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By Musa Tanimu Nasidi.
An alliance of 15 youths and women organizations known as the ‘Mega Coalition of Kogi West for Good Governance’ have endorsed Barrister Babatunde Irukera as their preferred candidate for the Kogi Wwest senatorial seat come 2019.
Spokesman of the of the coalition, Alhaji Shuiabu Ibrahim, in a statement said the decision was reached after series of meetings by the participating associations in Lokoja and Kogi local government areas.
He said the decision was reached after rigorous scrutiny of the numerous aspirants eyeing the plum job.
According to the statement: “Irukera is cerebral, humane, quintessential, less controversial, experienced and has the capacity to win elections in Kogi West. He has contacts at his finger tips to move Kogi West senatorial district forward.
“Irukera is a national figure who can reach any person in Nigeria irrespective of how highly placed the person is. Babatunde Irukera stands tall as an Iroko among all the aspirants vying for the Kogi west senatorial seat.
“If given the opportunity he will bring peace and stability to Kogi West and be a link to the Federal Government in attracting Federal presence to the Kogi West Zone and the state in particular”
Shuiabu added that their consideration was not based on selfish or sentimental reasons but on assessment of an individual that has capacity to win the elections come 2019.
“We are not in enmity with any of the aspirants. Our consideration is the candidate who is calm, calculated and has capacity to withstand the storm in running election”
The Coalition appealed to the delegates in the forthcoming congress to choose Babatunde Irukera as their senator.
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