Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has promised to use his vast contacts and cultural ties with the people of Edo State to ensure the victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo during the governorship election holding on September 21.
Ododo made the declaration at the APC youth rally held at Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area at the weekend.
He described the APC governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo as a true representation of the aspirations of the people of the state, saying he deserved to win the election.
The Kogi State Governor who was received by the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Phillip Shaibu promised to galvanize support among the large population of youth and women in the area for the victory of the APC candidate in the September 21 governorship election.
He appealed to the people of Akoko-Edo to shun all acts of violence but to resist intimidation by defending their votes for the APC in the election.
He assured the people that the APC governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo will replicate the outstanding performance of the past APC leadership in the state led by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
Ododo stressed that the APC and its governorship candidate will deliver on their campaign promises by according topmost priority to the welfare of the people as currently being exemplified in Kogi State under his leadership.
Governor Ododo who spoke in English and Ebira languages commended the people of Akoko-Edo for their peaceful conduct in the course of the campaign and assured that their support will be rewarded by the APC and its governorship candidate once the party emerges victorious in the September 21 election.
Governor Ododo has since arrived Benin City, the Edo state capital ahead of the grand finale of the APC governorship campaign rally where he addressed the rally along with other leaders of the party in the final push for the party’s victory in the Edo state governorship election. (vitalnewsngr.com)
