Ekiti PDP criticises APC for copying stomach infrastructure initiative

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ekiti State
on Monday
berated All Progressives Congress (APC), for
mimicking Gov. Ayo Fayose’s “stomach
infrastructure’’ initiative.
Secretary of the party in the State, Dr Tope Aluko,
who made the criticism in a statement in Ado-Ekiti,
added that it amounted to “hypocrisy at its peak.’’
He said Fayose’s stomach infrastructure initiative
was fully adopted by the APC National Leader and
former Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Tinubu.
“Tinubu distributed 2,000 bags of rice, vegetable
oil, sugar and little cash to people from various
parts of Lagos State on Sunday.
“They abused us for providing immediate succour
for our people. They described stomach
infrastructure as an insult to Ekiti people.

“They said it does not add value to the people, that
it diminishes their self-esteem, self-worth and that
it denigrates what politics ought to be about.
“However, their party leader in Lagos on Sunday
adopted the same concept of stomach
infrastructure by personally sharing food items to
people.
“After condemning the concept, isn’t it rather too
late that the APC people are just realising that
poverty should be addressed by providing
immediate succour?
“Poverty is poverty; it knows no religion and it has
no tribal mark and it affects everyone”.
The secretary said that the Fayose-led government
would never shy away from the people’s welfare.
“Fayose will continue to run people’s government.
He will continue to identify with the masses by
putting food on their tables.

“Most importantly, Fayose will provide gainful
employment for the youths and assist traders with
soft loans so that they can feed themselves’’, the
statement said.