Both former governors urged the Nigerian electorate to track party manifestoes and scrutinise campaign promises.
A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has explained why political campaign promises are hard to fulfil in Nigeria.Mr Fayemi spoke on Tuesday at the NPO Reports’ one-day dialogue on campaign promises in Abuja.
He disagreed with speakers at the event who said elective officeholders do not track campaign promises. Speaking in a similar vein, former Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, advised Nigerians to scrutinise campaign promises being made by office seekers in the forthcoming elections.Mr Ahmed asked the electorate to examine candidates for office to know if they possess the capability to deliver on their pledges.
Other panellists – Azubuike Ishiekwene, Waziri Adio and Hamza Lawal, feasted on a presentation by the event’s guest speaker, Lai Olurode. Mr Ishiekwene, editor-in-chief of the Leadership Newspapers, who chaired the panel session, said journalists have a role to play in the actualisation of campaign promises by holding politicians accountable.
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