The winner
of the Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has
said that he will pay the backlog of salaries owed civil servants in the state
within the first six months of his return to office.
Fayemi of
the All Progressives Congress beat Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic
Party in a keenly contested race to succeed the incumbent Governor Ayodele
Fayose.
Speaking at
his residence in Isan-Ekiti, the former Minister of Solid Mineral Development,
said Ekiti State lost value under Fayose, while also promising to re-introduce
free education in the state.
He said,
“Ekiti people should expect the eight-point agenda redoubled. They should
expect the backlog of salaries cleared within the first six months of my coming
to the office. They should expect re-introduction of free education, including
payment of fees for the West Africa Examination Council, National Examination
Council, National Business and Technical Examinations Board and the national
entrance examination into tertiary institutions which they lost out on.
“We will
re-introduce social security scheme for the elderly in an enhanced manner. They
should expect the return of our youth volunteer programme. Luckily, the Federal
Government has started a programme similar to what we used to have in Ekiti
State, called N-Power. We will add our own initiative to that programme.
“The
outgoing government is not interested in what happens to the young in our
society beyond using them as thugs and forcing them to eat crumbs from the
table of the master. They should expect a return to decency, decorum,
integrity, values in Ekiti State. It is about reclaiming our land and restoring
our values which we have lost in the past four years.”
Meanwhile,
an APC chieftain, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has congratulated Fayemi on his victory
at the poll.
According to
the former Minister of State for Works, Fayemi’s victory will change the
leadership style in the state, stressing that the people of Ekiti deserved
mature leaders who value development of state’s human and natural resources.
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