Emmanuel O. Falode | Academic Writing & Research

Prof, it's a matter of fact that Ekiti is grossly underdeveloped, it's not hearsay. We live there, we experience it. I've made series of posts earlier talking about this. For a State that delivers tonnes of votes to the APC, it should be the priority of Ekiti State Government to go further than plans and ideas, what we keep hearing are plans and trajectories for the State, but I don't exactly see the implementation. I see that everyone has been celebrating the 98% IGR, but that in a State where people barely have jobs other than Civil Service? Shouldn't we ask about the burden of multiple taxation, surge of cost of living that is very obvious in Ekiti? If you visit the nooks and crannies of Ekiti, you'd see how people, citizens, small business owners, are always complaining about high cost of living, taxations, and the mode of enforcement these taxes are being obtained through. Let's be very honest, please. As of right now, not a single other party holds an executive or a legislative position in Ekiti State; Federal Seats, State Seats, and LGAs, should the people of Ekiti State not be rewarded with better standard of living and governance if they are putting their faith in one political party, or should we just praise the party's political game and not the governance game? Shouldn't that overwhelming political mandate translate into a demonstrably better standard of living for the people? And, have you seen the way political appointees in Ekiti attack anyone that criticises the Government? If the Rule of Engagement of BAO's appointee is too attack people that are criticising, even when he's doing something great, the people that are supposed to be in charge of repairing both His(Governor) and the State's reputation will be soiling it.