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Youth leaders across Kogi West senatorial district have pledged to support the re-election aspiration of Senator Dino Melaye.
Speaking on behalf of the youth groups, Comrade Oluwakayode Eseyin stated that they have resolved to back Melaye to pick PDP ticket and win the general election next year.
Eseyin described Melaye as a heavyweight politician whose aspiration is causing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) sleepless nights.
“Only a man of verifiable performance and integrity like Senator Dino can be guaranteed of our support and to be considered for an automatic ticket. This has posed a big threat to his co-aspirants who see his return to the party as a set back to their ambitions. But to us in the party, Senator Dino Melaye is a valuable asset that we can not afford to play with. As it is now, PDP cannot afford to risk any position in the 2019 election.
“What we need now is a much experienced legislator who is loaded with new ideas and innovative concepts and Senator Dino Melaye is the only way out in 2019 especially with his proven achievement,” he said.
The youth leader noted that Senator Dino has touched every sector in the constituency particularly in education.
“He has influenced the construction of classroom blocks for schools, many communities are now enjoying electricity through his intervention and provision of transformers, many communities now enjoy road projects, skill acquisition through SDG has been influenced for constituents amongst others,” he added.
Comrade Oluwakayode said Melaye has institutionalised good legislative representation and therefore should be appreciated with another four years to enable him continue and complete all his on-going legislative impact on Kogi West.
“We the youth have studied the political situation in Kogi West and noted that there is a need for Senator Dino Melaye to continue the good work he is doing for his people. Though we are aware of some sycophants who are silently working against his re-election, we know it is out of fear of the weight of the ‘Big political personality’.
“Their sponsors should forget about the issue of automatic ticket. They are no match with Senator Dino Melaye. Lots of them have been trusted in different capacities and we have know their strength and limitations. We have nothing against anybody’s aspiration, but PDP will not toy with such a sensitive seat as the Senate of our constituency.
“As at today, Melaye has the highest number of Bills and motions in the history of National Assembly. Presently, he sponsored two (2) out of the bills that the president have assented to and out of the bills awaiting presidential assent, he has another two. What else do we need from a legislator?
“Melaye has attracted very high federal presence to Kogi West in the last 3 years and we want him to do more.”
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