Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has awarded N1.2 billion worth
of contract to Carpenters and Furniture Association of Ekiti State.The
Chief of Staff, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, who represented the governor,
said the contract was part of the Stomach Infrastructure Programme of
Fayose.
“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. continue...
The whole project would cost
the government about N1.2 billion. 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,” and appealed to the artisans to make good use of the opportunity.
He
said, “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.”
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