Ado-Ekiti – Candidates for the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti State have accused social media practitioners of over-heating the polity by disseminating reports capable of plunging the state into crisis. So, they called for the intervention of Ekiti sons and daughters all over the world to arrest the trend.
The flag-bearers made this appeal during the Governorship Debate organised by Ekitis In Diaspora (EID) at Delight Hotel, Ado-Ekiti.
Emmanuel Dada, chairman of EID Houston, Texas, had, at the event, disclosed that the body was driven by the consciousness to identify the pedigree of governorship candidates in the July 14 election and the drive to contribute to the political development of Ekiti.
He said issues agreed on at the debate would form part of the agenda for the incoming governor.
“This document will be presented to any of you that wins the governorship election as part of agenda setting,” he said.
He, therefore, urged the political gladiators to eschew violence by telling the people how they intend to better their lots rather than dissipating their energies on hate speeches and campaign of calumny.
Jide Awe, state chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), who represented Kayode Fayemi, the party’s flag bearer, spoke of how certain characters concocted his resignation letter and circulated it on Facebook without his knowledge.
Awe explained that Ekiti people had been availed the content of APC manifesto through the series of people-oriented policies and programmes emplaced by Fayemi between 2010 and 2014.
Sikiru Tae-Lawal of Labour Party (LP) said his administration would focus on agriculture, wealth creation and improved healthcare delivery if given the mandate to govern the state.
Other candidates like Tope Adebayo of Advance People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) said one of the problems confronting Ekiti was lack of accurate data.
Adebayo added that development policies would be difficult to implement without reliable database.