Kwara Elections: Accord, ANRP, Labour party candidates debate

Date: 2019-01-11

Ahead of the 2019 general election, three candidates vying for the governorship seat in Kwara State have debated on issues affecting the state. The debate was conducted by the BBC Africa, on Thursday. It focused on five major issues: economy, education, health, infrastructure and creation of jobs in the state.

The debate tagged #BBCGOVDebate #KwaraDecides2019 was conducted in Yoruba language.

In a live broadcast via the BBC Yoruba Service Facebook page, the debate was conducted at the University of Ilorin.

Five political parties were billed to attend the debate but only three candidates showed up.

They include Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), Abdulmumin Yinka; the governorship candidate of Accord Party, Ayorinde Adedoyin and Issa Aremu of Labour Party.

The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Razak Atunwa, and that of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, were absent.

Speaking on health, Mr Adedoyin said his government would focus on health insurance adding that the health insurance scheme in Kwara State is not functioning well.

He also said he would set up an elderly home in each local government in the state "so as to keep and take care of our elderly ones even if it is feeding them".

Mr Aremu said his government would employ more doctors, nurses and pharmacists in the state and spend more on healthcare.

Mr Yinka said he would banish the menace of begging in Kwara state,

On education, Mr Aremu said he would provide scholarships and grants for students. He would also pay unemployed youths and improve social welfare services.

On security, Mr Yinka he said he would launch a platform called "Integrated Public Safety Commission" to ensure all the security heads meet regularly to discuss issues affecting peace.

He also said he would end thuggery in the state.

Mr Adedoyin said he would empower personnel in the state with vehicles and "make judicious use of the security votes".

Mr Adedoyin said he would focus on how to attract new investors in the state and enable the Shonga farmers to produce more.

Meanwhile, Mr Aremu said he would focus on a "progressive tax system" that will increase state revenue. Mr Yinka said he would partner with international investors "who have no interest in (getting) kickbacks".

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Edu     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Samuel Adaramola     KWASSIP     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Abubakar Baba     Fatai Olodo     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     National Democratic Congress     Arandun     Oyun     Oluwatoyin Lukman     CCB     Kayode Bankole     Musbau A. Akanji     Bamidele Aluko     Budo Egba     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     College Of Education     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Niyi Ogundiran     Sherif Shagaya     Erubu Oba Zubair     Kwara Central     Lotus Bank     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Laolu Saraki     Yusuf Aiyedun     Rafiu Ajakaye     Unilorin     Abubakar Aliagan     General Hospital, Ilorin     Omotoso     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Oke-opin     Toyosi Thomas     Forgo Battery     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Mufutau Olatinwo     Kale Bayero     Women Radio     Offa     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Hamid Bobboyi     Olabanji Orilonishe     Ilorin West     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Yunus Oniboki     Ilorin South Constituency     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Bankole Omisore     Adebara     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Abiodun Oyedepo     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Saduki Lafiagi     Justina Oha     Clara Nwachukwu     Alimi     A.O. Belgore     Ogidi-Oloje     Amosa     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Yaman     Shonga Farm Project     Saka Saadu     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Sheriff Shagaya     Olokoba     Sanitation Exercise     Aisha Buhari     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Bond     Muhammed Akanbi     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Adegoke Bamidele     Victor Gbenga Yusuf    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Oladimeji Thompson     TESCOM     Elelu     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Saad Omo\'ya     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Na\'Allah     Isiaq Khadeejah     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Obasanjo     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     KWASAA     Olohungbebe     Ilorin Emirate     Orisun Igbomina     Idiagbon     Mujtabah Bature     Chief Imam Of Offa     Rotimi Atere     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Malete     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Awwal Jawondo     Kwara University Of Education     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Ahmed     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Musa Aibinu     Lateef Alagbonsi     Lanre Badmas     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Garment Factory     Afeyin-Olukuta     Alabi Lawal     Demola Banu     Inside Kwara     Gbenga Awoyale     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Ibrahim Mashood     Durosinlohun Atiku     Kwara North     Lola Ashiru     Kemi Adeosun     Rex Olawoye     April 11     Yusuf Mubarak     Olaiya Zuberu     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Bamidele Adegoke     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Kwara     Oko Erin     Shagari     Kamaldeen Gambari     IHS     Grillo     Omoniyi Ayinla     Okiki     Sunday Popo-Ola     NFAI     Sulyman Buhari     Bolaji Aladie     Col. Taiwo     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Labaeka     Sa\'adu Salau     N-Power     Yeketi     Yemi Sanni     Centre For Digital Economy     Olabanji Orilonishe     Computer Based Test