I pay for my foreign trips – Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has debunked the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party  that he has been funding his  frequent travels abroad with public money.

The governor, at an interactive meeting with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, said he had been banrolling his trips with his personal money.

He said  the trips were meant to attract investors to to the state,  adding  that they had started yielding results.

Fayemi said, “I pay for my trips abroad. Ekiti State does not pay. I would have loved to take some of my aides along but the problem is that there is no money.”

The  governor travelled to  China, the United States and South Korea recently.

According to Fayemi, he promised the electorate economic transformation  during his electioneering,  vowing to  fulfill his promises.

He cited the resuscitation of the Ire Burnt Brick and the transformation of the Ikogosi Warm Spring as some of the efforts towards increasing the revenue base of the state.

The governor said, “There is nothing we are doing now that is different from what we promised the electorate in the state before we came to power.

“They are the products of good planning, political will and the grace of God -given the limited resources available to this state.”

Fayemi assured the local government workers that  his administration  would pay the N19,300 minimum wage but said the ongoing staff headcount would be completed.