From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi has given an assurance that he would leave no stone unturned in ensuring free, fair and credible local government council elections slated for October 19, 2024 in the state.
Ododo in his speech at the APC Flagg Off Campaigns in Lokoja on Thursday, promised a level playing field for all the participating political parties and provision of adequate security.
He said his administration has laid the foundation for the victory of APC by touching the lives of the people positively
While commending president Ahmed Bola Tinubu for making security top priority of his administration, Ododo said that the gesture accounted for the peace being enjoyed in Kogi, the governor assuring that the election would not only be l peaceful but free, fair and transparent
He appealed to the people to support the president in his drive to reposition the economy of the country, saying that the president meant well for the nation, assuring that the people will soon continue to see the dividends of his efforts, adding that the hardship being experience now will soon be a thing of the past.
Speaking further he told APC members and support to come out on October 19 to cast their votes for APC, saying that he party meant well for the people and will continue deliver dividends of democracy to them.
“The party cares about the welfare of the people of the state. I urged you therefore to work for the candidates that will utilize your resources to work for you and those are the candidates of our party the APC.
“The mandate given to me as Governor is to work for the benefits of the people and not about noice making. I and my team will continue to do that without making noise about it.
“We have been able to intervene in the provision of quality and adequate health for our people, improved infrastructure, investment in education, youth employment and women empowerment, which he said will form the basis of the APC campaign.”
He however urged the people of the state not to be intimidated by anyone, but to go out boldly to cast their votes for the candidates of the APC.
He thanked the people of the state for their support which he said was largely responsible for the successes recorded by his administration, saying that he will not disappoint them.
The chairman of APC in the state, Abdullahi Bello in his welcome address advised members of the party and supporters to engage in door to door campaign to ganner more support for the candidates of the party
He assured that the party is going to win all the chairmanships positions, because the party has done well in the state.
The representatives of the three districts; Ibrahim Ahovi, Kogi Central; Matthew Kolawole, Kogi west and Comfort Egwuaba in their various speeches assured that the votes from their areas will be total, saying there was no opposition anywhere in the state again.
Mrs Egwuaba, particularly noted that, the emergence of women as Vice chairmen for APC across the 21 LGAs along with five Councilorship positions, along numerous women appointee in the governor’s cabinet has made the campaign easy for them.
Earlier, the chairman of the Chairman of the APC local government campaign committee, Prof. Salisu Ogbo Usman noted that the governor has simplified their job by over 90% with his impressive performance in office as Governor.
Prof. Usman who scored the Governor high in Agriculture, infrastructural development, payment of salary to both State and LG workers, added that this is also another campaign point for the committee.
