Ekiti Pledges More Motivation for Officials
Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji
Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
To achieve excellence in their services, the Ekiti State Government has promised to provide requisite facilities for all government’s agencies in the state in order for their officials to discharge their duties optimally, and for the Governor Biodun Oyebanj’s administration to deliver the dividends of democracy to the citizens.
The government posited that it wasn’t unaware of the various challenges confronting the officials in their duty posts, pledging that all these frictions will be lubricated by government for the dream of delivering for the state not to be jeopardised.
The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Monisade Afuye, gave the assurance yesterday while receiving briefings from government officials across the agencies and ministries under her supervision, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
The offices were the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Home Affairs, represented by its Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Olabisi Akindele; Human Capital Development Agency, represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor, Hon. Gbenga Agbeyo, and the Ekiti State Boundary Commission, represented by its Secretary, Olalekan Olajide.
Others included the Ekiti State Christians’ Pilgrimage Board, represented by its Executive Secretary, Malomo Agbaje, and the Secretary of the Muslims’ Pilgrimage Board, Mr. Isiaka Egbeyemi, as well as the Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency, represented by its Director of Administration, Mr. Toluwase Bewaji .
During the interface, Afuye praised the officials for their diligence, commitments, sacrifices and industry to deliver for the state in spite of all the daunting challenges.
She appealed to the officers, particularly those in the Human Capital Development Agency, to partner private organisations to bolster what the government was offering in the areas of funding, training and empowerments for unemployed youths
The deputy governor urged the officials to managed the facilities the government has currently provided to deliver optimally, knowing that Ekiti State is currently challenged by paucity of funds.
Afuye said: “The government has been dutiful and committed in providing facilities and funding for officials so that you can deliver. We will continue to give incentives that will make you discharge your responsibilities, but we can’t do it alone; you have to up your games.
“Part of what you can do is to reach out to individuals, private bodies and international agencies to fund some of your activities. You can even reach out to politicians, especially the state and federal lawmakers. They can help in funding empowerment programmes and sponsorship of people for pilgrimages.
“You will all bear with me that the current spate of insecurity in our dear state is one area that will sap the state financially, because Governor Biodun Oyebanji is incurably committed to making our residents safe wherever they are.
“Let us be more committed and honest in our workings and duties to the state, so that we can all achieve the task of building Ekiti State we can all be proud of”.
In their separate briefings, the officials lauded the state government for providing enabling environment for them to operate within the ambit of the available funds accruing to the state.
Specifically, Hon Agbeyo, who is in charge of Human Capital Development, promised that the agency would go all out to reduce joblessness by partnering stakeholders like National Directorate of Employment and Bank of Industry to get training facilities for applicants.
