Ondo 2020: Mixed Reaction Trails Akeredolu’s Distribution Of Ludo, Slippers To Electorates |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

As the Ondo Governorship election draws closer, the All Progressives Congress Candidate and Incumbent Governor Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, has been campaigning round the State, soliciting for the votes of the Electorates, just as the other candidates are doing.

In wooing the Electorates to cast their votes for him, he has been distributing Customized Ludo Game and Customized Slippers.

This act by the governor has attracted mixed reactions from some quarters.

Zadok Akintoye, the Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Publicity Secretary said that the Governor of the State has shied away from his primary purpose of giving the electorate the dividend of democracy, and believes that the sharing of Ludo Game and Bathroom Slippers will see him re-elected.

“Arakunrin Akeredolu thinks Ondo people are fools. He thinks sharing all this Greek gift will give him the desired votes. We are battle ready for him at the polls, the wish of the Ondo people will prevail”.

A Political observer in Ondo State, from Ilu-Tuntun, Ikale Area of the State, Oluwasegun Akinbiyi, said that during the first term campaign of Governor Akeredolu, he promised to make water available to Ondo people, till date, there is no water in the State, rather people that can afford erecting pipe borne water have access to potable water in the State.

“Sharing of Ludo and other materials to Influence people’s vote won’t work. We can’t continue like this. The people lack basic amenities and he wants to come back again. All these he is doing are misplaced priorities”.

For Ikugbonminire Owolabi, an Electorate in the State, he is of the opinion that there are no more monkeys in Idanre that can be deceived.

He said this time around, no politician can deceive the people again.

“APC and PDP are all the same. We expected a good representation and equal rights for all Ondo people, but it is sad that the Governor failed in all his Campaign promises in 2016.

“It is an Insult on us as people of Ondo State that our Governor will be distributing Ludo games and Slippers. Is he telling is that it is dividend of democracy? Is it the Slipper and Ludo that is our priority as a people? It is ridiculing that our leaders to have our welfare at heart.

“I expected more than this from him, they have taken us for a ride in this State, playing on our emotions and intelligence”.

But most people in Ondo agree that Governor Akeredolu substantially fulfilled his election promises. The election will be tough they agree, but they say the incumbency factor gives him an edge over other  candidates