Ondo ADP candidate urges for peaceful election

Ahead of next month general elections, the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Candidate for Ondo North Senatorial District, Prince Foluso Adefemi has expressed the need for violence-free elections across the state particularly in Akoko area.

The Senatorial candidate particularly urged traditional rulers in the area to impress it on their subjects to embrace peace before, during and after the 2019 elections.

He said democracy thrives in an atmosphere devoid of rancour and acrimony, pledging his determination to prioritize health sector transformation if elected.

According to him, his passion for development of the area and popularity among the constituents would give him edge to emerge victorious after the coming election.

Adefemi who spoke during his campaign tours of the four local government areas in Akoko division decried in strong terms the decadence in the health sector.

The ADP senatorial flag bearer criticized the past successive representatives in the area and governments at all levels for alleged neglect of health care delivery system for the benefit of the people.

He described situation in the state health sector as precarious, noting that both World Health Organization (WHO) and the Sustainable Development Growth [SDG] Index frowned at health services that were inaccessible to the people.

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The ADP Candidate reiterated that as a lawmaker, it would be his priority to do everything humanly and legally possible to give everybody affordable, accessible and qualitative health services without discrimination.

He said “Our Government Hospitals, Community Health Centers will no longer be death centres, nor mere consulting rooms but a place where life will be restored by qualified experts and personnel who will operate with most modern sophisticated equipment under a very conducive environment”

Adefemi, who defected to APC last year following the post-primary crisis also promised robust representation and donation of six ambulances for the local government councils in the district.

The ADP candidate visited traditional rulers in the area to receive their blessings on his aspiration.

Residents expressed their solidarity with the candidate, describing Adefemi as the best material for Ondo North because of his good pedigree.