Fayose said he would complete and inaugurate all unfinished capital projects before handing over to the Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, in October
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor, has said he would complete and inaugurate all unfinished capital projects before handing over to the Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, in October.
Fayose stated this on Tuesday, while speaking at the annual Udiroko Festival in Ado Ekiti.
According to NAN, Fayose said there is no known law in the country that says a sitting governor must stop performing the functions attached to his office, when his party prepares to leave government.
He listed the capital projects so far completed and ongoing to include the one-kilometre overhead bridge in Ado Ekiti; the new state High Court complex; the new Governor’s office; the new Ministry of Finance complex; ultra-modern King's Market in Ado Ekiti and the Amphi Theatre; the Banquet Hall at the Ewi’s palace; the dualization of virtually all the 16 Local Governments’ Headquarters, among others.
He said critics alleging that he embarked on employment of new hands into the state public service at the tail end of his tenure, should also have asked him not to continue with projects he started.
He also promised to distribute shops in the new King's Market to traders before the end of the week, noting that preference would be given to traders, who were displaced as a result of the fire incident that razed the old market.