EKITI 2014: REBROADCAST FROM ALEX OGUNDAREs WALL EKITI STATE’S JOURNEY TO GREATER HEIGHTS (THE MISSING LINKS) No single viable industry in Ekiti State Poor financial base Little or no pipe borne water supply in spite of huge sum of MDG grants Average survival age in Ekiti State is 49 years Poverty is written boldly on our people’s faces High rate of unemployment leading to uncontrollable youth restiveness Okada riding is now the model profession even for graduates of poorly funded universities Hunger and malnutrition is the order of the day in Ekiti State Sixty Eight percent (68%) unemployment rate in Ekiti State With Seven five 75% living below poverty line of 1 Dollar per day Our health services are the poorest in the zone Most of our road impassable, full of pot-holes and gullies OUR CHALLENGES WHEN VOTED TO OFFICE (TASK AHEAD OF US) Through your unreserved support and cooperation we will fill all the missing links: Bring in Local and Foreign Investors to build small, but sustainable functional industries through Public Private Partnership (PPP) Raise our Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) through innovative contribution and oversea partnership Raise PAYABLE Financial Bond to pursue meaningful job creating and developmental projects Improve on the 132KVA and invest into Renewable Power Supply (RPS) Justifiable use of our water resources, and build Community Based Mini- Dam (CBMD) Develop sustainable Job Based Micro -Credit Scheme (JBMCS) for multiple job creation especially for youths Massive investment in Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) especially to feed our people and for exports Explore and exploits the massive Solid Minerals in Ekiti State to create job for the youths and improve the standard of living Invest massively in Human Capital Development (ACD) Provide better training for health workers Embark on training and retraining of our teachers for better performance and output in public examinations with modern facilities Extend stone based roads to Local Governments Headquarters and rural areas outside the state capital Reform the Civil Service Scheme (CSS) to make more productive, and gainfully pro- active - Surveyor Abiodun Aluko Former Deputy Governor Ekiti State.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:29:50 +0000
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