1.
AN
ADDRESS
DELIVERED
BY
HIS
EXCELLENCY,
THE
EXECUTIVE
GOVERNOR
OF
EKITI
STATE,
DR.
KAYODE
FAYEMI
AT
THE
INAUGURATION
OF
THE
NEWLY
APOINTED
CHAIRMEN
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
CARETAKER
COMMITTEES
IN
ADO
–
EKITI
ON
WEDNESDAY,
8TH
JUNE,
2011
PROTOCOLS
It
gives
me
a
great
pleasure
to
welcome
you
all
to
this
inauguration
ceremony
of
the
newly
appointed
chairmen
of
the
caretaker
committees
of
the
local
government
councils
in
the
state.
This
occasion
is
very
important
as
it
is
meant
to
inject
life
into
local
government
administration,
the
councils
of
which
were
recently
dissolved.
The
dissolution
of
the
councils
became
inevitable
going
by
the
Local
Government
Administration
Law
which
stipulates
a
period
of
three
month
tenure
for
LG
Caretaker
Committees
that
can
only
be
renewed
once.
By
the
time
the
Committees
were
dissolved
on
May
15,
they
had
spent
the
mandatory
six
months
and
being
a
product
of
rule
of
law
itself,
the
administration
had
no
alternative
other
than
to
respect
the
provisions
of
the
Law
on
their
tenure
and
had
to
dissolve
them
accordingly.
This
is
in
demonstration
of
the
resolve
of
the
administration
to
be
guided
by
extant
laws
in
all
circumstances.
Our
earlier
decision
to
dissolve
the
illegal
councils
was
further
vindicated
two
days
ago
by
the
Court
decision
that
the
so
called
election
that
brought
them
in
was
illegal,
null
and
void.
It
is
no
exaggeration
to
note
that
today’s
event
is
another
milestone
in
the
history
of
local
government
administration
in
the
State.
I
however
wish
to
acknowledge
that
this
is
made
possible
by
the
resolution
of
the
state
House
of
Assembly
passed
at
its
first
plenary
session
on
Tuesday,
7th
June
2011
and
consequently
transmitted
to
me
as
required.
Because
of
its
proximity
to
the
people,
the
local
government
plays
vital
roles
in
the
development
of
the
State.
This
administration
places
much
premium
on
bottom-­‐up
approach
to
development
which
makes
the
local
government
to
be
primly
located
in
the
vehicle
driving
our
growth
strategies.
It
is
expected
therefore
that
there
must
be
effective
mobilization
for
community
participation
in
the
development
and
management
as
well
as
community
ownership
of
sustainable
outcomes.
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2.
The
leadership
of
the
caretaker
committees
had
been
carefully
selected
to
reflect
broad
geographical
spread
with
fair
representations
but
with
merit
and
capability
to
deliver
as
major
parameters
for
their
appointment.
These
distinguished
ladies
and
gentlemen
are
found
to
be
diligent
and
fit
in
character
and
antecedents
to
occupy
these
positions
of
responsibility
and
trust.
You
cannot
afford
to
falter
at
the
challenges
being
put
on
your
shoulders.
You
have
to
know
from
the
onset
that
all
eyes
are
on
you
not
only
at
your
different
localities
but
also
across
the
state.
It
is
very
clear
to
everyone
that
funds
available
for
government
businesses
are
dwindling
by
the
day.
Allocations
from
the
federation
account
are
basically
inadequate
to
run
government
particularly
at
the
state
and
local
government
levels.
The
position
of
Ekiti
State
is
quite
critical
being
at
the
bottom
of
the
ladder
of
earners
of
federal
allocations.
These
politico-­‐economic
realities
are
reminding
us
of
the
need
to
look
inward
more
aggressively
than
ever
before
to
source
for
revenue
to
execute
our
numerous
programmes
as
captured
in
the
8
Point
Agenda
aimed
at
transforming
the
state.
My
first
challenge
to
you,
therefore,
is
to
oil
your
internal
revenue
generation
machineries
to
generate
needed
funds.
This
must
bring
out
the
ingenuity
in
you
because
inadequate
funding
would
as
a
matter
of
fact
limit
your
performances.
May
I
make
it
very
clear
to
you,
nonetheless,
that
no
excuse
would
be
considered
good
enough
to
explain
non-­‐performance.
So
you
cannot
afford
to
fail
in
the
task
of
effecting
visible
growth
of
your
area.
