Govt Can’t Do It Alone, Help Your Communities – Fayemi Tells Ekiti Indigenes
Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State, has urged successful Ekiti businesses to set up shop in the state, noting that the government cannot do it alone.
Fayemi revealed this on Tuesday at the launching of a new ultra-modern Victoria Manhattan hostel for students of Federal University of Oye Ekiti, which was built by an Oye Ekiti native, Mr Goke Egunjobi.
Prof Fasina Abayomi, the university’s Vice Chancellor; Prof Bolaji Aluko, the Director General, Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery (OTSD); Bishop Felix Ajakaye, Bishop of Ekiti Catholic Diocese, Special Adviser on Development Partnerships and SDG; Mrs Margret Fagboyo, Former Commissioner for Education; Mr Jide Egunjobi, the proprietor’s parents
The Governor praised the project’s owner for locating the structure in Ekiti, saying it will help the government address infrastructural difficulties in the area.
He stated that the structure, which is equipped with cutting-edge technology, would go a long way in ensuring that students of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti have a comfortable place to stay (FUOYE).
“I am glad that I am here, particularly that our brother did not choose to build this in Lagos where he resides. He would have probably made more money, if this is sited along Akoka, UNILAG student area, he would have made more money but he chose to come here to also establish his own presence back home.
“If all of us who are successful outside Ekiti, put back into the community, because the government can not do it alone, we would have totally transformed our state even beyond the level it is now.
“That is what this sort of institution does for the development of the community. That is why every Ekiti community wants an establishment of government because they know the multiplier effect of such establishment.
“Which is why having a state of the art hostel to be patronized by students in an affordable environment like this, Manhattan hall, is something we must celebrate,” he said.
Earlier, Bishop Ajakaye, who was also the Chairman of the occasion, encouraged youths to think positively and be optimistic in every situation. He said, like God they should be a builder who sees opportunity in every challenge rather than seeing challenges in every opportunity.
Also in his welcome address , the proprietor of the Victoria Mahatma Hall, Mr Goke Egunjobi who called for more presence of private sector in the State, said his intention of building the edifice in Ekiti was bore out of his desire to support government’s effort in providing educational infrastructure for students.
He explained that the hostel would provide the same comfort that students should enjoy back home, adding that such comfort would boost the academic performance of the students.
Mr Egunjobi challenged private sector and entrepreneurs to complement Government efforts in creating small and medium scale industry in the State.
