Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has
awarded N1.2 billion worth of contract to
Carpenters and Furniture Association of Ekiti
State.
The association on Monday evening signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the state
government on the contract.
The Chief of Staff, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, who
represented the governor, said the contract was
part of the Stomach Infrastructure Programme of
Fayose.
“This is an empowerment project. We are
awarding the furniture aspect of the Millennium
Development Goals project to these local
furniture makers. The project covers about six
Local Government Areas in Ekiti State, so they
will make the chairs and the tables for all the
schools in the six LGAs.
“The whole project would cost the government
about N1.2 billion. This gesture by the governor
is the first of its kind in Ekiti State. The governor
did this to make good his promise to empower
local contractors and artisans in the state,” he
said.
Anisulowo appealed to the artisans to make good
use of the opportunity.
He said, “I hope you would not disappoint the
governor because he has reposed a lot of
confidence in you to have given you this project.
I pray you will reciprocate his kind gesture by
doing a very good job.”
Chairman of the association, Evangelist Micheal
Adeyemi (JP), expressed gratitude to the state
government on behalf of members.
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