Don't Put Undue Pressure on Cabinet Members, Oyebanji Begs Citizens

Says Over a hundred project executed between April and July

....Lifts 2,600 citizens with N213m govt's social investment

IPP project ready for commissioning next month

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday appealed to Ekiti people not to put undue pressure and demands on the newly appointed commissioners and Special Advisers, stressing that such could prevent them from coming to their constituencies regularly as true representatives of the people .

Oyebanji also declared that his government had expended a sum of N213 million to lift 2,600 indigent citizens from poverty under social investment component of his administration within the last 100 days.

He also said that over a hundred project spread across the state were executed between April and July, stressing that the state Independent Power Project (IPP) is due for commissioning next month.

The Governor revealed these in Omuo Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East Local government Area, while giving account of stewardship at a stakeholders' engagement programme marking his 300 days in office.

Addressing the crowd at the well- attended programme held at MIMS Civic Centre, Iludofin, Omuo Ekiti, Oyebanji stated that his government is currently building two model schools in Ikole and Ikere Ekiti to complement the four magnificent structures earlier constructed in Ado Ekiti by the administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Dispelling the fear being nursed by some concerned citizens that the new appointees could slow down his pace performance with their politicking, the Governor said the new appointees are coming with additional values to the government, adding that rather than slow down the pace of work, the public should expect greater level of performance.

“The new commissioners are coming from different background and diverse level of expertise. We are still going to do much more than what we have done . If we can do all these in eight months without full cabinet, we should be able to do times two of these in four years.

"My cabinet members must hear this, our people said I am doing well because my Commissioners, who are politicians have not been brought on board. But I want to say that they don't have any other choice than to do well. But don't put unnecessary pressure on them. We should know that political appointment is a position of responsibility.

"When pressure is put on them, they will be dodging and would not want to come home. But these cabinet members are ready and willing and they have the fire power and experiences to do well. I have implicit confidence in them that they can only join us and deliver for our people.

"We must know that we contested the last election and won with APC as a vehicle and our members need to be very careful to remain in government. They must not take our people for granted or misbehave to them".

In the area of security, Oyebanji rued the reported cases of kidnappings around Imesi-Ode-Omuo axis, saying the Amotekun Corps had been restructured to rise to the occasion of ensuring peace and security across all the towns in Ekiti. He urged traditional rulers to collaborate with the Amotekun Corps and other security agencies in the state to rid the state of criminal elements.

Oyebanji who thanked former Governor Kayode Fayemi for laying a very good foundation upon which his administration is building on, assured that he would strive hard to surpass the achievements of the Fayemi administration, adding that that would be the only way he can vindicate him(Fayemi) that he had made the right choice in backing him.


Giving an explicit breakdown of the fund expended on social security, Oyebanji said his government spent a humongous sum of N96 million on 600 persons under Ekiti State Livelihood Grant component, and N117 million benefited from the Ekiti State Cash Transfer Unit to salvage the poorest of the poor from excruciating poverty.

He said he has released a cummulative sum of N800 million to tertiary institutions as subvention arrears, while he paid N400 million to defray outstanding obligations to State Universal Basic Education Board contractors.

"Aside the 2,600 that benefited from our cash transfer grants, we have registered 1,326 beneficiaries into the Labour Intensive Public Works, with N12,500 monthly stipend. We also distributed N24m to victims of disasters in Oke Ako and Ijesa Isu Ekiti.

"We have distributed N50m worth of relief materials to beneficiaries through the Federal Government Special National Economic Livelihood Emergency Intervention Programme. These are intended to make lives easy for our people".

In a bid to expand the scope of food production for Ekiti to ascend food security status, the governor revealed that his government has rehabilitated 43.4 kilometre of roads in six local governments besides distributing subsidised farm inputs to 2,279 to farmers.

"My government has supported 1,566 farmers with both production assets and small scale processing equipment likewise providing 25% subsidy tractorisation to farmers".

In the area of infrastructure and industrialisation, known as the backbones and pivots of any economy , Oyebanji said his government would be strategic in reconstructing and rehabilitating roads, assuring that only roads with high proclivities to drive his prosperity agenda will be accorded attentions.

He posited that the 3.5MW Independent Power Plant project is at completion stage and would supply power to government offices and hospitals and tertiary institutions in Ado Ekiti and suburb, adding that this would rectify the epileptic power supply being experienced in some sections of the state .

"We are reconnecting Ikogosi , Erijiyan and Ikogosi Resort Centre back to the national grid to enhance the state tourism corridor. We need a sum of one billion naira to reconnect Ayekire , Ekiti East Local governments and their LCDAs after 10 years of darkness as well as Agriculture Processing Zone at Ikole back to the national grid.

