W/Bank Team Visits Fayose, Set To Spend $5m On Water Projects In Ekiti (PHOTOS)
The World Bank has stated that it will expend about $50 million on water projects in Ekiti state.
The World Bank Task Team Leader on the water project, Pier Mantovani, made the remark when he led other officials of the bank to meet with Governor Ayodele Fayose in Ado Ekiti.
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Mantovani said that when the project is completed, it will give people access to potable water.
According to him, the Ekiti state government would contribute $5 million as a counterpart fund towards the project.
In his remark, Governor Ayodele Fayose described the project as a welcome development, while adding that the World Bank team would need to carry the state government along while executing the project.
The governor lamented the poor state of major dams in the state, but promised that his government would do everything within its capacity to engage in developmental projects that would positively impact on the lives of the Ekiti people.
Before meeting the governor at the Government House, the World Bank team had earlier visited Ero and Ureje dams in the state to get a first hand assessment of the dams, as they plan how to make them functional again.
See photos from the meeting below:
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Meanwhile, following Governor Fayose’s public announcement about the demolition of the Erekesan market in Ado-Ekiti, around 2,000 traders rushed to meet the deadline.
The market, located directly opposite the palace of the traditional ruler in Ado-Ekiti, will be replaced with a modern one according to the state government.
In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 3, sought the Senate’s approval of a $200 million loan from the World bank. The loan is for the Lagos state Development Policy Operation (DPO).
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