GOVERNOR of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has promised to tone down his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari “due to the intervention” of Babatunde Fashola.

Fashola, who is the minister of power, works and housing, visited Ekiti on Thursday to inspect some projects.

Promising to exercise patience with Buhari’s government, Fayose said he does not expect all developmental projects in Ekiti to be fixed in one term.

“We would be praying for your success, there is nothing to ask, because you’ve said it all, and we don’t expect you to do all in one term,” he said.

“If we would be getting this much help, we won’t be criticising the federal government like this.

“Maybe because of you, I will tone down. But remember that a blind man has no way of knowing until it gets to his mouth. He would say what you promised me is already in my mouth.



“We appreciate you, I don’t want to demand too much… From your statement you have mentioned two-key roads, without them, there is no Ekiti, there is no Ondo.”

Speaking earlier, the minister, who is currently inspecting projects in the south-west, pledged the commitment of the federal government in supporting every state in the federation to achieve “social, developmental and economic objectives”.

“The federal government is not in competition with any state government; we are here to enable, to support and to assist,” he said.

“Our representatives in your state, our ambassadors, and that is why I said we should visit you first.

“Here is the one who is mandated to ensure the roads in this state are safe, they are free from potholes and so on and so forth. I therefore will start by asking you to treat him the way you treat other ambassadors who visit your state.”

Some of the projects both men inspected were the Fajuyi Flyover and bungalow constructions under the national housing programme.

Fashola orders stoppage of work on housing scheme site

Meanwhile, Fashola has ordered the stoppage of work on the National Housing Scheme, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

He expressed dissatisfaction over the terrain, accessibility and the remote location of the project site.

The minister blamed the Federal Controller of Housing in the state for failing to brief the ministry properly before starting work on the project.

Fashola said: “If I give you a house or relocate your office to this place, will you like it?

“Since you will not like it, why then did you choose to build for Nigerians here?



“After today, let every work on this site be suspended for us to take stock of what has been done.”

According to him, the decision of the ministry on whether to approach the state government for a better location or continue with the project will depend on the outcome of the stock taking.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, who accompanied Fashola to the project site, said he was not informed before work started on the project.

The project, under the National Housing Programme in Ekiti, comprised of 24 units of two bedroom flats, 16 units of three bedroom flats and six units of one bedroom flats.

It was gathered that 12 different contractors are handling various aspect of works at the project site.

The Federal Government in February announced plan to construct 5,000 units of houses in each state over the next three years.

The project, according to the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, who spoke in Jalingo, Taraba State, the scheme would be financed by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.

Splashme:
Mr Fayose. Nigeria needs you now like never before
It will be disastrous if you go cold.

You are the only voice of the voiceless.
Buhari's agents have silenced NLC and Civil Society.

freeze001:
Have they started trying to lure him into APC? Is he beginning to reconsider?

PMBNG:

Fashola said: “If I give you a house or relocate your office to this place, will youlike it?“Since you will not like it, why then did you choose to build for Nigerians here?

Ikpewe:
Foyose is really a fool.

teemanbastos:
seriously?!
I don't think so.