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PDP candidate Oluyede confident of Ekiti governorship victory

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Peoples Democratic Party's governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Wole Oluyede, expressed confidence in winning the June 20 election.
  • His campaign organization urged voters to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress, citing government failures.
  • The campaign criticized the current administration's development record and alleged last-minute empowerment programs.

Dr. Wole Oluyede, the governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, has declared his confidence in securing victory in the upcoming June 20 election. Oluyede assured the state's residents that his administration would usher in a new era and provide a fresh start if elected.

Do not be influenced by election-season incentives. The June 20 governorship election will provide an opportunity for residents to remove the heartless government.

— Idowu Adelusi, Press Secretary, Wole Oluyede Campaign OrganisationUrging voters to reject the current administration and focus on the election's significance.

The Wole Oluyede Campaign Organisation, in a statement released by its Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, urged voters to resist election-season incentives. The organization emphasized that the June 20 election offers an opportunity for residents to remove what they described as a "heartless government." They called on Ekiti citizens to vote en masse for Oluyede and reject inducements from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Ekiti people should come out en masse on the election day to vote for Wole Oluyede and to shun the inducement by the All Progressives Congress.

— Idowu Adelusi, Press Secretary, Wole Oluyede Campaign OrganisationA direct appeal to voters to support the PDP candidate and resist APC's influence.

The campaign organization directly challenged a statement made by Vice President Kashim Shettima during the inauguration of the Ado Ekiti flyover. Shettima had suggested that the current governor had performed well and deserved re-election. The PDP campaign disagreed, asserting that Ekiti people have not experienced the governor's positive impact.

We are confident that Dr Wole Oluyede will emerge victorious at the poll to usher in a new dawn in Ekiti.

— Wole Oluyede Campaign OrganisationExpressing certainty about the candidate's electoral success and future impact.

Adelusi questioned the four-year timeline for completing the flyover, stating that the Oyebanji administration has failed to justify the significant funds received from the Federal Government. The campaign organization further alleged that the administration has not delivered the expected level of development and is now initiating last-minute empowerment programs and payments as the election approaches, despite a notable lack of visible projects.

The Oyebanji administration has failed to justify the huge allocations received from the Federal Government.

— Idowu Adelusi, Press Secretary, Wole Oluyede Campaign OrganisationCriticizing the current government's financial management and project delivery.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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