From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has inaugurated various projects constructed by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in his Senatorial District in the state.
The multi-million naira projects were inaugurated in Ekiti Central Senatorial District during Bamidele’s three-day visit to the project sites in his constituency
Bamidele, who was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Law Degree by Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, at the weekend, also facilitated various projects for the university, including Phase Two, male and female hostels, a new modern stadium, and an FM radio station, which are still under construction.
The Vice Chancellor of EKSU, Prof. Joseph Babalola, who commended the initiative, said the Senate Leader is a testament to the fact that investment in education still remains the best.
Some of the projects commissioned by the Governor were a completed Oja Oba ultra-modern market powered with solar street lights at Igede Ekiti and an ultra-modern market with solar-powered street lights at Aramoko Ekiti for the use of the communities.
Senator Bamidele led Governor Oyebanji and other dignitaries to Iyin-Ekiti, his hometown, where the Governor commissioned the Late Mrs. Abiyamo Juliana Tinuola Bamidele Memorial Ultra Modern Event Centre and handed over the building to Bababoni Anglican Church, Iyin Ekiti.
Expressing gratitude, the Onigede of Igede-Ekiti, Oba James Adelusi Aladesuru II, and community leaders from Aramoko-Ekiti thanked Senator Bamidele for fulfilling his campaign promises to the constituents.
The Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeola Ajakaiye, during the Thanksgiving service in loving memory of Abiyamo Juliana Tinuola Bamidele at the Bababoni Memorial Church, assured the Senate leader of the people’s support and prayers as he extended his gratitude to other Senators who accompanied him for the commissioning of the projects.
Oba Ajakaiye described Senator Bamidele as a lover of education even as he thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for honouring the Senate Leader by approving the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Science, Iyin Ekiti
Elated by the development, Governor Oyebanji, thanked President Bola Tinubu for always supporting Ekiti State He described the Senate leader as a gift to Ekiti State and thanked the people of the senatorial district for their support for his government, assuring them of more government presence.