To control incidences of flooding and wreckage of buildings and other valuable property, Oyebanji said his government had dredged waterways at Oreremope community, Ureje-olaoluwa, Basiri-Olorunda, Omisanjana and other susceptible areas in the state.

Dignitaries at the event include: Ekiti State First Lady, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye; Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye; Head of Service, Engr Sunday Akomolafe, Commissioners, traditional rulers, farmers, driver unions, market men and women, students, among others.

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Its easier to put 'undue' hardship on the citizens ba?

What? Do you know the pressure the citizens have had to undergo

He is indirectly telling Nigerians not to expect any positive change from them

Bunch of criminals just like their principal EbolaTinubu
They are already telling you that you shouldn't expect anything meaningful or worthwhile from them

Apc and their supporters are fraud

The government is already putting pressure on the good citizens of Nigeria so we are going to give them back woto woto

Naija dey on a long thing

Oga, it's Work time

Pressure kee you there...

You think we should give you space to embezzle money... Ndi ara..

Wish the court case to drag on a little so that these guys will be kept on their toes

they can't enjoy the largesse that come with being at the corridors of power, and run away from the responsibilities ...

If they cannot take the pressure, then let them resign. Is it by force? Nigerian leaders are hopeless. Look at the type of buffoons we happily vote in. Haba! I don't blame them though, I blame those that sold their future for 2k at the polling booth.

Meerahbel:
What? Do you know the pressure the citizens have had to undergo

..12,500 naira for monthly stipends per month... what can 12500 naira per month do for one in this hard economy.... nawaoooo.... while the politicians are sharing millions of naira smoke themselves

Judekenny:
The type of news nobody will tell you during election campaign.

Aswear.
If the cost of governance could be brought to zero by initiating a policy of serving humanity without benefit, a lot of them will not venture into politics.

Someone will just seat down doing nothing while huge credit alert is entering his account daily.

There's urgent need for systemic overhaul.

My friend will get down to work instead of given reason in advance why you will likely fail

All this social intervention funds is nothing...it's just like giving someone pocket money.. money that cannot sustain one for 1 or 2 days.... government provide an enabling environment for bussinesses to strive and expand so that jobs can be created for the youths and nigerians.,not social intervention funds in which some of the money will be diverted to politicians bank account

We brought this thing upon ouirselves. Gambia President just issued an order, No goverment officail will travel out, but here, theyfeed fat on our common resources

ufotunang:
..12,500 naira for monthly stipends per month... what can 12500 naira per month do for one in this hard economy.... nawaoooo.... while the politicians are sharing millions of naira smoke themselves

Please define undue pressure...
If pressure is not due yet, what situation would nigeria have to been in for it to be due..
Idiot!!.
Dem no know work wey dem collect ni ? Abi public service be like vacation....
Common getat

Have Nigerians not been under serious pressure since past 8 years?

APC always looking for excuse to fail

ufotunang:
All this social intervention funds is nothing...it's just like giving someone pocket money.. money that cannot sustain one for 1 or 2 days.... government provide an enabling environment for bussinesses to strive and expand so that jobs can be created for the youths and nigerians.,not social intervention funds in which some of the money will be diverted to politicians bank account

They are happy creating Foodlums year in year out.... and those mandate standing Foodlums aren't complaining

Craze dey worry you. If you modafokas are not ready to bear the heat, you better get the modafokn out. To be Minister no be by force.

As if they know what they are going to do,

Olodo in leadership positions.

All eyes on the judiciary

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Them Never See Something Yet..!!

No be to dey prostrate and be smiling teethy smiles..


Nigerians are waiting for them.!!

Anyone who depends on Nigerian politicians no dey serious with his life. Divide 213m naira by 2,600 and you'd know how many people benefited from the so called social investment empowerment scam and how much each person got.

I was in Ido Ekiti 3rd of August,stopped-by and bought some tubers of yam from 2 young guys, shortly after Usi Ekiti, before Ayetoro. They displayed them by the road side. Big, naturally grown yam. After transferring the money to one of them, he said they loaded a truck to lagos in the past week from their farm. They'd not make less than 2m naira from that single truck load.

Government of beggars, for beggars and by beggars...

They will beg everybody.. and even beg themselves

Excuse for incompetence have already started this early morning

If you can't withstand the heat, don't go to the oven. If they know they can't stand the pressure, let dem give way to those who has shock absorber.

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