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The expectations of people of Lokoja | constituency is much very high, as many have the feelings that the representation is not being felt the way it should be from those occupying the seats at the state and federal level.
Now there seems to be an out cry of change, a desire of new dawn of wanting to have new and more prefer of the masses desire at the state assembly.
Suleiman Babadoko, pitching on when the party was grappling with the numerous challenges many people thought the end of it has come. Surprisingly, the quintessentially business man and administrator per-excellent rescued the party to the satisfaction of all and sundry. Alhaji Sule, a season politician whose After much persuasion from notable men and women of the wards, he was obliged to a beckon to contest the assembly seat.
While in a visit to the five wards that made up Lokoja | state constituency to make his intention known to them. Intimating them of his readiness ahead of the general election, the entire people of the Wards seems to have a central message that their call to have Hon Babadoko to chart and to be a new voice for the constituency is a clarion call of both the young and old in the constituency.
Extolling Babadoko to be a freedom fighter, a great man who answer the name of a leader in all ramifications, an eagle who see farther to conceive a vision of a better Lokoja and indeed Kogi state, a dogged man who is ready to fight and defend them at all cost, having great prowess to be the masses messenger.
According to most of them that witnessed the formal declaration of Babadoko, they believe that the Honorable Leader also believe in Lokoja First and a better Kogi state, hence their prayers to have a man like him to go and make vibrant and people oriented laws by God’s willing, he will be a member at the state assembly complex with good precision’s in charting the way forward for Kogi state.
It was a grand reception accorded to Babadoko by the people of Lokoja, the Party officials of People’s Democratic party (PDP), an umbrella party he is going to use as his platform of campaign. The mammoth crowd welcome him in a honourable way. Hundreds of vehicle filled up with people to welcome him shouting “Sai Gurza, we must change again, no sak this time around, the man of the masses is around.”
While At the Emir’s palace some months back, the royal father said Babadoko need no any introduction as his name stand to be a household name by virtue of who he is.
According to him as a traditional ruler and a father to all he pray him success and victory in the coming elections.
A businessman in Lokoja and a Party loyalist whose die hard support is for Babadoko said:
“Babadoko is the type of men to represent us, a man that is internationally known as business man and achieve much in the Field of business with proven records of integrity of all the offices he ever head. The people of Lokoja should thank God that this man has accepted our call to serve us, in fact he don’t need us to live, because he is already a success, but we need him to bring massive development in our constituency because all around him is success and goodness.
“He is known to be a man unto good works, who is always finding ways to help people, I’m calling on all the electorates that please come and votes for this man,this is the time to pay back all the good things he has been doing to us even when he lost the 2015 election due to the sak mantra of change.
“We call him to come and contest again, let us use all we have to support him so that he will not be disgraced.”
The visitations of Hon Babadoko was one of it’s kind, they accorded him an honour of being a philanthropist who empowered their sons and daughters that are now Strong voices in their respective careers, paying school fees of many less privileged students not only in Lokoja but to so many communities in Kogi.
A woman who identified herself as Hajiya Talatu said Babadoko does not need to tell them he is contesting because they are the ones that call him to come and contest. Assuring him that hence they call him, they will certainly campaign for him.
“We are the voters, we know ourselves and we know where to go to beg for votes because of you, Babadoko you are a good man, your goodness speaks all the time, you are a better man for this Job, we know you and we decided to say come and represents us because there is high missing link with our representatives,” she said.
Alhaji Salihu a youth seen chanting and canvassing support for him in Kabawa ward E the second largest ward in Lokoja said Babadoko is for the people and the masses have spotted him and decided to say “Babadoko go and be our voice, tell the world our yearnings and our plights.” According to him no doubts and it’s not a story or propaganda that Babadoko is their heart desire for them as a lawmaker come 2019.
“My one prayers to God is for Him to grant us the people of Lokoja | constituency our heart desire. Babadoko is a honest man and love everyone irrespective of one’s religion or even party inclination. I know the desire of the Masses shall be granted by the powers of God Almighty.”
However, in Lokoja is a song of success the electorates were singing, that a man of the masses has come, the liberator and burden lifter has arrived.
All the five wards party officials maintain to give support to him as his coming is adding much popularity and admiration to the Party. Assuring him of there support.
– Abbas Yahaya
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