Ekiti state governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed appreciation of his government to the members of the National Assembly from the state for pulling resources together for payment of salaries of doctors and health workers to be employed by the state.
The governor assured that the effort was in bid for the state government to strengthen healthcare delivery.
Governor Oyebanji disclosed this to journalists shortly after inspecting some ongoing projects in the state, last Friday.
He said his government had embarked on the renovation and equipping of 11 secondary health facilities which gulped billions of Naira only to find out that the state needed more money to employ the required professionals to man the facilities.
He said his consultation with the legislators yielded result as they immediately agreed to come to the assist the state government to take care of the salaries of the new health workers.
The governor said the intervention of the lawmakers had emboldened the government to commence the recruitment process for these essential health workers.
He expressed satisfaction with the harmonious working relationship and engagement existing between his government and members of NASS from the state which had attracted scores of projects to the state describing it as “partnership that works”.
Governor Oyebanji, who was accompanied by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, along other top government officials inspected Special Therapy Centre for children with disabilities, Agric Olope Main Market, International Centre for Art and Culture, Ijigbo to Okeyinmi bridge, Ado- Ekiti New Town, and block of classrooms.
Other facilities inspected were the FM Radio station and Medical Students Hostel at Ekiti State University, all in Ado-Ekiti as well as the, 17.85 kilometers Ring road and Government Science College, Iyin-Ekiti.
The governor noted that he was pleased with the level and quality of work done on the projects so far.
The governor who affirmed that the projects were in tandem with the shared prosperity agenda of his administration, said aside from other laudable projects, government was currently working on no fewer than 11 road projects spread across the three senatorial zones of the state.
He stressed the need for residents of the state to take ownership of the projects in their various localities in the drive to ensure proper maintenance culture that would enable such projects last long, adding that his government would not relent in the drive to ensure aggressive development of the state.
Also speaking with journalists, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who expressed delight with the cordial relationship between Governor Oyebanji and the Ekiti state caucus of NASS assured the governor that the federal lawmakers would continue to encourage and support the him to achieve success in all his people-oriented programmes and policies.
He also promised to facilitate more projects to the state, including the construction of a bigger therapy centre for children with disabilities.