Fayemi commissions government-owned Asphalt Production Plant in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, at the weekend inaugurated the state owned multimillion naira Asphalt Production Plant and its office complex in Ado Ekiti.

Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Fayemi described the successful completion of the project as a landmark achievement of his administration which is in line with his promise to ensure safety of lives and properties through the provision of good and well maintained road network across Ekiti State.

He said the provision of the office complex for the staff of Public Works Corporation is in line with the administration’s commitment to the welfare of the people through the provision of comfortable office accommodation in a more conducive environment to promote productivity and enhance good health The Governor pointed out that the Asphalt Production Plant would not only help in the road maintenance, but also generate employment for

the vibrant youths of Ekiti State by engaging them at various levels of operation in the Corporation.

He said, aside from putting food on their tables, it would also make them self-reliant.

Governor Fayemi said further that the asphalt produced from the plant has been used to fix many of the failed portions on the roads in Ado Ekiti and some other locations within the state.

He disclosed that there are plans to expand the plant and equip it more as it would not only serve the state but other individuals as well as government of neighbouring states that needed its production, thereby boosting the state’s Internally Generated Revenue.

The governor however, commended the Director General of the Corporation, Sunday Olayinka Awoyomi, for his ingenuity in ensuring that the project was completed at much reduced cost and on time.

He also commended the brilliant efforts of the leadership and staff of the Public Works Corporation, who, after long years of abandonment of the project by the past administration, made the resuscitation of the asphalt production plant possible adding that his administration has brought up a law that prevents subsequent administration from abandoning projects in Ekiti State.