Ekiti’ll witness more growth, development after Abuja stakeholders’ meeting – Commissioner

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, has said the recent stakeholders’ engagement by Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Abuja will bolster growth and development in the state.

Speaking in Ado Ekiti on the outcome of the meeting, Olatunbosun described the gathering as integral part of the policy of inclusion and partnership with stakeholders towards ensuring sustainable development in the state.

Olatunbosun said, “The meeting which over 300 people attended, including the first Executive Governor of the state, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Dele Alake; Senators Yemi Adaramodu and Cyril Fasuyi; Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye; Permanent Secretary, State House,  Funsho Adebiyi, members of State Executive Council, as well as over 250 senior public servants and members of the organized private sector of Ekiti extraction in Abuja, among others, was strategically planned to create shared understanding and improve collaboration with vital stakeholders towards making Government work more effectively.”

He noted that the meeting aided a continuous and improved connection with all parties and provided a robust opportunity for exchange of ideas, stressing that the focus is to continually network various players in the society for the benefit of all and good governance.

The Commissioner said, “Governor Oyebanji’s strict adherence to the democratic principle of inclusiveness is ensuring that an average Ekiti person, anywhere, wherever they live, must have a say in the governance of the State and have the opportunity to participate to contribute to the growth of prosperity of Ekiti.

“The Governor, while briefing them of the activities of his administration from inception, spoke extensively on the six strategic pillars of his administration and how we have been able to change the narratives through the people oriented, people focused and the peoples welfare that government has been able to address.

“Mr Governor has successfully taken the activities of his government to the doorstep of Ekiti indigenes in the Federal Capital with the programme, for them to be updated on the achievements of the administration.

“How we met Ekiti and what we have been able to do in terms of the limited resources available, what we have done in terms of economic growth, what we have done in term of the Internally Generated Revenue to reduce the dependency on monthly revenue allocation from the Federation account.