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Ondo 2020: Ajayi absent as Akeredolu, Jegede take part in debate

Ondo 2020 Governorship Election Debate at the International Culture and Event Center(DOME), Akure [PHOTO CREDIT: @OndoAPC]

Ondo 2020: Ajayi absent as Akeredolu, Jegede take part in debate

The debate was titled “2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters."

byAgency Report
October 4, 2020
2 min read

Agboola Ajayi, the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), was absent at the Ondo State governorship debate held on Sunday in Akure, the state capital.

Agboola Ajayi {Source: Twitter}

The debate, titled “2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters” was organised by some media organisations, labour unions, civil societies, religious bodies and other critical stakeholders in the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Agboola, who is the present deputy governor, defected to ZLP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the governorship election.

Akinwumi Abodunde, the moderator, said that four political parties were invited for the debate, explaining that only two parties were present at the programme.

“We invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.

“But only the candidate of APC and SDP – Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,’’ Abodunde said.

Meanwhile, Eyitayo Jegede of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.

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The moderator grilled the three governorship candidates on leadership, economy, agriculture, health, education, infrastructure, election security and insecurity.

Mr Akeredolu, while responding to the questions, denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.

The governor said that his wife is not a commissioner, neither is any of his children holding a post in his government.

Instead, he said that his wife “has been helping the women of Ondo State through the “BRECAN Initiative”.

“Let anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.

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“We will sue anyone that lies against my family,’’ he said.

He, therefore, called on his supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on Oct. 10.

Also, Mr Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.

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“There is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the police when such happens.

“This state must have respect for peace and order.

ALSO READ: Ondo2020: Violence in Akure as APC, PDP supporters clash again

“I plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,’’ Mr Jegede said.

Similarly, Mr Fasua, the SDP candidate, urged the youth not to die for any politician in the name of an election.

“Anybody that dies while perpetrating violence has lost his life for nothing.

“Please don’t waste your life for anyone during this election period.

“We, the candidates, are always with our security and are safe.

“Don’t allow yourselves to be used for violence,’’ Mr Fasua said.

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