Renowned lawyer and founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has revealed why the Ekiti airport project failed. Babalola stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday during the commissioning of the ABUAD Industrial Research Park, a statement by Mr. Idowu Adelusi, the Chief Press Secretary to Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, said. Babalola noted that he made spirited efforts at getting an airport built for the state during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that apart from Ekiti, a similar project was earmarked for Bayelsa and Gombe states. Also commenting on the project at the event, Fayose said he made efforts at getting the airport built when he first came to office, but that the efforts were frustrated. I am appealing to great sons and daughters of Ekiti like Baba Afe Babalola to intervene and call all sides together and resolve the issue.

Source: Punch January 27, 2018 00:22 UTC