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.”
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