanji, hailed Fayemi for laying a cast understructure for his management to thrive on, via embarking on tasks that grant as a launchpad for financial prosperity of the shape on the unlit of his tenure.
“Governor Kayode Fayemi, you’re a excellent professor and trainer. You might have laid your mattress really well. You had been about to move while you awarded those street tasks. You fought dehydrated and received the election for me, which made it conceivable for me to proceed with those roads.
“When I took over, I said to myself that before I start my own projects, I will complete whatever my predecessor started. All these projects belong to Ekiti like Governor Fayemi used to say, so let us protect them”, Oyebanji mentioned.
Talking at the importance of the roads commissioned via Fayemi, the Shape Commissioner for Works, Mr Sola Adebayo, mentioned they attach primary suburban fields of the capital town and can spice up transportation and not hidden a unutilized vista of alternatives for farmers, investors and commuters.
Adebayo famous that Oyebanji was once dedicated to establishing a community of roads that will enlarge the scope of financial actions and upscale the native financial system for operate pace and smoothening of disaster services and products via condition establishments.
Talking in the name of the benefitting communities, the President, League of Imams and Alfas, Southwest, Edo and Delta States, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere Bello, saluted the governor for prioritising the street, which now has a contemporary marker and boulevard lighting.
He mentioned the society of the department would paintings dehydrated to safeguard Oyebanji’s re-election so the shape may just proceed to get pleasure from his building strides.