Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says Nigeria needs a
transition law to encourage the completion of outstanding projects.
Speaking in an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels
Television programme, on Thursday, he said governments should imbibe a sense of
duty that will motivate them to complete projects that will serve the people.
Citing Lagos as an example, the former minister said the
continuous transformation and commercial boom in the state are only possible
because of the leaders’ commitment to continuity.
He said the projects that were started by Ayodele Fayose,
former governor of Ekiti, were completed by his administration.
“We ought to have a
transition law that really encourages governments that take over from other
governments to as much as possible complete outstanding projects,” he said.
“In Ekiti, because we don’t have much resources, there is
likely not to be white elephant projects but there are likely to be projects
that will serve the people.
“Governor Fayose started a central market in Ado Ekiti which
was about 55 percent completed when I came in 2018, and we completed the market
because it’s for the people of Ekiti.
“It is not for
Fayemi, it is not an ego massaging vehicle, it is about service delivery. It is about the development of our state. And
that’s what informed that law.
“I hope the people that take over this state after I leave
are those that have a sense of duty and a sense of patriotism to want to
continue from where I stopped rather than subtract from it.
“The magic of Lagos that many people talk about now is
continuity. The new governor will not come and abandon what the last government
has done. He would strive.
“I think this is a culture to imbibe for the overall benefit
of our country, there are so many
abandoned projects in this country that it is unbelievably a waste of money,
and we need to change that culture.”
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