Gov . Of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose Arrests Road Safety Official For Traffic Offence

Governor Ayodele Fayose Friday arrested an
operative of the Federal Road Safety Corps at
Ikere Ekiti, for flouting traffic rule.



Fayose, who went to inaugurate the completion
of the Ado-Ikere-Iju dualisation and the down-
town market stalls in the town, stopped his
convoy at Oke –Ikere area of the town and
ordered that the man be stopped and his car
seized.

The road safety operative, who was identified as
Mr Alabi, was driving against the traffic in his
Peugeot 505 to Ikere Ekiti , had taken the left
side of the road with intention to dodge the
dilapidated portion of the dual carriage way,
which infuriated the governor who was on that
rough portion of the road.

Fayose immediately ordered that the vehicle
should be taken to the office of the Ekiti State
Traffic Management Agency in Ado Ekiti, with
directive that all necessary fines must be paid.
Meanwhile, Fayose clarified that the passion to
open up Ado Ekiti , the capital of Ekiti State to
business opportunities and make it a befitting
city made him to concentrate many of his
projects in the town.

Fayose, who said this at the palace of Ewi of Ado
Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe while inspecting the
N250 million pavilion being built by the state
government , said the project was in honour of
Ekiti people and the entire Ado Ekiti indigenes.
"Ado Ekiti is the living room for Ekiti State.
Whatever impression the outsiders have about
Ado Ekiti would be for the entire Ekiti. There is no
politics about this. I only want to do what is
right," he said.
"Just like I said earlier, I will pull down the old
Oja Oba on November 8. I have told the traders
to move to Awedele where there are spaces. I
have paid about N200 million compensation. All
these are being done to give our capital city a
facelift", he said.

Also speaking at the commissioning of the e-
library at the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti,
Fayose , said no stone would be left unturned to
realise the vision of revamping the education
sector in the State.
"We are ready whatever that will enhance our
vision in education sector. We will continue to
use our office to draw more of sorts to our
tertiary institutions. We cannot afford to have
graduates who cannot compete anywhere.
"My belief is that, if we develop these students,
we develop ourselves . If we make you, then we
make ourselves", Fayose said.
Fayose also declared that he won't interfere in
the succession battle for the appointment of new
Provost for the College, as the tenure of Prof
Francisca Aladejana would come to an end soon.