Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Sunday flagged off the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential/National and state Assembly campaign in Anyingba, Kogi East where he assured of an outstanding outing at the forthcoming polls.
The governor who made his remarks amidst loud cheers and ovations from the mammoth supporters of the party asserted that what the party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has displayed at Kogi East’s rally is the oneness of the party.
He expressed delight that party supporters on their own volition attended the rally out of their love and dedication coupled with their desire for dividends of democracy.
Governor Bello acknowledged the presence of party bigwigs and critical stakeholders from the eastern region, saying they were fully on ground to deliver APC candidates in all the coming elections.
The governor who presented all the candidates in Kogi East to the cheering crowd reiterated that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima remained the presidential/Vice Presidential candidate the state was rooting for.
He said the Kogi State APC was committed to coming up with the highest number of votes out of the entire 36 states for the Presidential, Senatorial/HOR and State Assembly elections.
” In 2019 you delivered 100% because you are trustworthy people and I believe this time, similar feat will be repeated across board,” the governor stressed.
He further pointed out that such result would give Kogi State a vintage advantage to demand for certain dividends from the central government after its emergence.
Gov. Bello urged party supporters to reach out to their families, friends and associates to vote again for the ruling APC.
Earlier in his opening remarks, The Deputy Director General, Kogi State Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council and Deputy Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Alfa Momoh Rabiu thanked the governor for giving the level playing ground for the emergence of credible candidates which has made campaign council’s work easy.
He affirmed that all the candidates presented by the APC for the general general elections are generous, popular and acceptable, noting that the party structure would galvanize support for them to guarantee their victory.
Sen. Jibrin Echocho, the APC Senatorial Senatorial candidate for Kogi East in his goodwill message said Governor Bello’s developmental strides in Kogi East has done 80 per cent of their campaign works.
He said the remaining 20 per cent was for candidates to work on their individual inter-personal relationships and acceptability with the electorate.