The 2nd runner-up during the last Kogi West senatorial contest and Candidate of Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has revealed that the milestone achievement in the age-long struggle for the revival and completion of the Ajaokuta Steel is enough reason for Kogi electorate to vote Governor Yahaya Bello and his running mate, Edward Onoja on November 16th.
Omoluabi said that the courage, ability and political will demonstrated by President Muhammadu Buhari to break the decades of jinx that has made the largest industrial site in Africa not to work is one that deserves a reciprocal kind gesture.
In a statement issued on Monday, Omoluabi commended President Buhari for being so sensitive to job creation, industrialisation and economic emancipation of the people.
He stated that it is important for the people of Kogi state to show sincere appreciation and loyalty for this great feat by voting Governor Yahaya Bello and his running mate, Chief Edward David Onoja during the November 16th gubernatorial election.
“For a President who is not a Kogite to travel to Russia to secure an investment deal of almost $1.5billion is to say the least the most audacious way to demonstrate love for us as Kogites. The investment, when completed, will accommodate direct and indirect jobs for more than fifty thousand young people in various fields, this is massively unprecedented and hugely unimaginable. As Kogites, we will be the biggest and direct beneficiaries of this monumental investment.
“The Russian MoU has earned Kogi the biggest ever industrial investment and the least of what is expected of us is to reciprocate this gesture with our votes during the coming election. Kogi people must not miss the opportunity of earning the President’s confidence and love and the most obvious way to do this is to vote his preferred candidate, Governor Yahaya Bello and Chief Edward David Onoja. Doing so will bring honour to the President and quicken his desire to turn Kogi around.
“We must also commend the unflinching loyalty, committed support and contagious love Governor Yahaya Bello has shown to the President. Governor Bello has been unwavering, he has been pragmatic in loyalty and he is an ardent believer of the APC manifesto, President Buhari’s objectives and all of these brought this great feat,” Omoluabi said.
Omoluabi, however, charged the people of Kogi State to remain in the mainstream government in order to draw development, projects and attention of the federal government. He noted that the easiest and most practicable way to go about it is to vote APC on the 16th of November.
“Politics is at the heart of development and as a people who desire development, there must be deliberate political decisions, away from the usuals, but a well mapped out position and voting patterns tailored towards attracting development and decent well-being.”
