Read the post shared on Ayodele Fayose organization Mr.Bola Agboola who i believe was present at the inauguration.
"Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has urged the 16 newly-elected council chairmen to take the issue of internally-generated revenue serious, emphasising the need to strive to augment statutory allocations.
Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Monday during the inauguration of the chairmen, the governor also said in line with the policy of empowering people at local level, each councillor and chairman would use N20,000 out of their monthly salaries to empower two persons in their wards.
To ensure good relationship between the chairmen and their councillors, the governor said an advisory council would be set up under the leadership of Senator C.K. Awoyelu to resolve any dispute that might arise.
Commenting on the successful conduct of the local government election, the governor described it as a landmark achievement. "After seven years, Ekiti has democratised local councils. That is the hallmark of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The last local government election was conducted by Governor Segun Oni of the PDP. It does not matter where former Governor Segun Oni is today, he can still come back home. I went and came back too.
Whatever the opposition says about the poll is their funeral.
"Our election was not inconclusive, we did not bring the person who did not contest to reap where he did not sow. We did not kill our candidate. The APC boycotted the election because they did not want to suffer 16-0 and 177-0 again. They boycotted because they did not want to suffer loss again," he said.
Speaking on some national issues, the governor said he would always be vocal on national issues.
"I am not a governor that will go and cringe because I don't want anybody to pick on me for saying the truth. That will not happen. Let President Muhammadu Buhari make his anti-corruption war total.
Let him be bold enough to probe the Halliburton scandal and the $2 billion oil windfall. "President Goodluck Jonathan left with the dollar a little above N200 but it is now N300 to a dollar. When Buhari collected two jeeps and $300,000 he did not ask where the money came from. Nigeria cannot be a one party state. They say PDP stole this and that, is APC a saint from Jerusalem? Buhari must stop selective anti-graft war," he said.
He warned party leaders and members not to put needless pressure on the council bosses, just as he advised the chairmen to also empathise with the people when necessary.
Speaking on behalf of her colleagues, the Chairman of Gbonyin Local Government, Mrs Folashade Akinrinmola, thanked the governor, party leaders and people of the state for the opportunity given them to serve.
She promised that they would not let the people of the state down in the discharge of their duties."
News and Photo credit:Bola Agboola facebook
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