– Governor Fayemi For some, he is a “dogged, committed leader whose style of leadership is by example.” Yet for some others, “he is a forthright and upright person, a committed Ekiti indigene who is passionate about Ekiti’s development.” As far as Folorunsho Aluko, Director-General, Ekiti State Job Creation and Employment Agency, is concerned, Dr.…
We Are Eradicating Poverty from the Land of Honour
– Tayo Ekundayo, Commissioner for Information We have gone round the state and seen efforts and results in key sectors of the economy and the society at large. Having done this much, do you sometimes entertain any fears about the sustainability of the laudable projects of this administration even beyond its life span? We do…
We Have Engaged Many Youths
Oluwole Ariyo, Commissioner for Labour, Productivity and Human Capital Development in Ekiti State, in this interview with Adejuwon Soyinka, deputy general editor; Anthony Akaeze, assistant editor; Abiola Odutola, staff writer; and Sunday Adedeji, senior photo editor, speaks on manpower development in the state and what the state government has been doing to reduce unemployment and poverty in Ekiti…
Ekiti Peaceful Under Fayemi
– Adewale Omirin, Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly What do you think is responsible for the cordial relationship that exists between the executive and legislative arms of government in Ekiti State? You see anywhere you find the House of Assembly being at loggerheads with the executive, such a state would suffer a lack of…
We Have Done Much For Ekiti
– Sunday Adunmo, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties (Roads) When this administration came on board, what was your impression and what were your targets? When I was in the House of Assembly under the administration of Segun Oni, I was the chairman, House Committee on Roads and Infrastructure, for three years,…
Housing For All In Ekiti State
Adeyemi Ope Akeju,Programme Director, Ekiti Homes Agenda, speaks with Adejuwon Soyinka, deputy general editor; Anthony Akaeze, senior assistant editor; Abiola Odutola, staff writer; and Sunday Adedeji, senior photo editor, on why the Fayemi administration embarked on the building of mass housing units across the state. What informed the idea of mass housing projects, often associated with…
We Have Never Had It So Good
– Folorunsho Olabode, Ekiti State Commissioner for Rural Development and Community Empowerment How well would you say the rural communities in Ekiti State have fared since the creation of your ministry? This ministry was created in January 2013. Let me put it on record that if you look at the location and configuration of Ekiti…
Our Free Health Care Is Second to None
– Prof. Olusola Fasuba, Commissioner for Health What is the driving philosophy behind the provision for free health care in Ekiti State under this administration? I think by the time Dr John Kayode Fayemi was planning to become the Governor of Ekiti State, he knew the terrain, he knew how poor the region is and this is…
‘We Have Impacted About 9,500 Youths in Agriculture’
Babajide Arowosafe said that the Kayode Fayemi-led administration has empowered several youths through its Youth in Commercial Agriculture and Development, YCAD, project to become employers of labour across different segments of the sector. How well has the agriculture sector fared during the administration of Governor Fayemi? We met a terrible system on ground. We…