The Nobel Laureate, who commissioned the new Government House christened, ‘Ayoba Villa’ in Ado Ekiti yesterday said the new Governor’s Lodge was opened to the next governor of the state to, “either honour or desecrate.”
Soyinka noted that Ekiti State had known very honourable people such as the late governor of the old Western State, Adekunle Fajuyi; saying he had been watching Fayemi and was happy that the outgoing governor did him proud.
He urged Ekiti people not to lose hope of having another governor, who would yet again, be “honourable, intelligent, committed and humanistic.”
Turning to Governor Fayemi, Soyinka said: “I have known you, I am watching you and I am proud of you. This building here, this edifice, has known honourable people. This edifice, I know it didn’t exist at the time I want to speak of very briefly, but I am talking about the seat of government in Ekiti State. It has known honourable, brave, intelligent and committed people like Adekunle Fajuyi. “My hope is that it will after the departure of Kayode, yet again, know honourable, intelligent committed humanistic rulers. Don’t despair, don’t give up. I have the honour and the delight of opening this building and also applauding the gesture that it is being done without the slightest rancour, being done to leave it open to a next governor to either honour or desecrate.”
Fayemi places Ekiti on honourable footing –Soyinka |
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