Nigeria, April 10 -- Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has told newly appointed commissioners to be prepared to face sanctions if they fail to perform.

The governor gave the warning in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday at the swearing in of the new officials.

He said what the financially challenged Ekiti State needed at this time were committed and visionary people, who are ready to sacrifice to make Ekiti great.

The governor said the task of rebuilding Ekiti should be paramount to the appointees and not personal aggrandizement.

Mr Fayemi added that the inauguration marked the commencement of a full-fledged state executive council.

He said his government would be receptive to constructive criticism from members of the public and that no one w...