Looting Of COVID-19 Food Stores In Ekiti Testimony Of Fayemi’s Failure – PDP Chairman

Chairman of Ekiti State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),

Otunba Bisi Kolawole has described looting of Silos and foodstores in

Ado Ekiti as a testimony of the misgovernance of the All Progressives

Congress (APC) government both in the State and at the federal levels.

He added that “It is shameful that Ekitiland is being ravaged by

chronic hunger under the watch of Governor Kayode Fayemi, such that

people from the Fountain of Knowledge and Land of Honour won’t mind

scavenging for food from anywhere.”

In a statement made available to newsmen by his Special Adviser on

Media, Bola Agboola on Saturday, Kolawole accused the Fayemi

government of resulting to the use of armed thugs to attack peaceful

protesters thereby depriving the people of their legitimate right to

lawful gathering and peaceful protest.

The PDP Chairman, who condemned looting of public and private

properties under whatever guise,  said what happened in Ado Ekiti

yesterday, when people invaded the Silos and storage facility of the

State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) was a pointer to the fact

that Fayemi’s administration has failed in its primary responsibility

of providing security and seeing to welfare of the people.

He said it was unexplainable that food items will be kept somewhere by

the State Government while the people are unable to feed.

The PDP chairman said: “That the government even had to announce

yesterday that the grains carted away at the Silos in Ado Ekiti

yesterday, were meant for planting shows the highest level of

corruption and insensitivity on the part of the government.

“If those grains are actually meant for planting,  why were they kept

till this time?  Why were they not distributed to farmers who needed

them?

“Again, we saw sugar, noddles, indomies, Lab Coats meant for health

personnel, disinfectant chemicals and hand sanitizer packs. Were those

items also preserved for planting?

“Reality that Fayemi and his praise singers must face is that Ekitis

are angry with a government that has been inflicting pains on them

since it was forced on them in 2018.

“The people are frustrated and won’t mind doing anything just to

survive and this is understandable.

“What should those over 3,000 Ekiti sons and daughters sacked by

Fayemi do? Won’t they also struggle to survive?  If they see somewhere

that food items meant for the people are kept, won’t they take the

risk of getting some so as to be able to feed and stay alive?

“Even though the Fayemi-led APC government has lost face with the

people and it is certain that the party will be sent out of power in

2022,  we still have a duty to call on the governor to review its

style of administration to make life easier and more meaningful for

the people.”

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