AKURE — FOUR of the seven deputy governorship candidates invited for
debate by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group, NEDG, ahead of the
October 20 governorship election in Ondo State shunned the invitation.
Those that shunned the invitation include Toyin Tenabe of the APC;
Ijitola Modupe, BNPP; Babatunde Bidemi, CAP; and Olayemi Damilola of
CPC.
However, Olayemi Damilola reportedly sent an apology letter that he was bereaved, hence his absence from the debate.
Dputy governorship candidates that attended include Ikuewumi
Rotimi,ANPP; Tolulope Clement, ACPN, and a woman – Ogbetu Benedicta of
the NCP.
They were asked their individual blue-prints for the state on
employment, income generation, their party’s economic blue-prints, local
government administration, road construction, housing and electricity
generation, amongst others.
Although the candidates showed they were not prepared for the task
ahead as they fumbled and wobbled while answering the questions from
the panellists.
The candidates agreed to improve on all the sectors that the present administration has failed to measure up to standard.
Speaking earlier, the chairman of NESG, Aremo Alimi, said that the
group is broad based national coalition of media, civil society
organisations, professional association and the private sector.
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