“Politics should build, not destroy. Campaign should be about issues that affect our people – jobs, security, education, agriculture, infrastructure in Ekiti North – not about attacking opponents. Tolerance must be our watchword before, during and after the general elections”
2027: NDC’s David-Adesua, sympathizes with ADC’s Funso Ayeni over campaign office destruction in Ekiti
By John Odunayo
The National Democratic Congress House of Representatives candidate for Ikole/Oye Federal Constituency, Apostle Ayodele David-Adesua, has called for tolerance and politics devoted of violence before, during and after the 2027 general elections.
David-Adesua condemned the attack on and destruction of the campaign office of the African Democratic Congress candidate for Ekiti North Senatorial District, Dr Funso Ayeni, at Ido Ekiti, the senatorial headquarters.
The NDC Rep candidate, in a statement, titled, ‘solidarity statement’ made available in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, expressed concern over the the destruction of the ADC candidate’s senatorial campaign office, saying, “I hereby express my absolute solidarity with Dr Ayeni and the entire ADC family in Ekiti State.
“My sympathy is with Dr Ayeni and the ADC. What affects one of us affects all of us in Ekiti North. We need peace to win together.
“I therefore join the ADC in calling on all relevant security agencies to carry out a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into this incident and bring perpetrators to justice”.
David-Adesua also called on all political parties, candidates, supporters and youths in Ekiti North to embrace peace, saying, “Let us campaign with decorum. Let us sell our manifestos and allow Ekiti people to decide freely.
“Elections must be a contest of ideas, policies, character and capacity to deliver, not a contest of violence, intimidation and destruction of property. We may belong to different political parties, but we are not enemies. We are brothers and sisters contesting to serve the same people.
“I condemn in totality this act of political intolerance, vandalism and destruction. This is unacceptable, undemocratic and alien to the peace-loving nature of Ekiti people.
“Politics should build, not destroy. Campaign should be about issues that affect our people – jobs, security, education, agriculture, infrastructure in Ekiti North – not about attacking opponents. Tolerance must be our watchword before, during and after the general election. Election will come and go, but Ekiti North will remain our home,” the NDC candidate stated.
