Ekiti: Governor Kayode Fayemi Commissions Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort After Ten Years it Was abandoned.

The first phase of redeveloped Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort was commissioned on Saturday for use by tourists almost ten years after it was abandoned.

The commissioning which also featured the public presentation of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s latest book, “Regaining the Legacy” and decoration of Ekiti Cultural ambassadors, was witnessed by a mammoth crowd of tourists and citizens of the state.

Commissioning the project, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi said the redevelopment was done because his government “cannot allow the God-given endowment to be a waste”.

Fayemi who restated the commitment of his administration to develop all the tourism corridors in the State to make Ekiti a foremost destination of choice for investors and tourists from within and outside Nigeria, said the second phase of the redevelopment would involve the introduction of a games reserve that would occupy about 10,000 hectares of land, a three- star hotel, a golf course and apartment among others.

Governor Kayode Fayemi

Other highlight of the event was the presentation of the Governor’s third book since assuming office. The book, titled “Regaining the Legacy” delves into the Governor’s personal account of his intention for Ekiti people, his perceptions about government and his experience.

Fayemi said one of the objectives of  publishing the book was to broaden the audience “beyond the catchment of those who were physically present at the various fora where the papers were delivered”.

"On our part, we are committed to building a society in which no one is left behind because we recognize that as Martin Luther King said, ‘ we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly”, Fayemi said.

The Reviewer of the book and chairman Editorial Board of the Nation Newspaper, Mr Sam Omatseye  said whoever has read Fayemi’s book, Out of the Shadows, won’t be surprised at the tremendous change made by the Governor in Ekiti in the last three years.

14 indigenes of the state who have distinguished themselves in various aspects of arts  were also decorated by the Governor as Culture Ambassador of the state. They include Yinka Ayefele,  Peter Fatomilola, Jimoh Aliu, Prof. Ojo Bakare, Elemure Ogunyemi, Peju Ogunmola, and Akin Onipede.

Others are Michael Omoshinlade (Micho Ade), Funmi Ajila, Moji Olaiya, Odunlade Adekola, Foluke Daramola, Akinade Ibuoye (Gaze Baba) and Yetunde Alabi popularly known as Sasha.