AKURE—A member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, Dr Bode Olajumoke has described Ekiti State Governor, Dr.
Kayode Fayemi as a rare politician that had raised the bar in electoral
contest in the country.
Olajumoke said Fayemi’s decision to accept defeat in the last
governorship election has given Nigerians hope on the development of
democracy.
While speaking with newsmen in Akure, he said Fayemi with his action
had also dashed the hope of people that the election would lead to
bloodshed.
According to him “Fayemi is a good democrat, he has set up a
template for future election, he has raised the bar on democratic
revolution, he has shown that politics is not a do or die affair.
“He is somebody that is worthy of emulation, he has raised the bar
for the political landscape, I did the same thing when I lost to Prof.
Boroffice in the senatorial election in 2011.
“Politics and governance are about service to the people, if you
offer yourself to serve the people and they accept you it is okay, but
if the people say they want another person to serve them, we should
learn to respect the views of the people and accept their verdict, this
is exactly what Fayemi has done and should be commended for”.
Also speaking in the same vein, former National President of
Association, Wole Olanipekun has expressed satisfaction over the
conduct of the last governorship election in Ekiti state saying the
country is moving towards civilised democracy.
Olanipekun who spoke with newsmen in Akure during the 2014 law week
of the Association, Akure branch also commended the Ekiti state
governor, Kayode Fayemir for accepting the decision of the people of
the state on the election.
He said he was proud of what happened in Ekiti State during the
election and that the election remains one of the fairest and freest in
the history of election in the country.
No comments:
Post a Comment