Ekiti State indigenes in Ireland have said they would partner the Kayode Fayemi administration for the development of the economy.
Addressing reporters yesterday on phone, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Diaspora Affairs, Mr. Femi Adefolaju, said there were “high-level consultations between Diasporan Ekitis and the state government, which ended in the latest success”.
He said the partnership is a way of “asserting the strength of the association and appreciating the great achievements of the current administration in the state”.
According to him, the indigenes decided to pool their resources together for the “development of the land of their birth”.
Adefolaju noted that though the partners have not decided how much to invest, they have indicated interest in “job creation/poverty alleviation, health and the development of the Ikogosi Spring to an enviable standard”.
The senior special assistant said many of the partners have agreed to return home and meet with the government.
He said: “The age-long parapo (cooperation) spirit, which has long typified the Ekitis, has equally caught up with our Diasporan indigenes in Ireland. They have willingly accepted to join Governor Fayemi in the task of revamping and re-focusing the state economy.
“When they called to inform me about their intentions, they further asked me to come down to Ireland for us to share a brief interaction. Getting there, they commended the government and demanded to know how best they could show their appreciation for what is happening in the state.
“I invited their attention to the government’s website, where I was able to show them the Eight-Point Agenda of the state government. And I explained what the government has been able to achieve so far on the agenda.
“I mentioned specific government efforts in Health, Education, Social Welfare, Tourism, including the efforts to revamp the water supply network, power generation and work with other five sister states in the Southwest through the DAWN blueprint.”
Addressing reporters yesterday on phone, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Diaspora Affairs, Mr. Femi Adefolaju, said there were “high-level consultations between Diasporan Ekitis and the state government, which ended in the latest success”.
He said the partnership is a way of “asserting the strength of the association and appreciating the great achievements of the current administration in the state”.
According to him, the indigenes decided to pool their resources together for the “development of the land of their birth”.
Adefolaju noted that though the partners have not decided how much to invest, they have indicated interest in “job creation/poverty alleviation, health and the development of the Ikogosi Spring to an enviable standard”.
The senior special assistant said many of the partners have agreed to return home and meet with the government.
He said: “The age-long parapo (cooperation) spirit, which has long typified the Ekitis, has equally caught up with our Diasporan indigenes in Ireland. They have willingly accepted to join Governor Fayemi in the task of revamping and re-focusing the state economy.
“When they called to inform me about their intentions, they further asked me to come down to Ireland for us to share a brief interaction. Getting there, they commended the government and demanded to know how best they could show their appreciation for what is happening in the state.
“I invited their attention to the government’s website, where I was able to show them the Eight-Point Agenda of the state government. And I explained what the government has been able to achieve so far on the agenda.
“I mentioned specific government efforts in Health, Education, Social Welfare, Tourism, including the efforts to revamp the water supply network, power generation and work with other five sister states in the Southwest through the DAWN blueprint.”
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