Governor Usman Ododo has promised to encourage and empower the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) to organise a free and fair local government council election.
Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday, Ododo said the upcoming local government election offers another opportunity to gauge public acceptance of the party.
Ododo said he inherited a popular party from his predecessor and is determined to even make it more popular and acceptable to the great people of Kogi State.
“We are making it increasingly unnecessary for anyone in Kogi State to choose any other party over the APC.
“As an organised and democratic party that we are, it’s pertinent for us to come together and brainstorm on how to win a free and fair election in line with our commitment to be fair to all.
“As a Democrat, I will listen to your position on matters that affect our dear party and our dear state. I am your messenger here and I promise to carry the message of our party to the people,” he said.
Speaking on the achievement of the government, he said, “We’ve empowered and still empowering thousands of our people. We’ve consistently given palliatives to cushion the effects of our national rebuilding process of poor households. We’re investing billions into agriculture to guarantee food security and crash the cost of food in our dear state and Nigeria. We’re upgrading Primary Healthcare Centres across the state to improve the quality of healthcare delivery at the grassroots. We’re turning Kogi to a construction site with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of urban roads. We’ve released huge sums of money for township roads construction and rehabilitation across the Local Government Areas in the first phase of the rehabilitation project. We’re also massively changing the faces of our higher institutions of learning; among many other life-touching projects, programs and policies.”
“Let me specially thank Mr. President, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his tremendous support to the sub-nationals to drive our nation from the perilous state he inherited.
“I call him the President for a time like this because without his experience, doggedness, expertise and will power, Nigeria would have sunk into more embarrassing situations.”
Governor Ododo urged party leaders and members to work together to ensure the constitution of APC is followed in the build up to the forthcoming council poll.
