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Stop Bickering! Gov. Fayemi Is Providing Progressive Leadership, Let’s Join Hands To Support Him.
LET’S SHEATH OUR SWORDS AND JOIN HANDS TO SUPPORT GOVERNOR FAYEMI TO MOVE EKITI STATE FORWARD— Surv Abiodun Aluko.
The victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 2018 gubernatorial election that brought back Dr John Kayode Fayemi again as Governor of Ekiti State was achieved through the collective efforts of all the APC leaders with the majority of Ekiti voters preferring him and therefore buying into the APC project.
As usual, the primary election through which Dr Fayemi emerged the candidate of the party was very keenly contested and quite contentious but all the other aspirants collapsed their structures and worked strenuously and tirelessly for the success of the party and its candidate.
Now that we are in government and in power, I believe what we need to do, after the initial reconciliation efforts is to consolidate, cooperate and deliver the dividends of democracy to Ekiti people rather than bickering and attacking the governor and the government of Ekiti State which all we leaders and members laboured very hard to bring into being. For sure, in any human endeavour where personal interests are involved, there can not but be competition and attrition but should not be allowed to degenerate to the point of tearing and destroying the system and platform which brought us into power which can still throw us up into greater heights and positions in the future if well nurtured and preserved and not pull it down just because our present desires and ambition are not yet met and achieved.
To avoid unnecessary noise and distraction, I implore the party leadership to explore all constitutional means to invite the aggrieved leaders, listen to them, pacify them and make amends where necessary, while the aggrieved should also stop their strident and disparaging media criticism which is definitely not in the the party and the government.
Dr. J K Fayemi is surely providing progressive leadership and good governance and delivering the dividends of democracy to the electorate within the limits and resources of the State government. The difference between this government and the immediate past one in terms of performance and good governance is very clear in all ramifications. Ekiti is no more in the news for very bad reasons while the business of government is being conducted in transparent and responsible manner with the three arms of government preforming seamlessly without interference.
The Fayemi government now pays salary and pension regularly before the end of the month unlike before when the government was owing six to nine months salaries and pension despite good FAC allocations, bailouts, Paris refund, budget support funds etc which are not available now. Road networks in each of the Senatorial districts are on-going; industrial revolution in the agricultural sector in the rice, cassava and ethanol, Ikun dairy etc. Segments has been initiated; completion of hitherto abandoned social and economic infrastructures like the Civic Centre, Ikogosi Warm Spring, the Ado Ekiti Central market, Schools renovation, etc are nearing completion now. The Ekiti State government was recently commended by the NCDC for the prompt attention it gave to the control of COVID-19 pandemic by establishing an isolation center and purchasing an organic testing machine being the first State to do so. The recent approval by the Federal Government for the dualization and construction of the Akure Ado-Ekiti road did not just occur by chance without him deploying his high–wired connection in Abuja. Ekiti State is undoubtedly on the upward path to greater, enduring and sustainable.
It’s when we all support the governor without distraction that he can do more and perform to the optimum, so that Ekiti people can always prefer APC to any other political party in all future elections and ensure continuity of deliverance of good governance and development of Ekiti in all facets of life.
Surv. Abiodun Aluko
Former Deputy Governor
APC chieftain.
