The Kogi Central Forecast Group (KCFG) has thrown its weight behind philanthropist and House of Representatives hopeful for Okene/Ogori Federal Constituency, Hon Ahmed Tijani Yusuf Damisa for the forthcoming 2019 polls.
In a statement signed by its president, Comrade Yakubu Nazir, Damisa (Asuehi) was described as a well known home-based politician, industrialist and ‘captain of the empowerment’ in Kogi Central.
The group, while lamenting the present situation the country economically, commended Hon. Tijani Damisa for being a tried and tested entrepreneur and provider of economic empowerment and employment opportunities for the youths. They described him as the sort of person worthy of being sent to represent the people at the National Assembly at this crucial moment in history.
The statement reads: “We consider Hon. Tijani Damisa to be a true man of the people and hereby call on all his friends, well-wishers and beneficiaries of his generosity to rally round him for the 2019 election for Okene/Ogori Federal Constituency. Indeed, we enjoin anyone who has ever benefited anything from Hon. Tijani Damisa to stand to be counted on his side now that he is offering himself to serve the people in a representative capacity at national level for the third term.
“It obvious, if Hon. Tijani Damisa is elected come 2019, he will be among the principal officers of the National Assembly. Also, he will be in the main stream where national decisions are made and bring down government activities close to the people of Okene/Ogori Federal Constituency and Kogi State in general.
“Hon. Tijani Damisa’s humility, accessibility and cheerful generosity is legendary. But for the fact that Hon. Tijani Damisa has indicated interest specifically in representing the people in the House of Representatives, we would actually have preferred him to go for the Senate to represent Kogi Central Senatorial District come 2019.”
The group called on the entire electorate in Okene/Ogori Federal Constituency to throw their weight behind the noble aspiration of Hon. Tijani Damisa.
It commended the Okene/Ogori Federal Constituency party executives for their consistency in remaining loyal to the All Peoples Congress (APC) and for keying into the New Direction Agenda of Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yayaha Adoza Bello wholeheartedly.
