President Bola Tinubu has advised the people of Kogi State to provide the opportunity for consolidation of the outstanding dividends of democracy that have been visibly provided by the All Progressives Congress in the state by voting for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo, in the November 11 governorship election.
President Tinubu who gave the advice during the flag off of the APC governorship campaign of the APC in Lokoja on Sunday, expressed optimism that the APC would win the November 11 governorship election resoundingly.
He assured the people of Kogi State that they were about to vote in a man with the intellectual capacity to consolidate on the many achievements of Governor Yahaya Bello.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the event said the President had just approved funds for the construction of Ganaja Road, adding that the Abuja – Lokoja – Okene Road and Kabba – Ilorin Road would also receive the Federal Government’s attention very soon.
The National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, called for the unity of APC members in the coming Governorship election and urged the people of the state to shun ethnicity, stressing that what everyone should look forward to is the victory party for the APC.
Chairman of the APC National Campaign Council for Kogi State Governorship Election,
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, insisted that the APC was the only party in the State and urged the people not to make the mistake of not consolidating on visible gains to ensure continuity of good governance and aligning with the party in the centre.
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The Governorship Candidate, Usman Ododo, promised to build on the outstanding achievements of Governor Bello, assuring the people that, if elected, their welfare would be his administration’s priority.
Members of the National Campaign Council for the Kogi State Governorship Election urged the people not to vote for strangers whose stock-in-trade was propaganda but sustain the trajectory of development in Kogi State by voting en masse for the APC.
Governor Abiodun who used the opportunity to welcome thousands of defectors, mainly from the People’s Democratic Party, Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, Accord Party and the African Democratic Congress, noted that they had taken the best decision to stay with the winning party in the interest of the state and its people.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)