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Buhari to commission resort centre for elderly, others in Ekiti State

By Ayodele Afolabi, Ado-Ekiti
09 September 2022   |   3:38 am
President Muhammadu Buhari will, next month, commission some projects in Ekiti State, including the Elderly Citizens Resort Centre in Ado-Ekiti.

President Muhammadu Buhari will, next month, commission some projects in Ekiti State, including the Elderly Citizens Resort Centre in Ado-Ekiti.

Fayemi, who disclosed this, yesterday, while hosting members of the Council of Elders led by its Vice President, Chief Deji Fasuan, reiterated government’s commitment to improving welfare of the senior citizens, road construction and curtailing security challenges in the state.

The governor said he decided to build the resort as a payback for the elders that have spent the better part of their lives serving the people and for supporting his administration over the years.

The governor commended some of the elders for their roles in the actualisation of the creation of Ekiti State and reiterated his commitment towards ensuring that the construction of Ado-Akure Road becomes a reality, adding that he has also initiated negotiation with the NNPC to assist in the construction of the road.

He, however, added that his government had opened an alternative road from Ado-Ekiti through Ilawe to Akure and making efforts to finish and commission for use the Ado-Ekiti Airport before he leaves office.

Fayemi, who warned criminals and miscreants to steer clear of Ekiti State, said that the state had already installed monitoring devices in several parts of the state, thereby leaving no hiding place for criminals.

He said state government was quietly going after criminal elements in the state, especially kidnappers, adding that a good number of the have been apprehended and would soon be charged to court.

The Ekiti State governor said he was happy that he would be handling over to Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, who had worked with the elders some years ago during the agitation for the state creation.

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