The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, on Thursday, assured that his government would prioritise the welfare of people if elected the state governor in the October 10 governorship election.
Jegede who stated this while featuring on a programme monitored on ARISE Television, said his government would ensure a reduction in the tuition of tertiary institutions in the state.
He said apart from this, free maternal care would be reintroduced in the state to cushion the effect of the hardships brought by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state
Jegede said “We have divergent positions on a lot of things. While the All Progressives Congress (APC) came in and increase the tuition in all our tertiary institutions, we believe that should not happen. I believe that the fees should be made affordable to all our students.
I believe that Ondo State can afford that because it has been done before. I believe that we should bring down the fees.
“While the APC government believed that they should hike the fees that are payable in all our health institutions, I will not share that view.
“I believe that the people should be the focus of the government and those high fees in the name of IGR should come down because access to medicare should not be a matter of IGR.
“Akeredolu government believes that our pregnant women should pay high fees when they want to access maternal care when they go to the hospital for delivery, I do not share that view. We believe that our pregnant women should have access to free maternal services.
“Akeredolu government believes that people do not need help and that they can help themselves. But we believe that we should be able to assist those who are in the business of commerce, those who are in the business of industries for them to take off so that they can provide the much-needed employment for our people.
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