Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, has distributed food items and cash to support residents of Igbemo-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
Olatunbosun, who distributed bags of rice and cash gifts to over 800 residents, said the gesture was to give back to society in appreciation of the blessings of God and in tandem with the principles of Governor Biodun Oyebanji as a passionate leader and a gift from God to the state.
Noting that the gesture would help put smiles on the faces of the people, especially during the festive season, Olatunbosun added that the distribution of the food and cash gifts was aimed at supporting the general wellbeing of the people, particularly the youths in the area.
He urged people in the state to continually support the efforts of the state government to promote sustainable development towards achieving a more fulfilling new year.
The commissioner stressed that given the government’s proactive strategies and planned massive interventions across all sectors, the new year would be even more thriving for people in the state.
Olatunbosun assured the people that the state government would continue to execute life-transforming projects in agriculture, infrastructural development, education, health, human capital development, as well as the micro, medium and small scale enterprises, amongst others, as reflected in the 2025 budget.
He said the Oyebanji administration had, since inception, been strategically following its six-point agenda to proactively take steps that would guarantee the rapid development of the state, stressing that the administration had, in fact, fulfilled over 90% of its campaign promises.
He said, “Knowing full well that the present administration is a government that believes in taking action to control a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
“Some of the government’s key interventions and achievements include a drastic reduction in the cost of food items following far-reaching reforms in the agricultural sector aimed at making the sector attractive, particularly to the youths, and generally engendering food security in the state.”
According to him, “the state government has cleared over 3,000 hectares of land to promote mechanised farming, advance agribusiness, and encourage youth participation in agriculture apart from distributing farm inputs as well as improved seeds and seedlings.”
He noted that no community or sector remained untouched in the development strides of the Oyebanji administration, adding that many communities that were hitherto in total darkness had been connected to the national grid.
“This development has boosted socioeconomic activities in communities like Omuo, Isinbode, Gbonyin/Ayekire LG, Ikogosi/Ipole Iloro/Erijiyan, as well as the extension of the services of the Independent Power Project (IPP) to the Ekiti State University (EKSU) campus, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) and the government-owned Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State.
“The state government is meticulously working towards rapidly developing the state and making life easier and more meaningful for the people,” he said.
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