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Community projects: Economic challenges won't slow us down, Fayose assures

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said despite the financial challenges facing the state government, his administration will not slow down the pace of the execution of its ongoing projects. This is just as former Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ekiti State University, Professor Fashina Abayomi Sunday, commended the governor for having the fore sight to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people. The governor gave the assurance on Saturday while inspecting work on the 11-kilometre Bawa-Irewumi-Olorunsogo-Police Headquarters Road in Ado-Ekiti. In a statement yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor said the determination to impact positively on the lives of the people of the state was keeping him going in the face of enormous challenges, and also appealed to the people to be alive to their responsibilities to the government and support it. He stressed that the opening up of Ado-Ekiti metropolis with access roads would help in decongesting the city centre. "One good thing is that we are trying our best and improving the quality of life of the people. The people of this area did not lobby me to construct this road, but we are always ready to do the needful and we won't allow the current economic challenges to deter us. "We want to service more people by embarking on projects and policies that will make life bearable and comfortable for them. People of the state should also be praying for this government. There is no perfect person. We have our shortcomings, but we are improving daily to give our best to our people," he said. The governor urged the people of the area and the state at large to also be alive to their civic and other obligations to the government. On the complaint of poor power supply to the area, the governor said the relevant agencies would be informed, but urged the people to note that electricity companies were now private and that consumers should also pay their bills. Professor Fashina who is a resident of Irewumi Estate, one of the communities the ongoing road project would serve came out of his house to witness the Governor inspecting the project said,"Governor Ayo Fayose is a friend of the masses not by words of mouth only, but in action. "Before he came to office and start the opening up of this community with the road project, we were in a serious dilemma. Imagine a community of about 5,000 people with no access road, but the governor has changed that," he said. Also speaking, other residents such as Godwin Felix and Mrs Christiana. Ayeni, thanked the state government for the project. They appealed to the governor not to allow the pace of work to slow down and ensure that the job is done to specification.

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