New governor of Ekiti state Ayo Fayose has accused former governor Kayode Fayemi of spending a whooping N50million on beds in his and his wife's bedroom at the Ekiti State Govt House which they recently vacated. (one of the beds pictured above). The new governor claimed that between Fayemi and his wife, what was spent on their bedrooms, toilets and bathrooms will be in the region of N100m
Fayose made this accusation in a statement that was released yesterday October 20th by his Special Assistant Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. The new governor described the newly built Government House in the state as a show of wickedness to Ekiti people, many of whom cannot afford to feed once a day. See photos of the Government House and an official statement sent to LIB
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N3.3bn New Govt House Is Fayemi’s Show Of Wickedness To Ekiti People - Fayose’s Aide
N3.3bn New Govt House Is Fayemi’s Show Of Wickedness To Ekiti People - Fayose’s Aide
Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele
Fayose on Information and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka has described
the new government house built by the immediate past government of Dr
Kayode Fayemi as an act of insensitivity to the plight of Ekiti people,
many of whom cannot afford to feed once in a day.
Speaking with pressmen in Ado-Ekiti on Monday,
Olayinka said no progressive minded Ekiti person would see the
out-of-this-world luxury provided with over N3.3bn borrowed fund for
Fayemi, his wife and children and will not weep for the State and its
people.
Olayinka, who said Governor Fayose was alarmed at the waste
of Ekiti resources to provide comfort for a single family out of the
thousands of households in the State, added that; “the governor would
have preferred to sell out the property and use the fund to provide
basic amenities and employment opportunities for the people.
He disclosed that Fayemi was planning to buy a helicopter
if he had returned to office for a second term, adding that; “the plan
was for Fayemi to run government from the comfort of Oke-Ayoba
Government House and move from there to anywhere he wanted without the
people seeing him. That’s also the reason he (Fayemi) refused to
renovate the Governor’s Office, leaving it in a state of disrepair
because he knew that he was not going to use the office during his
second term.”
"Also, contract for the maintenance of the property was already awarded for N150m per annum.
“When we visited the Government House for the first time
yesterday, Mr Governor was like; how I wish I can sell off this place or
turn it to commercial use? It is simply wicked for a governor to be
more interested in this manner of ostentatious comfort at the expense of
the people.”
Speaking further, the governor’s aide said; “The bed on
which Fayemi slept before he left government alone costs over N30
million! That of his wife costs over N20 million!
“Between Fayemi and his wife, what was spent on their bedrooms, toilets and bathrooms will be in the region of N100 million.
“How can a responsible government use borrowed fund to
provide this kind of luxury for the governor and his family alone in a
State where a lot of people cannot afford to feed once in a day?
“People should ask the outgone governor what was really
wrong with the abandoned governor’s lodge used by his (Fayemi)
predecessors?
“Shouldn’t such funds expended on the hilltop edifice have
been used to resuscitate the moribund Textile Factory in Ado-Ekiti that
was turned to lock-up shops to provide employments for our teeming
unemployed youths?
“Also, was Fayemi living in that manner of opulence before
he became governor? Was he sleeping on a body-massaging bed and bathing
in an electric controlled Jacuzzi?
“Here is Fayemi, who could not pay workers salary, owing
them two months’ salary before he left. A Fayemi, who out of sheer
wickedness refused to pay pensioners N2.4bn pension and gratuities,
N400m workers leave bonus, N700m subventions to parastatals and tertiary
institutions and remit N2.4bn four months cooperative society’s
deductions from workers salary, preferring to use over N3bn borrowed
fund to provide luxury for himself, his wife and children alone.
“This is wickedness!
“Most importantly, did our late sage, Chief Obafemi
Awolowo, whom Fayemi and his so-called progressives claim as their
role-model live in any government house, not to talk of building an
Emperor-like House for himself? Did late Michael Adekunle Ajasin build a
monarchical government house for himself? Did Baba Lateef Jakande live
in any government house? These are great Yoruba sons, whose recorded
landmark achievements as Premier of the old Western Region and governors
of Lagos State and the old Ondo State respectively. The duo of Ajasin
and Jakande were able to impact tremendously on their States because
they would not like to waste public fund to provide luxury for
themselves.
While reiterating Governor Fayose’s avowed commitment to
the masses, Olayinka said; “Left for Governor Fayose, he won’t use that
aristocratic government house because it is a symbol of oppression in
itself. He will prefer to live where Ekiti people can easily see him,
touch him, eat with him and discuss the progress of the State together.
“But abandoning it would amount to colossal waste of public funds, let
me assure you Governor Fayose will not hide himself from the masses”
Olayinka declared.
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