The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said huge investment in the culture, tourism and forestry sectors of the state may help raise its internally generated revenue .
Fayemi, who was represented by the Chairman, Ekiti State Forestry Commission, Mr. Kayode Olaosebikan, assured the people that some sacred places like Ogun Onire Groove, Esa Cave, and 29 others with forest and cultural potential, would be designated as “Community Protected Areas,” in line with the 2016 Ekiti State Forest Law.
“The State Forestry Commission already has a proposal, which will be approved soon. We want to hire more guards to safeguard our forests against insecurity and illegal lumbering that can endanger our people and our economy. Fayemi assured stakeholders that some sacred places in some towns visited by the team of experts would be designated as “Protected Areas,” saying this would be gazetted in line with the 2016 Ekiti State Forest Law.