ADO-EKITI – A cross section of Ado-Ekiti residents on Sunday congratulated the governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, over his election as governor of Ekiti State.
Fayose, the PDP flagbearer in the election, polled 203, 090 votes out of the 350,256 votes cast.
The residents, who spoke to NAN in separate interviews, urged the governor-elect to re-introduce some of the laudable initiatives he executed during his first term between 2003 and 2006.
Ayo Adejorin, a school proprietor, told NAN that he travelled to Ado-Ekiti from Ilesa to celebrate Fayose’s victory, saying, “ He is a good man, a friend of the poor.”
“He walks on the streets, asks people about their problems and takes care of them,” he said.
“When I was in school, he reduced our school fees to N25,000; that is why students like him,’’ said Adejorin, a psychology graduate of Ekiti State University.
“He was always telling us that for him, the party is not the issue; I am for the people.
“When he makes promises, he ensures that he delivers. He loves poor people, especially the elderly, ’’ he added.
A civil servant, Taiwo Adenuga, appealed to the governor-elect to revive the health programme he implemented during his first term.
“When he was governor, some people needed to have surgery and he put in place programmes to execute this.
“Many people, who had hernia, goitre and other ailments needed surgery, but could not undergo the operation before he left office,’’ he said.
Some youths , however, called on the governor-elect to establish viable industries that would assist in tackling unemployment.
A youth leader, Olajide Jegede, said the state’s huge youth population was expecting Fayose to create new jobs.
Another youth leader, Ajayi Francis, called on the youths to unite and create an atmosphere conducive for the administration to assist them in fulfilling their ambition.
He also urged Fayose to use his second term as the governor to construct more roads and open up the rural areas to enhance socio-economic activities. (NAN)
