Punch
Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday paid homage to the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse IIIrevealing that the NGF will redefine the roles of the Olu for national development, especially in the Niger Delta region.
Fayemi declared, “When we wrote our speech for coronation we focused on Itsekiri…We said we were going to redefine the roles of the Olu of Warri where we can put our heads together with the government, the legislators to come up with creative ways to build our people from the grassroots.
“We want to help the people. We want to create services that will improve not just Warri kingdom but the country.”
He congratulated the Olu of Warri for his successful coronation noting that “all over the world, we have been enthused, honoured as a people. You reinvented Nigeria in the eyes of the world.”
“On behalf of all my colleagues that sent me here, I want to reassure you that we will cooperate with this kingdom in whatever way you want us to work with your stool, right from our colleague in Delta State. Just call on us, we will support you and do whatever is necessary for this country to progress. And this kingdom is respected among the committees of kingdoms in the country.”
