The new Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has vowed that never again will his state be subjected to underdevelopment all in the name of governance.
Fayemi who declared the end of an era made the vow as he took over power on Tuesday after he was sworn in.
His words: “However, as the events of the past four years go into the history books, we will take duty to ourselves and generation coming after us, to work together to ensure that never again shall we be deceived into making such a grievous mistake that has set us back so steeply on the development curve.”
Fayemi also disclosed that the immediate past administration of Ayodele Fayose would be probed as he alleged that the wealth of the state had been mismanaged.
He said preliminary investigations carried out had shown that the state had been plunged into N170 billion debt.
Said he: “Today’s event signals the end of an era, or more appropriately, the end of an error.
“Without a doubt, Ekiti has been through a terrible wilderness experience in the past four years; our reputation as a people has been soiled, and we have become the point of jokes, due to the crass ineptitude, loquacious ignorance and ravenous corruption masquerading as governance in our state during the past administration.
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“As we assume office, it is our duty and we will live up to it and ensure we thoroughly review documents and widely disseminate the current state of affairs so that all and sundry can know what has become of our commonwealth.
“Independently verifiable preliminary findings indicate that we have been plunged into a debt of over N170 billion with commitments to innumerable white elephant projects; an average of eight months salaries owed across government entities, many state assets unaccounted for.
“We will ensure that within 100 days from today, Ekiti kete will know the true position of things in keeping with our ethos of transparency and accountability in government.”
Fayemi promised that his government would not engage in trial by media, witch-hunting or playing to the gallery.
He said rather, it would seek the truth and lay it before all to see.
He said his government would be committed to improving the economy of the state, and give adequate attention to agriculture and social investment among others.
