Governor Usman Ododo has called on the people of Kogi state to come out and vote enmasse for all chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 21 local government areas on October 19, 2024.
He made the call while flagging off the APC state-wide campaign for the local government council elections at the Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja on Thursday.
Governor Ododo also appealed to the electorate to vote massively for APC councillorship candidates in the 239 electoral wards in the state.
He urged APC candidates and stakeholders to work for the total victory of the party in the October 19 Local Government council election in the state.
The Governor, who was joined by leaders of the party from the three senatorial districts of the state, used the occasion to present the scorecard of the APC-led administration in the state.
He noted that his administration has successfully implemented the 40 percent affirmative action for women in elective positions in the state with the party’s decision to reserve all vice chairmanship positions and at least four out of every councillorship positions in each of the 21 local government areas in the state for women, adding that appointments of Ward Special Assistants and Local Government Special Assistants has truly returned governance back to the people at the grassroots.
He urged the people of the state to embrace peace and remain united behind the APC-led government, assuring that the party will continue to ensure that the resources of the state is utilized to lift the people out of poverty and consolidate on the achievements of the state government in all sectors of the economy.
“Our state is blessed with abundant mineral resources and human capital to lift us out of poverty. We must work hard to consolidate on the solid foundation laid by my predecessor and the immediate pasty administration in different sectors by supporting the APC,” he said.
He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the efforts made by his administration to pull the nation out of the current economic crisis, assuring that Kogi state will continue to key into policies and programmes aimed at alleviating hardship among Nigerians.
Earlier in his address, the state chairman of the APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello commended Governor Ododo for his exemplary performance which he noted has made the local government election campaign easier for the party.
He urged members of the party to embark on door-to-door campaign to ensure total victory for the party in the October 19 local government council election in the state.
The ceremony which attracted large turnout of APC members from the 21 local government areas in the state also saw the defection of Honourable Salman Idris representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress.
High point of the occasion was the presentation of APC flags to the chairmanship candidates from the 21 local government areas in the state by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.
