- Donate boreholes, cash, valuables and assured them of all-inclusive government.
By Adinoyi Suleiman.
Ahead of the November gubernatorial election, Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Abdulrazaq Aminu (Okakanda) has taken campaigns to people in the remote areas, especially farmers.
Okakanda intimated them of the numerous achievements of the incumbent administration, and urged them to support the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alh Usman Ahmed Ododo for continuity.
In his address, he renewed the hope of the farmers, assuring them an all-inclusive government under the leadership of Alh Ododo when he becomes the Governor of the state.
Okakanda noted that Alh Usman Ododo epitomises excellent leadership that will help shape the future of the farmers, making agricultural products major market commodities that will boost the economy of the state.
“Before the emergence of Alh. Yahaya Bello as the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Irepeni, Irapana community and analogous in Kogi State had been in darkness but he changed the story by expediting electricity and wiring the community and several others in Kogi to the national grid. Governor Bello further provided fertilizers to further increase yield and ensure healthy produce. Alh Ododo will do more if voted,” he added.
While admonishing the farmers to shun candidates riding on the wave of ethnic prejudice, he highlighted the giant strides of Alh Usman Ahmed Ododo across Kogi State in terms of security, health sectors, youth and women empowerment, road and Infrastructures, education and the face-lift given to the local government administration, thus presented the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress to the farmers as the only emblem that represents Kogi Agenda.
The APC chieftain averred that, the impacts of the developmental turnaround institutionalised by Gov Yahaya Bello can never be overemphasized, therefore it is imperative for the people of Kogi State to vote Alh Usman Ododo and his running mate, Comrade Joel Oyibo Salifu to consolidate on the laid down gains.
The farmers, in their various remarks, eulogized Okakanda for realizing their values, thereby coming this far to share the gospel of Ododo with them in their remote areas.
They admitted that Governor Bello has extended dividends of democracy to them in many ways, citing electricity as heroic among them. They pledged to give Ododo massive votes.
The secretary of the Hausa-Fulani Community in Kogi Central, Mallam Muhammed Shabiu (Gambo) who spoke on behalf of his people in Irapana Community, said Governor Yahaya Bello is a good person.
“He is a man of everybody and they will always support his choice for being a detribalised leader. Gov Bello made Kogi a secure and conducive arena for us the Fulanis to dwell and go on with our normal routine. Therefore, our unalloyed support is for Alh Usman Ododo,” he pledged.
The Ohi of Eika, HRH, Mallam Umar Momohjimoh Opewu, who received Hon. Okakanda after interfacing with the people of Abobo community, commended the Governor’s aide for his grassroots connection, cum resilience and commitment to Ododo’s movement.
He stressed that it is a movement for all and all the Ohis are fully in support of the movements to ensure landslide win for the APC candidate, Alh Ododo Ahmed Usman come November 11 governorship election. He urged him to continue with this pattern.
Subsequently, Hon. Okakanda went far about a hundred kilometres to the Agama community, a boundary between Edo and Kogi State with the same maxim. He donated borehole to the area to ameliorate their challenges of water.
The people of Agama were enthused and expressed unflinching interest in Alh Ododo’s candidacy, promising to deliver bloc votes in reciprocation to Okakanda’s kind gesture to them.
They said the borehole donation, cash gift, and valuables brought to them will translate into results for the APC candidate, Alh. Ododo Ahmed Usman at the November 11th poll.
Among the remote areas visited are Irepeni 1, Osara Farms centre, Irepeni Uvete, Irapana, Abobo, Oguda and Agama which shared boundaries with Edo State.
