Governor of Ekiti
State, Ayodele Fayose, has awarded a N1.2bn contract to the Carpenters and
Furniture Association of Ekiti State.
The association on
Monday evening signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government
on the contract.
The Chief of Staff to
Fayose, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, who represented the governor at the occasion,
said the contract was part of the stomach infrastructure programme of Fayose.
Anisulowo said, “This
is an empowerment project. We are awarding the furniture aspect of the
Millennium Development Goals project to these local furniture makers. The
project covers about six local government areas in Ekiti State, so they will
make the chairs and the tables for all the schools in the six LGAs.
“The whole project
would cost the government about N1.2bn. This gesture by the governor is the
first of its kind in Ekiti State. The governor did this to make good his
promise to empower local contractors and artisans in the state.”
He appealed to the
artisans to make good use of the opportunity.
“I hope you would not
disappoint the governor because he has reposed a lot of confidence in you to
have given you this project. I pray you will reciprocate his kind gesture by
doing a very good job,” he told the carpenters.
Chairman of the
association, Michael Adeyemi, expressed gratitude to the state government on
behalf of his members.
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