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The Dole state: Undignified images from Fayose’s Ekiti

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Governor Ayo Fayose has institutionalised giving  ridiculous, demeaning  handouts to the people of his state, in the name of ‘stomach infrastructure’, a term that has no meaning in governance. Instead of fashioning programmes to tackle the problem of poverty—a problem ravaging the whole of South West Nigeria, including Lagos—he has turned his state into a beggarly state, offering dole to the poor people.

The handout state : an Ekiti man gets a litre of soya  oil, plus a sachet of rice
The handout state : an Ekiti man gets a litre of soya oil, plus a sachet of rice
A woman gives out some change
A woman gives out some change
Give us dole! Give us dole:!!The huge crowd begs for handout
Give us dole! Give us dole:!!The huge crowd begs for rice  handout

 

trying to control the crowd
Giving  out the rice

*Photo Credit: Saharareporters.com

 

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