25th Anniversary: Aribasoye Greets Fayemi, Citizens, Says Ekiti Not a Failed State

A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Adeoye Aribasoye, has congratulated Governor Kayode Fayemi on the 25th anniversary of the creation of the state.

Aribasoye, a Human Rights Activist, branded the creation of Ekiti as a huge blessing to the citizens, describing the widespread notion that Ekiti has failed as a state as tantamount to wrong and hasty conclusion, as well as narrow perspective of a few .

Ekiti state was created on October 1, 1996, by the military government of the late General Sanni Abacha.

In his congratulatory message released in Ado Ekiti on Friday, Aribasoye, representing Ikole constituency 2, commended the giant strides being presently made by Governor Kayode Fayemi, to direct the state to the path of greatness and radical development in all spheres.

Aribasoye saluted the industry of those who laboured hard, navigated the bumpy paths and took many risks for Ekiti to be created, saying the history had consigned them to the positive side as Patriots and Pathfinders, who consolidated the dividends of our freedom from Invaders in 1886, after the Kiriji War.

The All Progressives Congress stalwart, also lauded the past leaders of the state: the late Col. Inua Bawa, Commodore Atanda Yusuf, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Segun Oni, and Ayodele Fayose, for contributing their highly beneficial quotas to the development of the state.

Aribasoye exuded confidence that Ekiti is one state with a bright future in view of its enormous human capital resource, saying the state would become an eldorado, if this abundant resource is harnessed and conscionably deployed to the service of Ekiti.

He said: "To me as an individual and not because am in government as a representative of my people, the creation of this state in 1996 was a huge and immesurable blessing to all of us as Ekiti citizens and not a curse or burden to anyone.

"We knew how Ado Ekiti was in 1996. We knew the little space and attention Ekiti attracted then and what had followed afterwards. This state is undoubtedly making steady progress.

"We might not have got to where we are supposed to be, but we have left where we were in 1996. Ekiti has not failed and that has been corroborated by the enigmatic progress we have made in the areas of education, agriculture, industrial development, human capital development and radical health services being accorded our people.

"Our past governors had tried to uplift our state in all spheres despite the lean resources, but the present John Kayode Fayemi government has really revved the pedal of development and accelerated the velocity further by its pragmatic and purposeful style of leadership".

Aribasoye added that the construction of the Civic centre, revamping of the moribund Ikun dairy farm, conversion of the college of education Ikere Ekiti to a full fledged university, construction of strategic roads across the Senatorial districts, establishment of four model schools in Ado Ekiti, prompt payment of workers' salaries and pension, promotion of gender equality policy, free education and health policies of government among others, were pointers that Ekiti has not failed .

"Between 2018 and now that Governor Fayemi returned , he has attracted investment worth a total of $100m to our dear state through direct investment and partnership to revamp our ailing or moribund industries.

"The governor had also promised to make Ekiti one of the top five states with ease of doing business while also completing the Cargo Airport before exiting office.

"To all of us who are savouring the sweat and sacrifices made by our founding fathers to ensure creation of Ekiti State, time has come for us to perceive its existence as a huge blessing, rather than a curse.

"In leaps and bounds, Ekiti is expanding and gaining traction as one state with potentials to compete among the comity of states", Aribasoye stated.

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Ok

Since the country is a failed state, you can easily deduce the outcome of it's components

Nah eh! No qualms

Nigercity:
Ekiti
25 and still backward
Tufikwa!
While it mates like Ebonyi is busy building, Africa longest class tunnel, biggest Mall by Land mass in West Africa, new modern international market, infact new airport, more than 17 flyover, new city within abakiliki and so on..

Ekiti is here competiting for world biggest Brown roof slum with Ibadan, and abekouta
Tufikwa I spit on there cone head
If you visit ado ekiti
You might end up throwing up!
Not just becos of the hydraulic green soup

Ogbeni calm down no be fight
Abeg wetin ekiti do you?

aremuforlife:
Ekiti is not a failed state, all we need is the executive to work hands to hands with the law makers, they need to make law to attract investors in any little ways. The state government need to make necessary infrastructure available not white elephant project, like airport. Ekiti state dint need airport, bit well structured inner-road for farmers. Ekiti state can general billions from tourist, we have alot of tourist center thta6can attract lots of investment, but they are looking down on it, because it will promote the traditionalists more than our colonial master.

Not just ekiti oga
Almost all part of Nigeria

Oga you talk too much jor...




Sorosoké cos we can't hear you from here

It is the shame they talk promises and parade records, while their people languish in poverty, poor infrastructures, bad electricity, diseases and insecurity.

Since this post no concern me, let me use dis opportunity to extend my condolence to Michael Jackson's family. I don't have data when he died..ohh wat a huge loss of such a great footballer..

Ekiti
25 and still backward
Tufikwa!
While it mates like Ebonyi is busy building, Africa longest class tunnel, biggest Mall by Land mass in West Africa, new modern international market, infact new airport, more than 17 flyover, new city within abakiliki and so on..

Ekiti is here competiting for world biggest Brown roof slum with Ibadan, and abekouta
Tufikwa I spit on there cone head
If you visit ado ekiti
You might end up throwing up!
Not just becos of the hydraulic green soup

Cong

It is better to celebrate Ekiti and new month than to celebrate Nigeria ... Happy 25 anniversary to Ekiti and happy new month to all Nairalanders, God bless u all

Politicians and their sweet mouth. Shior!

Fayemi is basically ghosting his own state

Intellectual isonu.

Back and buying !

Check Sig for Contact !

Happy 25th birthday to my Ebonyi state...

Dave umahi chukwu gozie gi..

Ok

Ekiti is not a failed state, all we need is the executive to work hands to hands with the law makers, they need to make law to attract investors in any little ways. The state government need to make necessary infrastructure available not white elephant project, like airport. Ekiti state dint need airport, bit well structured inner-road for farmers. Ekiti state can general billions from tourist, we have alot of tourist center thta6can attract lots of investment, but they are looking down on it, because it will promote the traditionalists more than our colonial master.

WHAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX OF EKITI?

POOOOOOOR!!!!!

MINE IS POORER!!!!

NIGERIA is a failed State!

Ekiti kete.

Tony5050:
Since the country is a failed state, you can easily deduce the outcome of it's components

Gbam!

Below is Ebonyi
This how a 25 year old state should be

Ekiti is far below this

Ekiti and bayelsa should try and emulate Ebonyi

WE NEED LEADERS THAT THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
we need passionate and positive-result oriented leaders
across board

The brown roof state is a failed state. Rotating three individuals as governor since 1999 shows failure.

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms


Ogbeni calm down no be fight
Abeg wetin ekiti do you?


Not just ekiti oga
Almost all part of Nigeria

all part of Nigeria , messed up

Ok

Ekiti isn't a state inside Nigeria anymore?! A small state with bright minds, yet backward like the country.

Nigercity:
Ekiti
25 and still backward
Tufikwa!
While it mates like Ebonyi is busy building, Africa longest class tunnel, biggest Mall by Land mass in West Africa, new modern international market, infact new airport, more than 17 flyover, new city within abakiliki and so on..

Ekiti is here competiting for world biggest Brown roof slum with Ibadan, and abekouta
Tufikwa I spit on there cone head
If you visit ado ekiti
You might end up throwing up!
Not just becos of the hydraulic green soup

Why are you lying like this ?

Erun re laakan for saying Ekiti is not a failed state...only Ekiti indegine would understand the first statement,, imagine,fayemi is the worstest of Ekiti governor's,,the most useless governor in Nigeria