Ekiti partners IBM on development

Gov Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has said effective application of Information Communications Technology (ICT) would build a more accountable system.

He stated this against the backdrop of his administration’s partnership with information technology giant, International Business Machines (IBM), on e-education and e-governance.

While receiving IBM experts in his office in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Monday, Fayemi said Ekiti could be a model for the Smart Planet planned by the company.

The Governor said the merger of three universities into the Ekiti State University (EKSU) would make the institution a model for e-learning and a centre of excellence.

He said the Social Welfare Scheme for the Elderly would soon go electronic to make it easier for senior citizens to access the money and block leakages. Fayemi urged IBM to come up with a smart card that could be useful for the scheme.

IBM team leader, Mrs. Remi Abere described Ekiti as a perfect destination for the company’s ICT project and hailed the administration’s efforts to drive home development through technology.

She said her team’s presence in Ekiti for the next one month would impact positively on the state’s technological drive.

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