Fayose Denies Tampering with LG Funds
From Dipo Okunmuyide in Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has again denied the allegation of tampering with local government funds, saying his administration only puts in place machinery to monitor the councils for effective performance.
The governor, who spoke at the commissioning of a new administrative building of Irepodun-/Ifelodun Local Government to mark its 100 days in office said his government would give necessary support to the councils to enable them deliver dividends of democracy to the people.
Fayose, who gave a pass mark to the council Chairman, Mr Toba Daramola, commended him for embarking on the construction of 10 kilometre road that will link Igede-Ekiti, headquarters of the council, to Iworoko, which is another end of the council.
In his address at the occasion, Daramola said his administration within three months, has launched its Mobile Health Services Scheme (MOHESS) to take adequate care of the less privileged, who do not have access to health care facilities and to complement the effort of the state health rangers programme, launched by Fayose, at the inception of his administration.
He sad the council has also donated beds and beddings to all health centres in the area and distributed exercise books to students of primary and post-primary schools.
Daramola said the administrative block of offices will serve as the Phase II of the local government secretariat, and go a long way to solve the problem of shortage of accommodation at the secretariat.
Other achievements of his administration, according to him, include construction of car parks at the secretariat, establishment and empowering of the Local Action Committee on AIDS (LACA).
Iintroduction of women farmers to the outside world through Women in Agriculture Scheme, (WIAS) and refurbishment of grounded vehicles in the fleet of the local government.
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