What was expected to be a robust debate organised for the governorship candidates in the August 9 election in Osun State almost turned to be a monologue as the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, Senator Iyiola Omisore and Engr. Fatai Akinbade, failed to show up.
The International Republican Institute, organisers of the debate on the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, had invited the candidates for what it called Manifestoes Hour.
The candidates had earlier confirmed their attendance .
However the organisers were surprised to see only the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and the incumbent, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, and that of the Unity Party of Nigeria, Ibrahim Adeoti.
Also conspicuously missing at the debate was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Elder Segun Akinwusi.
The opposition candidates’ failure to appear for the debate had compelled many listeners to the one hour programme to conclude that they were afraid of facing the incumbent Aregbesola.
During the programme, Aregbesola had told the listeners that his government had executed projects far more than what the resources of Osun State could afford.
Aregbesola said those talking of capital flight were ignorant of the workings of governance that they failed to realise that while only N320 billion had been realised as resources, about N380 billion had so far been spent on various projects.
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