Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that his administration, in conjunction with some banks, would build an artisans’ village along Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital
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He made the disclosure in Ado-Ekiti while meeting with artisans and members of the Nigerian Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) at the Jibowu Hall, Government House, Ado-Ekiti.
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In a press release on Wednesday by Mr. Idowu Adelusi, the Chief Press Secretary, the governor was quoted as saying that the project could cost the state about N200 million.
The meeting, which was called to resolve the dispute between the Ekiti Artisans’ Association and NATA over the parcel of land where the proposed village would be built, resolve?d that a committee should be set up to find ways in which the two unions could work together.
While pleading their case before the governor, ? Mr. Alo Babatunde, the Ekiti State chairman of NATA, said the land was allocated to them by the state government during the first tenure of Fayose about 10 years ago, and that the National Automotive Council had concluded plans to build an automotive centre for them on the land.
He said members of his association were surprised to hear that the other group had gone there early this year to clear the plot for another purpose.
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