You
must
therefore
adhere
very
strictly
to
the
principles
guiding
financial
management
so
as
to
derive
maximum
output
from
the
available
scarce
resources.
I
wish
to
use
this
unique
opportunity
to
reiterate
the
position
of
this
administration
on
the
unacceptability
of
growing
unemployment
rate
in
the
State.
This
is
not
an
idle
statement.
All
local
governments
are
expected
to
fashion
out
youth
empowerment
programmes
to
replicate
the
State
Government
version
to
gainfully
occupy
our
young
and
agile
citizens
roaming
the
streets
in
search
of
the
elusive
white
collar
jobs.
You
are
all
aware
of
the
recent
sudden
resurface
of
criminal
activities
by
some
hoodlums
in
the
state
resulting
in
armed
robbery
attacks,
rapes
and
the
like.
These
are
unnecessary
distractions
in
a
State
that
had
been
enjoying
deserved
and
unprecedented
peace
in
the
past
six
months
that
this
administration
had
come
to
power.
As
Chief
Security
Officers
in
your
respective
council
areas,
you
have
to
maintain
peace
and
enduring
security
of
lives
and
property.
The
State
Government
will
be
uncompromising
in
dealing
decisively
with
any
criminally
intended
individuals
and
their
collaborators
no
matter
how
highly
placed.
Consequently,
I
want
you
to
avail
yourselves
with
the
full
advantage
of
the
Crime
Prevention
Scheme
launched
yesterday
which
was
personally
witnessed
by
the
nation’s
Inspector
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3.
General
of
Police
because
of
its
high
potency
to
combat
crimes.
To
maintain
the
peace
at
all
times,
you
are
to
please
establish
a
procedure
to
handle
all
complaints
within
your
area
with
the
active
involvement
of
our
traditional
rulers
and
sufficient
cooperation
with
the
law
enforcement
agencies.
It
is
the
desire
of
our
government
to
deliver
quality
health
services
to
our
people
wherever
their
places
of
abode
may
be.
You
have
to
ensure
that
there
is
improved
access
to
Primary
Health
Care
services
by
all
citizens
in
your
area
particularly
the
very
poor,
the
aged,
the
vulnerable
and
the
physically
disadvantaged
people.
It
is
also
necessary
to
remind
you
that
this
administration
has
zero
tolerance
for
corruption.
As
men
and
women
of
integrity
which
we
know
you
to
be,
I
wish
to
charge
you
to
shun
corrupt
practices
in
your
official
conduct
with
determination
no
matter
how
attractive
they
may
appear.
This
is
because
no
act
of
corruption
would
be
shielded
from
legitimate
prosecution.
Distinguished
ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
government
was
installed
on
the
crescendo
of
people’s
goodwill.
For
over
three
years
we
were
together
in
the
trenches
until
the
stolen
mandate
was
recovered.
To
say
that
these
good
people
of
Ekiti
State
deserve
tangible
dividends
of
democracy
is
saying
the
obvious.
That
is
why
you
have
to
be
good
listeners
so
as
to
take
proactive
actions
that
would
translate
to
dividends
of
democracy
for
our
people.
Consequently,
within
the
next
three
months,
you
must
successfully
rehabilitate
and/or
reconstruct
a
minimum
of
five
(5)
kilometers
of
township
road
network
in
your
locality.
I
will
closely
monitor
this
directive.
Let
me,
at
this
juncture;
announce
to
the
good
people
of
Ekiti
State
that
the
government
is
putting
its
act
together
to
have
a
democratically
elected
government
at
the
local
governments.
Necessary
machineries
would
soon
be
set
in
motion
to
hold
local
government
elections
in
the
state.
Meanwhile,
in
order
to
inject
fresh
air
of
structural
rejuvenation
into
the
Local
Government
system,
the
Government
recently
conducted
an
appraisal,
and
measurement
tests
for
all
Directors
of
Administration,
Treasurers
and
other
senior
staff
of
our
Local
Governments.
The
result
of
the
exercise
is
being
looked
into.
In
the
interim
however,
all
Directors
of
Administration
and
Treasurers
are
to
proceed
on
leave
immediately.
They
are
to
hand
over
to
the
most
senior
officers
in
the
respective
Departments.
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4.
Distinguished
guests,
it
is
now
may
honour
to
inaugurate
the
chairmen
of
Local
Government
council
Caretaker
Committees
of
Ekiti
State
to
the
glory
of
God
and
service
to
humanity.
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