EKITI-BORN PHILANTHROPIST, OPEYEMI FALEGAN BERATES OYEBANJI OVER SECOND FLYOVER PROJECT
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EKITI-BORN PHILANTHROPIST, OPEYEMI FALEGAN BERATES OYEBANJI OVER SECOND FLYOVER PROJECT
“The move is a selfish agenda and another conduit pipe set to siphon Ekiti people’s funds”
An Ekiti-born philanthropist and humanitarian, Hon Opeyemi David Falegan (ODF) Falegan has said that Ekiti people don’t need a second flyover bridge, considering the current financial challenges being faced by the people.
According to him, “spending billions of naira on such a project in this economic hardship is quite insensitive , when the funds could be channeled to Sustainable agricultural mechanization ( mechanised farming ) which will contribute significantly to the development of value chains and food systems in Ekiti state which has the potential to render postharvest, processing and marketing activities within and even outside the state”.
Falegan maintained that the approach which would reduce poverty and achieve food security while improving people’s livelihoods and also create employment for our people.
While noting that Ekiti roads are in a sorry state, Falegan argued that such funds could be allocated for the internal roads linking all towns as well as rural areas to boost agricultural value chain.
Falegan said towns and villages are poorly connected, adding that agriculture should be made priority of any well focused government now there is so much hunger in the land.
In his words “building a second flyover now is an act of insincerity, callousness and deception.
He alleged that pretending to love the people by embarking on white elephant project that has no direct benefit to people’s welfare and economic value of the state should be discouraged.
“This is unreasonable and also a misplaced priority which shows that the Governor is not connecting with his people to know where the shoes pinches them”.
“It shows that the Governor does not know the needs of the people”.
He alleged that the move is a selfish agenda, and another conduit pipe set to siphon Ekiti people’s fund.
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