
ADC officially unveiled as opposition platform in Kogi

One of the North Central leader and Kogi State Coordinator of opposition coalition, Senator Tunde Ogbeha has unveiled the ADC as official coalition platform of the opposition parties in Kogi State.

Just as the Coalition paid the glowing tribute to the immediate past President, President Muhammadu Bihari who died in the London Hospital after a brief illness on Sunday.

Senator Ogbeha who represented Kogi West Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic PDP at National Assembly, explained that the coalition had already scheduled the programme before the news of the death of the former President Buhari filtered to town yesterday.

He pointed out that as mark of honour and respect to the departed soul all other activities have been suspended shortly after ADC as the umbrella body of the coalition of the opposition parties in Kogi State.

He therefore ordered for both Islamic and Christian prayers for the repose of soul of the President Bihari and prayed to God to give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
In his remarks, Senator Nuhurudeen Abatemi spoke glowingly of the late former President Buhari, commended him for his unwavering commitment to the service of the nation .
He recalled when he became the the Military Head of State in 1984 and came back to join party politics in 2003 who subsequently won presidential election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress APC in 2015.
Also speaking the former Deputy governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba prayed to God to repose the soul of the late Muhammadu Bihari, calling on all members of the coalition in Kogi State to forget about the past and embrace peace for the emancipation of the people of the state from poverty .
Among the dignitaries at unveiling of the ADC, the coalition of the opposition parties are Senator Tunde Ogbeha ,Senator Nuruden Abatemi, Senator Dino Melaye, former Deputy Governor,Simon Achuba ,former Governorship Candidate PDP, ex-Assembly members, Local government chairman ,Councilors and other personalities that witnessed mammoth crowds.
ADC Media,
Kogi State
