Friday, February 1, 2019

BBCgovDebate: Akala claims “Experience is the father of Wisdom”


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·        Adelabu insists, says wisdom & knowledge supersedes.

Former governor of Oyo state and the Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Party, Otunba Christopher Alao Akala on Friday insist that experience is the father of wisdom as it is the bedrock and foundation for good governance.
Akala while speaking at a governorship debate organized by BBC Yoruba claims that his experience and impact as a former deputy governor and former governor of a state 
has brought an immense development to all sectors in the state.

Akala when pressed on his plan for workers anxiously described his government as a “workers friendly” one as he took the payment of monthly salary of workers as one of his utmost priorities.

Buttressing more, he gave a stamp to pay the proposed minimum wage bill of 30,000 naira to Oyo government workers.

Disregarding the condition of the educational sector in the state, Akala promises to get the administrative control of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (lautech) out of the state of Osun.

He said: “we need to move the control of lautech from the state of osun state with immediate alacrity.

In the whole country, Oyo state seems to be the only state that have a “half university” whereas the state of osun has its own state university. It is not done anywhere

Infact, I promised to take lautech’s full control in my first 100 days in office.”
He as well promises a positive changes in the treatment of tertiary institution, unemployment, Agriculture, Security, the disables individuals and many more.

·        Adelabu disagree, claims his knowledge is better

In the same development, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Adebayo Adelabu present at the debate codedly disagree the claim of ADP’s Akala, who claims Experience is the best instrument for good governance.
Adelabu while addressing the audience state that possession of knowledge, exposure, wisdom and energy is much more better for a good governance than being a “veteran politicians without any credit to his portfolio.”

Adelabu boasted of his academic excellence to the Apex   grade of being a first class graduate from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife and series of education he has got which made him qualify as the best choice of the people in the governorship election that will hold on the 2nd day of March.

When pressed to speak on experience politics described: “political experience in oyo state is not encouraging because, politicians tends to have the mind of cunningness, greed, self-centeredness, and white lies.

We are not here to make a promise we won’t fulfill, we are for the people, we are not politicians”

Speaking furthermore, He emphasized and described the present government under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in the term of good security in the state as the ‘ever best of its kind’ compared to its state in the past government.

Adelabu also promise to give a progressive touch in the area of Health – care, Workers welfare, Education and the entire sectors of his ministry if elected as the Governor of Oyo state.

Other candidates Present at the governorship debate are, Sen. Olufemi Lanlehin of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Princess Bolanle Ashabi Sarumi of the National Interest Party (NIP). They as well made great contribution by presenting their manifesto for the betterment of the people especially in the education, labour and Health sector.              

The debate was anchored and moderated by Dr. Olubusola Afolayan and People from all corners of the state give a colourable attendance to the Event.   

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