Transparency Award: Afe Babalola congratulates Fayose
The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe
Babalola (SAN), has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele
Fayose, on his winning the 2015 Nigerian States Budget Transparency
Survey conducted by the Civil Resources Development Documentation
Centre (CIRDDOC).
In a statement in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, the renowned lawyer said the
state won the award for the first time in its 19 years of existence.
The elder statesman posited that having regard to the huge and
quality human resources that abound in Ekiti State, the vision of the
proponents of the creation of the state were to the effect that the
state was in a vantage position to lead others in all areas of human
endeavours.
With the rating by CIRDDOC as the most transparent state in the
country, Babalola added that the vision of the founding fathers of the
state was fast becoming a reality under the leadership of Governor
Fayose.
Aare Babalola then urged the people of Ekiti and all lovers of the
state to cooperate with and support the Fayose-led government for it
to maintain the leadership role in matters of transparency.
The award was given the state at a ceremony in Abuja.
The award was done in conjunction with the British Department for
International Development and Ekiti was acknowledged as the most
transparent in the country.
The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe
Babalola (SAN), has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele
Fayose, on his winning the 2015 Nigerian States Budget Transparency
Survey conducted by the Civil Resources Development Documentation
Centre (CIRDDOC).
In a statement in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, the renowned lawyer said the
state won the award for the first time in its 19 years of existence.
The elder statesman posited that having regard to the huge and
quality human resources that abound in Ekiti State, the vision of the
proponents of the creation of the state were to the effect that the
state was in a vantage position to lead others in all areas of human
endeavours.
With the rating by CIRDDOC as the most transparent state in the
country, Babalola added that the vision of the founding fathers of the
state was fast becoming a reality under the leadership of Governor
Fayose.
Aare Babalola then urged the people of Ekiti and all lovers of the
state to cooperate with and support the Fayose-led government for it
to maintain the leadership role in matters of transparency.
The award was given the state at a ceremony in Abuja.
The award was done in conjunction with the British Department for
International Development and Ekiti was acknowledged as the most
transparent in the country.
Ekiti State was followed by Cross River in second position, while
Lagos State came third and Jigawa State was fourth.
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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