CONDEMNATIONS AS LEADING CANDIDATES SHUN ASAKO RADIO/TV IBARAPA POLITICAL DEBATE.

Condemnations continues trailing on the media links of Asako Radio/tv from viewers who anticipated to hear from candidates vying for local government chairmanship seats in Ibarapa Central and Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo State.

The event was organized by the Ibarapa indigenous online radio, ASAKO RADIO/Tv on Saturday 13th April 2024.

The event which had in attendance religious and traditional leaders across the local government left with disappointment seeing politicians hoping to lead their local government avoiding the call of their people.

It will be recalled, prior to the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Asako Radio/Tv successfully organized political debate for candidates into the office Oyo State House of Assembly and Federal House of Representatives for Ibarapa Central and North Constituency with official launch of the second edition of Asako Magazine. Interactions between members of the constituents and elected Honorable representing Ibarapa Central and North federal constituency, Hon. Dr. Bayo Adepoju who honored and participated at the debate still remained a very good guide in discharge of good dividends to the constituency.

To the disappointment of viewers, only the candidate of Labour Party from Ibarapa North Local Government, Hon. Bolanle Adepoju was physically present to highlight his programs.

Meanwhile, candidate of Labour Party in the forthcoming local government election in Ibarapa North Local Government, Hon. Bolanle Adepoju outshines other candidates as he brilliantly made his presentations to the joy of the viewers.

According to Adepoju:

“Who am I not to answer the public call? The Public is higher than any individual, no matter your position”.

Participants following the programs has since been registering their annoyance to the absence of candidates contesting for chairmanship seats in Ibarapa Central Local Government, Hon. Sola Adeleke (PDP) and Hon. Waliu Egunbambi, as Hon. Lateef Akorede (PDP) and Hon. Adeniran (APC) were unavoidably absent for the debate program which according to the organizers, only the PDP aspirants from the two local governments took permission to attend a claimed emergency meeting with the Governor few hours to the commencement of the program.

Here are some of the reactions:

“If at this digital age, candidates still fear political debate, am sorry for future of Ibarapa”……..Anonymous.

“Candidates of the PDP believes the Governor will definitely rig election for them, so they don’t need political debate, at the same time candidates of the are shy of facing the media. I commend the Labour Party Candidate”……….Anonymous.

“Those PDP Candidates forgot what Seyi Makinde did to PDP House of Rep. candidates in Oyo State in the last general election, I pray he didn’t disappoint them this time around”…….Anonymous.

“APC now in Ibarapa is a party to beat, I don’t know why they are panic to face audience” ……….Anonymous.

“Who else is bigger than the public that called them? Some people need orientation on public engagement”……….Anonymous.

“I’m speechless about the turn up of the candidates. Although they mostly claimed they have excuses, I am speechless on all of them……….Adenekan Adeola Joshua

“They forgot we are now wise in Ibarapa. Mostly they say voters in Ibarapa are not on media, another election will come, we shall tell them Ibarapa is now digital”……………Anonymous