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The chairman of Federation of
Okemesi Improvement Union, other members of FOIU exco present, distinguished
Okemesi sons and daughters. I am delighted to be in your midst on the occasion
of our end of year convention.
Good evening everyone, and
welcome.
Thank you for all your
pragmatic efforts as the engine room of Okemesi transformation. It is a
pleasure, as always, to be here with you. I am glad to be part of the notable developments
of this unforgettable year. After much consideration of FOIU accomplishments
during the last year, I truly appreciate all the significant and valuable works
that you have done for the reformation of Okemesi in recent time. Obviously, your
outstanding achievement has no doubt earned all of us a lot of unimaginable
accolades in Ekiti State.
As your representative in the
Ekiti State House of Assembly, I appreciate you all for the moral and
participatory supports you offer this present administration. And at
this point, pardon me to use this forum to convey the special season greetings of
our governor, His Excellency, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, The Executive governor of
Ekiti State to the people of Okemesi.
We can see the impact of your
remarkable acts in Okemesi and how these have helped boost the recognition of
the Town at the State level. Therefore, the annual evaluation of the town in
terms of human, material resources and contributions to the transformation
agenda of Ekiti State has jumped over the previous years. This evidence of
district progress has led to the expansion of our economic relations and community
influence on logistic policies making and politics in the whole Ekiti State.
For the
purpose of information, guidance and records networking, within my two years
and few months of service in the Ekiti State House of Assembly as the
representative of Ekiti West Constituency II, I, Hon Kayode Fasakin Ajayi have
fulfilled most of my pre-election pledges to the people of my constituency.
I have
shown keen interest in bringing succour to our people through several human
productive capacity development and empowerment programmes worth millions of
naira. Borrowing the concept of the school of thought that says ‘build the
people before you build the nation’ for the protection and sustenance of the
nation you are planning to build, I took a swift move into supporting our
people and some of my accomplishments are as stated below:
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Establishment
of a government approved GCE and NECO examination centre in our constituency to
alleviate the problem of our children travelling far to write examinations.
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Facilitating
the appointment of Owa Ooye of Okemesi as the Chairman of Ekiti State Council
of Traditional Rulers (2011-1013)
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The
embellishment of the Owa Ooye Council of chiefs with ceremonial outfit for the
purpose of uniformity
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Construction
of ecological land drain-a canal from Odo Ese through Ile Arogun to General
hospital
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Ecological survey of the remaining areas due
for construction of interland waterway.
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Construction
and rehabilitation of Okemesi-Itawure road.
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Construction
and renovation of Ada water Dam and turning it to ultra-modern water
corporation.
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Construction
of Okemesi township road network from the Town hall through Odoba/Itio axis to
link Okemesi-Esa Oke road under the 5km road project of Ekiti State Government
for the Ekiti West local government.
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Replacement
of old and rusted pipe-borne water pipes in different location in town.
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Renovation
and completion of secondary and primary building structures in Okemesi town.
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Renovation
of Okemesi General Hospital to a state appropriate for comprehensive health
delivery services
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Facilitating
Owa Ooye national award CON collection from the Federal government
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Employment
opportunities to many of our unemployed youths
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Youth
empowerment programmes
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Payment
of monthly social security allowances to the aged i.e. the senior citizens in
my constituency by the state.
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Facilitating
the appointment of Okemesi indigene as commissioner in the executive cabinet of
Ekiti State Government.
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Facilitating
the construction of a new police station in Okemesi by Ekiti west local
Government
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Renovation
and beautification of Owa Ooye palace.
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Mobilising
the state allocation for community project used in the renovation and
conversion of a hall in Okemesi to a magistrate court
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Provision
of series of health services through Hon Fasakin Free Health Mission initiative
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Distribution
of empowerment materials to about 400 party members of the constituency when
celebrating my one year in office representing the good people of Ekiti West
Constituency II.
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Training
and empowerment of the youths and payment of monthly social security allowances
to more than 248 of them in my constituency by the state.
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An
ultra-modern shopping complex under construction in the heart of Okemesi-Ekiti.
The accomplishments
stated above and a lot of others unmentioned here are the dividends of
democracy brought to our door steps in Okemesi. With your support we can do
more as we collectively make poverty becomes a thing of the past in Okemesi.
Finally, I crave your
indulgence to mention here that considering the transformation agenda in
progress in Ekiti state this present administration of JKF deserves our
collective support for second term. Let’s conceive no discord towards one another as we prevail only when we
are formidably united as one body.
As we are approaching another
election era let’s allow peace to reign in our various constituencies and run
away from violence before, during and after election. Be reminded that Fayemi
is the right man; give him your vote to go again.
I know that you often work
hard advocating widespread reform of Okemesi and wonder if anyone has really
noticed your active contribution to our town. Tonight, I want to reassure you:
we do notice, we do appreciate what you do, we do value it, and we are
grateful.
I am sure that I can count on
all of you, on your utmost dedication, inspiration and professionalism, in promoting
Okemesi socially, academically and economically. You are all, whatever your role
and responsibilities, indispensable for the growth of Okemesi. Though year 2013
is winding up and we have less than six days to go, before we depart today let
us review and deliberate on our effective contributions to the progress of Okemesi
in years to come.
I am proud that I could work
with such nice and responsible people as you are. Moreover, I really look
forward to collaborate with you all in the year 2014 round. I hope we will be
even more successful during next year and gain a lot of new opportunities to
present our qualities and cultural values to the entire world.
Now you should relax and
enjoy your well-earned free time as much as possible.
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas in arrears and a Happy and
prosperous New Year in advance!
Thank you a lot for your attention.
Long Live FOIU
Long Live Okemesi
Long Live Ekiti
Long Live Nigeria
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