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Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has threatened to expose the identities of politicians behind harnessing the state’s resources for their personal gains.
The governor made this known on Friday during the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of the economic hardship on the people.
He said aside from the distribution of palliatives, his administration was investing in agriculture with the clearing of over 2,000 hectares of land across the state towards ensuring food sufficiency and economic growth.
Oyebanji said if those politicians continued in such illicit act of siphoning state resources, he would be left with no option but to report them to the people of the state.
He noted that since the inception of the administration in October 2022, he had shunned all frivolous expenses and mismanagement of resources, but remained committed to fulfilling his campaign promises to the people of the state.
He said, “We have been using Ekiti resources to develop the state since my inauguration as governor. I am about two years in office, and I have travelled out of the country twice; I have stayed with you performing my responsibilities.
“But as we are doing all these, some people are not happy because they have the bottle of Ekiti in their mouths but we have removed it. So, it is expected that these categories of people will not be happy with the work we are doing in the state.
“Let me assure you that we are unperturbed about these people, we are in charge and if it comes to reporting them to you my people, we will do it because you elected us to be in charge of the state.”
The governor further said, “I have to express my appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for supporting us in the state, especially in the area of palliatives. The federal government gave us bags of rice and we as a state added to it to make up the number we are distributing."
