EKITI 2014: Fayemi assures of more dividends of democracy if...

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has assured the people that his administration will deliver more dividends of democracy if he is re- elected in the forthcoming governorship poll. The governor gave this assurance while receiving the Knights of St. John’s International, Lagos Commandary led by its former President, Sir Kole Olowu, who paid him a courtesy visit at the weekend. Governor Fayemi said contrary to insinuations that second term governors usually relapsed into non- performance, he was “in service to God and Ekiti people” and had no reason not to provide accountable service to the people who voted him as governor. The governor asserted that he sees politics as a means to serve the people and make a positive difference in their lives. This, he said, he has been doing since he assumed office in 2010 and evident in the massive road construction , transformation of the education system, succour to elderly citizens through the social security scheme which is being replicated in two other states, and the free health programme, among others. Fayemi said the people of the state should expect more people-oriented programmes when he is re-elected as he is dedicated to providing selfless service that will bring about the Ekiti which all and sundry will be proud of. The governor, who said that Catholicism had played a major role in his life, added that everything he is doing in office is influenced by his dedication to the service of God. Earlier, the former President of the association, Sir Olowu, had charged the governor not to relent in his efforts to provide quality leadership for the state; saying that the transformation brought to Lagos State by Governor Babatunde Fashola, is a signal that a second term governor can do much more for the people. Olowu said that the Catholic Church across the country have pledged their support for Fayemi to win the forthcoming election since he has not disappointed the church. The former president, who decorated Fayemi as a friend of the Knights of St. John stressed that the governor had done enough for Ekiti people to return him as governor come June 21.