Ekiti 2018: Afenifere Demands Credible Primary For Up-Coming Election

The Ekiti State chapter of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has advised the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct free, fair and credible primary that will be acceptable to the governorship aspirants.

Speaking while receiving one of the aspirants, its Chairman, Elder Yemi Alade, said the manipulation of the shadow election in favour of any of the over 30 aspirants would spell doom for the party.

The Afenifere leader commended the aspirant, Dr Wole Oluyede, saying he is a humble personality and that “Ekiti is specifically lucky to have an illustrious son like him who has devoted his life to serving humanity”.

Alade said: “These are the kind of people we want and I pray that you will get there. In getting the best candidate, APC must be fair with its primary.”

Oluyede assured the group that he would translate his international connections to wealth for the state, via massive industrialisation and agricultural investment, if he becomes governor.

The aspirant who said he had cultivated 150 hectares of palm tree plantation declared that he will engage in active commercial farming as governor. He disclosed that he would also explore his international connections to ensure that Ekiti State benefits from the proposed Malaysian firm’s $18 million palm tree investment in Africa.

He told members of the group that as part of his plans to empower the people, through industrialisation, he had invested massively in the hospitality industry in his hometown, Ikere Ekiti, to provide jobs for the youth.

Oluyede said: “I have travelled to all the continents of the world, I want to say there is nowhere in the world where people depend on government for business. With me as your governor, I will promote business in Ekiti and diversify our economy, so that we can stop depending solely on federal allocation.”

 

 

Source: The Nation