Ado Ekiti — Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has faulted former governor Kayode Fayemi's claim that the new government house cost N2.1 billion.
Fayose warned Fayemi to desist from lying to the public on the actual cost of the government house constructed by the former governor saying the total contract sum of the house sited in Oke Ayoba was N3.4 billion.
The former governor had during an interview he granted a private radio in Akure, Ondo State (Adaba FM) denied claim by Fayose that the new government house he constructed while in office cost the state over N3 billion alleging that the governor was feeding the public lies.
However, Fayose in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and News Media, Lere Olayinka, said Fayemi was economical with the truth.
Fayose said it was strange that Fayemi could tell the public that the government house cost N2.1 billion, "when he authorised the award of additional contracts for the construction on October 10, 2014."
According to Fayose, the contract was initially awarded to Kouris Construction Nig. Ltd on July 27, 2012 for N2,054,573,822.00 (N2.05bn), while additional contract of N730,186,636.87 was awarded on October 10, 2014, six days before the expiration of Fayemi's administration.
"Apart from the additional contract of N730 million another contract worth N604,961,645.72 for the furnishing of the Government House was awarded to Kitwood Nigeria Limited on June 18, 2014, three days to the governorship election that he (Fayemi) lost scandalously.
"If Fayemi and his men lack knowledge of simple arithmetic, we will help by telling them that addition of N2,054,573,822.00, N730,186,636.87 and N604,961,645.72 will be N3,389,722,104.59 (N3.38bn)."
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