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...pledges to prioritise education, security
The Chairman, Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State, Prince Michael Ogungbemi, has bagged the Best Local Government Administrator of the year bestowed on him by three reputable organisations in the country.
They include the Ekiti State Chapters of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Correspondents’ Chapel, the Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, as well as a Lagos-based body under the auspices of Evergreen Media Consult.
Presenting the award to the Chairman at the Council’s headquarters in Ayedun-Ekiti, on Wednesday, the Chairman, NUJ, Correspondents’ Chapel, Raphael Ogbonnaiye, said the council boss’ initiatives in providing adequate security had yielded fruitful results and creating enabling environment for business to thrive.
The media practitioners specifically lauded Ogungbemi initiative in putting in place a local security network codenamed Operation EBBORAC that had helped in checkmating recurrent cases of kidnappings, killings and cattle rustling in the council.
Also, the Ekiti State Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, Ekiti State Command, Pastor Sunday Makinde and President, Evergreen Media Consults Lagos, noted that Prince Ogungbemi also performed creditably well in the areas of governance, Education and provision of social amenities for the citizens.
Ogungbemi, who appreciated the awards expressed readiness to continually wage relentless war against kidnappers, bandits and cattle rustlers that are holding the council by the jugular and disrupting economic activities.
He added that he was already in partnership with international organisations for the actualisation of his vision to make every child of school age in the council enjoys unfettered access to education to reduce the malaise of school dropouts in Ekiti.
