Fayemi challenges Fayose to public debate
Dailypost reports that Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and APC gubernatorial candidate in the June 21 election, has challenged his PDP counterpart, Mr Ayodele Fayose, to a public debate. Fayemi, who threw the challenge on Tuesday in Ikoro-Ekiti, said he would want the debate to focus on the state of education since he assumed office four years ago. He said the debate would enable him to put the records straight on the allegation made by Fayose that education had not improved in the state beyond the point where Fayose stopped as governor. He said contrary to Fayose’s claim that the state was now poorer in WAEC ranking; his administration had improved the level of students’ performances in external examinations. He added that his administration had also improved upon the welfare of teachers. Fayemi reminded his political rival that he did not pick his Doctor of Philosophy degree on the street, saying he knew the value of education, having studied hard to acquire his. He stressed that