Ahead of the 2023 general election, the entire executive members of All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi local chapter, Saturday hosted one of their critical stakeholders and a frontline House of Representatives Aspirant due for Lokoja/Koton-karfe federal constituency, Hon. Chief Saidu Akawu Salihu ( Galadima of Igu Kingdom).
Receiving the prominent stakeholder and aspirant vying for House of Representatives, the local party chairman, Hon. Abubakar Onah commended Chief Akawu for starting his consultation from grassroots level and particularly the host party host LG.
Global Times Nigeria’s Correspondent report that the party event attracted all executives from the three (3) districts of the council.
Mr. Onah told the aspirant that they (party) is aware of existing agreement and the promised made by the Kogi State political leader and incumbent governor, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello when he prevailed on the 2019 contest between Hon. Saidu Akawu Salihu and Hon. Abdulkarim Usman Wambai who later emerged to allowed the area complete 8 years and moved it to Lokoja as part of efforts to sustain existing peace and progress between the two sisters LGAs.
Hon. Chief Saidu Akawu Salihu, Chairman of Board Rubber Research Institute Benin, Edo State has declared his intention to run for the House of Representatives seat.
Other party chieftains who spoke at the declaration ceremony described Chief Akawu Salihu as a core party man, humble, sincere and hardworking, and grassroots political leader who will always want the best for his people.
In a separate remarks by Hon. Saidu Akawu Salihu’s Campaign Organization, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi Ohikwura emphasized the need for the party to speak in one voice towards galvanizing for the support of their leader and aspirant. He described Hon. SAS as rare political leader with his people at heart.
“Hon. Saidu Akawu Salihu is a leader, mentor and a personality loved by all, his antecedent has continued to endeared him to the people within and outside the State.”
The prudent financial expert who double as Mattawallen Igu Kingdom, added that SAS has structures in all the nooks and crannies of the Lokoja/Koton-karfe federal constituency, that it will he more easy for the party to maintain it winning status.
A former chairmanship aspirant in the area, Hon. Mohammed Shuaibu Asio congratulated the party executives and people of Kogi local government for having a leader like Hon. Chief Saidu Akawu Salihu running for the position of the House of Representatives representing Koton-Karfe/Lokoja federal constituency, he said Chief Akawu’s outing mark the beginning of an era.
He solicited the support of all including the people of Lokoja LG reciprocate what Kogi LG people has been doing time immemorial.
Also speaking, the former council secretary, Hon. Mohammed Babaji Ndako thanked the party executives for reaffirming their unflinching support to their leader, saying such support won’t go unveil.
Chief Akawu made this intention known at a Local Government party’s headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Koton-karfe on Friday.
He said that it was imperative to seek the consent of the people in a bid to realize his ambition, adding that he chose to begin his campaign with the people at the grassroots because charity begins at home.
The House of Representatives hopeful aspirant said he knew the challenges facing the people was enormous but with support and cooperation of the people it would be overcome.
Hon. SAS as he is fondly called was a former commissioner in the State, added that it would not be proper to allow some persons from Lokoja Local to destroyed the existing peace and political arrangement nurture by the crown political leader in the State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza, Executive Governor of Kogi State.
He said his primary objectives was to bring progress and development to the Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency.
The former lawmaker while addressing party faithful noted that his own experience and goodwill will count.
He urged party faithful to shun politics of bitterness and pull-him-down syndrome, nothing that such brand of politics belong to the past.
Chief Akawu assured the people that he would continue to consult other party leaders, youths and stakeholders in the constituency in a bid to realise his ambition.
He stressed that Lokoja/Kotonkarfe federal constituency would again witness unprecedented representation if given the chance at the green chambers.
He equally praised the leadership capacity of the governor for securing the area and attracted critical infrastructural development, added that Governor Yahaya Bello’s indelible legacies will forever be remember.
He prayed to Almighty Allah to blessed, reward the young governor with presidential position so that he will consolidate on the achievement of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Hon. Saidu Akawu Salihu was accompanied by stakeholders, former leaders and serving, youths, women and elders group among others…. Continue reading