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DUTSE — Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Peter Ayodele Fayose has begun a three-day official working visit to Jigawa State, barely a week after he left the state after a previous visit. He was at the head of an 80-man delegation, and arrived Dutse Government House in the capital in a helicopter with No.5N-BHK SA365N S/N 6128 at exactly 5.10pm.

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Before arrival at Dutse, Governor Fayose was taken round parts of the state by his host, Governor Saminu Turaki. Places visited include Hadejia town and Baturiya Game Resort in Kirikasamma Local Government area of the state.

It was disclosed that Governor Fayose and his delegation were in Jigawa to study the programme and policies of the Turaki administration, especially in the areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), poverty alleviation programme which include the skill acquisition centres, the hydra-form technology, water initiative and educational policy of the state. The delegation includes the SSG, members of the state assembly and state executive council, traditional rulers and other stakeholders.

The Ekiti governor left Jigawa only on Monday, July 4 day after he had spent three days inspecting and commissioning some projects executed by the Governor Turaki in the last six years, before returning with an 80-man delegation.

Speaking to Vanguard, the Jigawa State Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Abba Umar Kukuma described the visit of Governor Fayose as a blessing to the state and it will also serve as an evidence to the generality of people in the world that the governor is a man of vision who has planned well for the state.

Alhaji Kukuma explained that despite criticism from many angles, especially those he described as enemies of progress, many people are rushing to the state and emulating Turaki's policies and initiatives.