Thousands of supporters trooped out in different colours of attire to grace the inauguration of Ayodele Peter Fayose as the new Governor of Ekiti State for the next four years.
The people sang praises of the governor who was decked in a white dansiki and sokoto with a cap done in PDP colours. He arrived at the inauguration venue at exactly 12.40pm accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose who was dressed in green attire.
Before declaring his inauguration speech, Fayose asked for a minute silence in honour of Omolafe Aderiyi, the former State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers who was murdered by unknown gunmen on September 25, 2014 during the post election violence that erupted in Ekiti State for many days.
He announced that he will appoint a special adviser on stomach infrastructure, provide rice and chicken for the people during Christmas.
“My emergence is divine. That is why the more they fight me, the more they make me popular.
“When they write about me in the papers, they want me to be the governor of their imagination. But I am governor of your imagination. I am the governor that eats boli with you; the governor that drinks agbo jedi with you.
“You have successfully supported me to serve you and send them back with their agenda to their master in Lagos.”
The governor berated the outgoing governor Fayemi, for mortgaging the future of Ekiti State to a debt of more than N84bn up to year 2020; left the government seat without paying workers for many months and quickly appointed eight permanent secretaries when there were no vacancies. Fayose then demoted the eight secretaries with immediate effect.
He also stated that the state has up to 152 accounts with none of them having up to N1m in them.
On programmes for Ekiti State, the governor said his focus will be on economic empowerment, development of agriculture, affordable housing, education, health care for all, security as well as infrastructure.
Part of the dignitaries who witnessed his inauguration were the PDP National Secretary, Prof. Olusola Oladipo; governor Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom); Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo); Theodore Orji (Abia); Liyel Imoke (Cross River); Ramalan Yero (Kaduna); Isa Yuguda (Bauchi); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Ibrahim Shema (Katsina); Usman Dakingari (Kebbi); and Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta).
Former governors Rasheed Ladoja (Oyo); Peter Obi (Anambra); and Christopher Alao-Akala (Oyo); the former PDP governorship candidates in Osun and Ondo states. Iyiola Omisore and Olusola Oke, were also in attendance.
The Chairman, South-West PDP Mobilisation Committee, Chief Buruji Kasamu; former Acting Governor of the state, Tunji Odeyemi, senatorial aspirant, Mrs. Fatima Raji-Rasaki; Minister of State for Works, Chief Dayo Adeyeye; outgoing Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro; a former Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade, as well as royal fathers in the state led by their chairman and the Onitaji of Itaji, Oba Adamo Babalola.
Fayose later announced the appointments of Dr. Modupe Alade as Secretary to the State Government and Mr. Idowu Adelusi as his Chief Press Secretary. Owoseni Ajayi was named his Special Assistant on Legal Matters.
Adelusi, in a statement, said Kayode Oso, would serve as Fayose’s Special Assistant on Works and Infrastructure; Sola Owoeye, Special Assistant on Protocol; and Sola Olowookere, Personal Assistant ( Abuja).
Toyin Ojo was appointed special assistant on Finance; Sunday Anifowose, Personal Assistant on Special Duties and Stomach Infrastructure; Sunday Omosilade, personal assistant on Domestic Matters and Lere Olayinka, special assistant on Information and Social Media.
Six All Progressive Congress members of the State House of Assembly who defected to the PDP were also received by the PDPD national Chairman Adamu Mu'azu.
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