Covid 19: FG, Fayemi not sincere with the narrations of sharing Palliatives to the people - Ekiti APGA chairman

Convid19: FG, Fayemi not sincere with the narrations of sharing Palliatives to the people - Ekiti APGA chairman

Hon. Rufus Alabi is the chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) party in Ekiti State. In this chat with Daily Sun, he revealed that the government of the day in the state and the Federal Government have not done well in cushioning the adverse effect of Covid 19 pandemic on Nigerians, especially the common citizens. He therefore urge Ekiti people and Nigerians at large that his party would perform better if given the votes in future elections, excerpts: 

How would you describe APGA's spread in Ekiti? 

It is pitiable that since the party has been in Ekiti for a long time it wasn't known by many as we were only known in the state capital, Ado-ekiti.

when I assumed duty i have ennsured that the party's presence is now felt in all the 16 local government areas of the state. I have ensured that we penetrated all the local government areas of the state.

In two years time, 2022 there will be another governorship election in Ekiti, how is your party preparing for this?

I can assure Ekiti people that APGA is the party to beat in the state. This is because neither the  PDP nor the APC has pleased the people of Ekiti State by providing what the people really need. We urge the people of Ekiti to ensure that they try APGA come 2022. In our slogan in the party, we are our brothers keepers. All the failures of the other two parties, our party will fill these up. We won't ever owe workers salaries or pensioners, we will bring on board forward moving, progressive government like we have in Anambra to Ekiti state.

What is your take on alleged issues some said is rocking APGA  as a party? 

Any great party will usually have its challenges. But I assure you that APGA enjoys unity and internal democracy. Under our current national chairman, Dr. Victor Ikeoye, is a great party man. Very vibrant and forward looking. This is why during his tenure as leader of the party, we have recorded great successes. A good example is that it is only our party that has its headquarters not as a rented apartment like others. This is a sign of good leadership

What is your party's plan for the teeming jobless Nigerian youths?

Our leaders insensitivity makes our youths to suffer. We are having enough revenue in the state to empower our youths especially in the area of agriculture. We can not all have a government job. There will be others who will benefit immensely from the agricultural revolution which APGA is good at doing as we have seen in the good leadership that Governor Willie Obiano is giving our brothers and sisters in Anambra State. We will make sure we productively engage our youths so they won't be idle and engage in destructive activities, such cultism and others.

Ekiti State APGA, Hon. Rufus Alabi

You once criticized Governor Kayode Fayemi on the Covid 19 lockdown palliatives his government said it has given, but one of your party's national leaders, Hon. Kehinde Jegede has praised the same government for reaching out to the people, what is your take on this development sir?

As for the palliatives the state government claims to be giving, it isn't as if we didn't see that they share these things but government is not telling the truth about what they are actually given. The impression government gave is that every people in Ekiti including members of other political parties have benefited from the palliatives.  Meanwhile, the real situation is that government only gave substantial amount of palliatives to LP and  PDP. LP was given 25 while PDP was given 250 And then the Government gave an umbrella body of Political Parties which is called IPAC, and what was given to IPAC was only shared to each chairmen of political parties in the state Including myself as the chairman of APGA. Even with this, what we as chairmen got in the package were items of indomie, garri and sugar. Palliative wasn't reached to our party members. So, one wonders why government shared palliatives in the State with discrimination.

Meanwhile, as regards Hon. Kehinde Jegede don't really want to say much on him for his hypocritical stand toward Governor Fayemi, because he is my leader but one wonders why he did that. May be Hon Kehinde Jegede is already gearing up to defect to APC.

What is your take on the criticism trailing the FG's plan to feed Nigerian children in their homes? 

The government would have done better if they rather reach out to the parents of the school children and send money meant for their feeding instead of trying to receive Nigerians that they would feed millions of school children under their parents. Failure to do this is the reason why many Nigerians rightly believe they want to siphon the money and I am tempted to support this view.

Also, the federal government doesn't seem to be truthful about the palliatives it is claiming to give Nigerians in dire need of such help. This government has received so much money from private donors, but they are yet to reach out to poor and vulnerable Nigerians who need the assistance. The government can easily reach every Nigerians through our Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) and this is a veritable means to send monies to them.

What is your advice to Nigerians?

I want to advise Nigerians that we should try APGA , it is a party full of compassion and concern for the good people of Nigeria. We have tried both PDP and APC and we cannot say that we are fulfilled about their leadership. APGA is the best alternative for Nigerians as we can testify through the sound leadership Governor Obiano has been giving Anambra. Before Obiano's tenure, you hardly can boast of security in Anambra but since our amiable governor has been in the saddle, the state has been well secured. He has provided jobs for the youths and many infrastructural facilities for the state and this has improved greatly our economy and investment in the state.