Having come to office on the crest of massive will and unprecedented acceptance, Ekiti Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, after his swearing-in as the third Chief Executive of the Fountain of Knowledge had already hit the ground running.

Fayemi knew that the expectations of the people of the state are high and there is need for the people of the state who massively gave him their mandate at the 2007 governorship election and the 2009 rerun election to begin to reap the dividends of democracy.

Indeed, the last one month has been very challenging for the new administration as it settles down to clear the rot left behind by the ousted administration in key sectors of the economy.

The governor and his deputy, Mrs. Funmilayo Olayinka in their various outings in the state have continued to stress that the new administration has not come to take vengeance or witch-hunt anybody but to further the interests of the people.

Fayemi who had played host to various stakeholders in the state which include communities, traditional rulers, religious organizations, and corporate organizations said the focus of his administration are good governance, non-confrontational approach towards resolving conflicts and reconciliation among Ekiti people.

The high rate of abandoned projects left behind by the deposed regime was of utmost concern to Fayemi who had undergone a tour of such projects to ensure that the state is not turned to an abode of white elephants.

This prompted a meeting held by the governor with all government contractors as their activities were reviewed. He charged all the contractors to go back to the site of the projects and ensure that work is completed as early as possible.

One of first assignments of the governor was a visit to the new House of Assembly complex where he ordered the contractor to ensure a speedy completion of the project.

The project, which had reached about 50 per cent completion stage was among the first set of projects awarded by the ousted Segun Oni regime.

Fayemi said the desire of his administration is to ensure that the members of the State House of Assembly enjoy the facilities of the new parliamentary complex noting that the legislature is an important arm of government that must be supported to succeed.

The governor also paid a visit to the site of the new State Secretariat complex. Residents of Ado-Ekiti were happy to see that construction work had resumed on Ado-Ifaki Road, a major highway which leads to other parts of the state and other states of the federation.

The other lane of the road, which had remained untarred since the defunct regime started work on it, is now receiving attention as the stone base had been laid preparatory to its being tarred.

The giant road median is also being laid from the State Hospital area down with the aim of making it a model dual carriageway in the state capital as it obtains in other capitals across the country.

During an on-the-spot visit to various roads in Ado-Ekiti, Fayemi expressed his displeasure at the poor condition of such roads and charged contractors to expedite action on their rehabilitation.

He noted that the roads had become impassable in some areas and caused untold hardship on residents stressing that the immediate rehabilitation of such roads became imperative to alleviate the suffering of the people.

The governor's visit to the various affected spots elicited commendations from residents who had remarked that the filling of potholes and other rehabilitation workbeing done on the roads had brought succour to them.

Unserviceable vehicles are also being removed from the major roads to make them free and safe. To put a stop to slow pace of project execution witnessed during the 42 months of the illegal Oni regime, Fayemi inaugurated a five-man Task Force to monitor all ongoing government projects in the state.

The Task Force code-named "Rapid Action Team" which is headed by Chief Ranti Adebisi is expected to work with the State Transition Committee of the Fayemi-led administration towards ensuring rapid completion of all on-going state projects. ,

Adebisi who described the task of developing the state as a "collective responsibility", pledged the commitment of the members of his team to the success of the Fayemi-Ied administration and the overall progress of the state.

Ogunmola is the Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor on Media.

The Task Force code-named "Rapid Action Team" which is headed by Chief Ranti Adebisi is expected to work with the State Transition Committee of the Fayemi-led administration towards ensuring rapid completion of all on-going state projects.

it was supposed to be up to oyo/ogbomosho - bros.

yes Sir - it has been.

KnowAll:

Well I have not travelled on that road for 20 years now, but the feelers I am getting from Newspapers and other sources is that road has not being completed.

Like i said sir. Dont believe everything in the newspapers.

During an on-the-spot visit to various roads in Ado-Ekiti, Fayemi expressed his displeasure at the poor condition of such roads and charged contractors to expedite action on their rehabilitation.

No sir. At inception, that project was to stop at Oyo. and then years after, government decided to take it to Ilorin. Years after.

Hope we r not digressing anyway.

The road is deadly even after dualisation. curvy and full of trailers heading to the North. it is scary hence people use the other route, and i think it is longer in distance.