What I’ll do in my first six months as governor – Fayemi

The winner of the Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr
Kayode Fayemi has said that he will pay the backlog of salaries owed
civil servants in the state within the first six months of his return
to office.

Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress beat Kolapo Olusola of the
Peoples Democratic Party in a keenly contested race to succeed the
incumbent Governor Ayodele Fayose.

Speaking at his residence in Isan-Ekiti, the former Minister of Solid
Mineral Development, said Ekiti State lost value under Fayose, while
also promising to re-introduce free education in the state.

He said, "Ekiti people should expect the eight-point agenda redoubled.
They should expect the backlog of salaries cleared within the first
six months of my coming to the office. They should expect
re-introduction of free education, including payment of fees for the
West Africa Examination Council, National Examination Council,
National Business and Technical Examinations Board and the national
entrance examination into tertiary institutions which they lost out
on.

"We will re-introduce social security scheme for the elderly in an
enhanced manner. They should expect the return of our youth volunteer
programme. Luckily, the Federal Government has started a programme
similar to what we used to have in Ekiti State, called N-Power. We
will add our own initiative to that programme.

"The outgoing government is not interested in what happens to the
young in our society beyond using them as thugs and forcing them to
eat crumbs from the table of the master. They should expect a return
to decency, decorum, integrity, values in Ekiti State. It is about
reclaiming our land and restoring our values which we have lost in the
past four years."