Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday carried out a critical appraisal on last weekend governorship election in Ekiti State and came up with the verdict that the lessons were frightening to the country’s democracy.
Fashola, who fielded questions from journalists after a closed door meeting with Vice-Chairmen of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) at the State House, Marina, said preference of ‘stomach infrastructure ‘ to physical infrastructure and development by the people could hamper development of the country.
He said, “I think the first thing to do is to acknowledge the courage of the people especially the governor of Ekiti state, for the leadership and sense of decency that he has shown.
Leaving example of statesmanship. But it hasn’t come without some concerns and issues needed to be examined.
“I believe that in partisan politics, politicians and political parties approach the electorate with challenging ideas, manifestos and with the intention to bring change to the state or country.”
He argued that every election is an assessment of what the people think and how people behave, saying that is what is inherent in when votes are counted.
Fashola added that, “ So the lessons that are supposedly coming out of Ekiti are frightening lessons for me.
“Lesson about whether the people of Ekiti are really saying that this was all about money and rice.
“ This is because it is very easy to do developmental work but is it difficult to initiate and to execute.
And developmental work that brings on change which is what every election ask for, will also from time to time occasion debates and policy trust. And which legitimately must be criticised.
“It must be a very dangerous message to simply suggest that once you give people money then this is the way it will happen.”
Source: leadership
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