Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state began the implementation of his government’s stomach infrastructure progremme when he distributed about 80,000 birds, 100,000 bags of rice and cash to the people of the state.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, said that hungry people besieged the Governor’s office to receive the gifts.
As early as 10 in the morning, the Governor, alongside several members of staff, started to distribute the package to the people who kept appearing in their multitudes.
The Governor later moved to the market places with same package for those who could not be available in the governor’s office. The governor promised that all the 16 Local Governments will enjoy the facilities in designated centres.
Fayose told journalists that what takes priority in his heart daily is the welfare of the people of the state who against all odds returned him to office after 8 years in a landslide victory.
He said that he will continue to pursue his welfare programme with all his strength as he could not withstand the people of the state suffering.
He said that the current financial situation will not deter him from reaching out to the people of the state, saying that he had made a covenant with God to ensure that the people are liberated from the shackles of poverty.
When asked why he gave them money, the Governor said, ” they need to buy pepper, salt, maggi, palm oil etc to cook the chicken.”
Among the beneficiary of the exercise were the widows, aged, pensioners, traders and artisans.
The governor promised that the exercise which began on Thursday will be on till the Christmas Day. [myad]
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