The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has defended the new office created by his administration.
Addressing Journalists at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Thursday, in Abuja, Fayose said stomach infrastructure is a social security.
The governor, who likened stomach infrastructure office to what is obtainable in Britain, said the office will address the welfare needs of the people of Ekiti State.
He said, “I have set up a department and I have appointed Special Adviser and Personal Assistant on Stomach Infrastructure and same will be in all the local government areas. So, my style without apology is that stomach infrastructure is a way of life for me, I will relate well with my people to alleviate poverty and hunger.
“Stomach infrastructure is very important in the life of a man. If you look at Britain, as rich and as comfortable as they are, in the entire time, they find their way to address the issue of the poor and less privileged people in their country by what they call social security.
“Food is a social security, you can’t be talking to a hungry man, he would be distracted by any means. So, when we say stomach infrastructure, it is a welfare programme, a programme that would keep the heart of a man stable.”
Fayose further noted that the indigent in the state will benefit from him during the Christmas celebration.
“Christmas is coming and I have started grooming chicken, buying rice, yams, plantain, and the rest of them, I am sure if I give it to families during the festive period, they will be happy. So, stomach infrastructure is a way of life,” he added.
Commenting on why he condemned the governors lodge occupied by the immediate past governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, he said, “The welfare of the people in a society and environment of poor people matters and that is why I condemned the governor building a house of N3.3billion for his personal comfort, it is not nice and it does not make sense.”
