African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its readiness to provide technical and financial support for Ekiti State government to upgrade its infrastructure, including fixing the Ado Ekiti/Akure road, which is in a terrible state. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, this was discussed at a high-level meeting between the government’s team led by the Governor Kayode Fayemi and the AfDB president, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, at the organisation’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire at the weekend.Other projects AfDB will help Ekiti fix include the airport, the smart city and the agriculture processing zone.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 02:37 UTC