The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has said that the
All Progressives Congress (APC) will fail in the July 14 governorship
election even if it deploys N100 billion to prosecute the election.
State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Jackson Adebayo, who was
reacting to report that the APC was proposing a budget of N15 billion
for the Ekiti and Osun States governorship election said it was
laughable that a party controlling the federal government that did
nothing for Ekiti State since it assumed power in 2015 could be
raising N15 billion for election.
The party said the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode
Fayemi had earlier boasted of providing N8 billion from his own pocket
and gave the assurance of N20 billion from the Presidency to buy one
vote at N20,000.
The PDP said; “APC is budgeting N7.5 billion, three months allocation
of Ekiti State for a mere governorship election while Fayemi is
boasting of having N8 billion his personal money to spend and N20
billion from the Presidency, making N35.5 billion? What special
interest do they have in Ekiti that will require spending of N35.5
billion on mere governorship election?
“In one year, Ekiti State cannot get N35.5 billion as share from the
federation account and the question is; of what benefit will the N35.5
billion be for the people of Ekiti? Why not spend just half of the
N35.5 billion on infrastructural development of Ekiti State?
“To us in Ekiti State PDP, no amount of money will buy the conscience
and integrity of Ekiti people. Ekiti people are mindful of the party
that plunged the State into debt and collapsed the economy of the
country.
“Talking about spending N35.5 billion on Ekiti election is an insult
on the collective sensibilities of Ekiti the people. Not even when the
APC federal government has not done anything for the State since it
took power in 2015.
“Even Fayemi that boasted of having N8 billion to spend on the
election, can the APC point to one benefit Ekiti has derived from his
position as minister in charge of solid minerals? Even the solid
minerals in Isan-Ekiti, his hometown, has he done anything on them?
“The reality the leadership of APC in Abuja must begin to face from
now is that even if the entire treasury of the federal government is
opened and deployed to Ekiti State from today till July 14, it won’t
save the party from losing the governorship election.”
