By Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
Human Right Lawyer Barr. Olakami Samuel Falade has commended former governor Ayo Fayose for the maturity he exhibited in his response to the criticism by Aare Afe Babalola.
Afe Babalola said Segun Oni, Fayemi and Fayose did not develop the state during their tenures and regretted that Oyebanji did not govern the stater much earlier because his programmes and policies have brought a huge development to the state.
He made the statement at the commissioning of Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital Annex, Odo Ado, Ado Ekiti.
In his response, Fayose explained that everyone who has governed the state in the past tried, as no one could finish the job in his lifetime.
He stressed that Afe Babalola himself is trying at everything he is doing but that he would not finish every good thing he intends to achieve two days ago.
Barr. Falade described the response of Ayo Fayose as matured and said that he is a blessing to Ekiti, pointing out that no project executed in Ekiti today same was done by Fayose being the architect of modern Ekiti, and that without Fayose passing through Ekiti governance Ekiti would have remained in the woods.
Said he: “Fayose gave Ekiti the desired architectural masterpiece celebrated all over today. The first flyover in Ekiti, the Fayose market, The Fayose estate, the Abbatoir, the Fountain hotel, the only lawn tennis court in Ekiti, and the first chamber of commerce in Ekiti.
“Others include the Ekiti State governors office , the King’s market , Curbing kidnapping during his tenure Aare Afe Babalola described him as a magician during his tenure .
“His Infrastructural development is rated first among others in Ekiti State. The construction and building of the High Court Complex, which is the best in the Southwest among the achievements of Dr. Ayo Fayose administration”. Falade added.