Political associates of a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, late Barr. James Ocholi, has pledged their total support for the candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi state, Alhaji Murtala Ajaka.
The Ocholi Political Movement, popularly known as ‘Greater Kogi’, made this know in a statement jointly signed by Barr. Ekpa, Hon. Alakobe and High Chief J. O. Adeyemi, the coordinators for the three senatorial districts in the state.
In the statement issued on Tuesday, the political movement declared that Alhaji Murtala Ajaka is the only candidate that possessed the best credentials for the office of Kogi State governor among all the contestant from other political parties.
The movement said that they have carefully deliberated on the candidates and after painstaking assessments of all the political pay’s candidates they have resolved to mobilize their supporters across the State in total support for the SDP and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka.
According to the statement, the Greater Kogi group noted that Murtala Ajaka is endowed with requisite administrative skills, sound intellectual capacity and humble character that is deserving of a good leader, stressing that he has exhibited high level of maturity and doggedness in his quest to govern the state even in the face of harassment and intimidation from the outgoing administration in the state.
The group disclosed that the above and many more are the qualities endeared them to commit themselves to Murtala’s governorship project.
While affirming their selfless commitment to Muri Ajaka governorship project, the political movement reiterated their resolve to mobilize thousands of their supporters for the victory of the SDP and its candidate at the November 11, 2023 polls.
