By Dr Sunday Bala Oma
It was a moment of earth moving session at the Big Tent Headquarters in Abuja on Monday, February 20th, 2023 when the Big Tent State Coordinators of Kogi state and the FCT met alongside their Secretaries.
The Host, Comrade Peter Edu the FCT Coordinator, welcomed his august visitor and fellow comrade in the struggle to rescue Nigeria from the old order, Dr Sunday Bala Oma Kogi state Big Tent Coordinator. The session which lasted for about an hour and half saw the duo, resolved to work together to cement the victory awaiting Mr Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, come this weekend February 25 2023, God sparing our lives. Part of the communique, which they both signed and presented to newsmen include; resolution to ensure Labour Party faithfuls in both states are adequately sensitized and enlightened on how to vote and ensure their vote counts.
Secondly, they resolved to synergize in the area of ensuring security personnel are properly manned in every nook and cranny of their states, to forestall any unforeseen circumstance. While commending the Security Agencies that have played neutral roles during the campaign period, they both frowned at pockets of violence in Lagos and Kogi states recently, where thugs of the ruling opposition party, were seen unleashing mayhem on innocent Obidient supporters as some leaders of Labour Party at Emewe Opada in Dekina Local government council of Kogi state were mercilessly beaten to stupor. They both called on the Inspector General of Police to ensure no stone is left unattended to, so the masses can freely exercise their God given alienable rights to vote and be voted for.
Furthermore, they both commended the Ministry of Education and all sister Agencies, for declaring two weeks’ holiday so the students, who have the bulk of votes and have not hid their support for their Principal, Mr Peter Obi, can return home to exercise their franchise. They thanked several Student Union Government Executives as well as ASUU and ASUP leadership for the roles they are playing at voter’s sensitization across the country. They both assured the students and lecturers that with the emergence of Mr Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti, their several challenges will be nipped in the board on assuming office.
In addition, the two leaders thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring the CBN latest policy on currency swap took effect at the best time in our history. This singular act will reduce to the barest minimum, the use of funds to buy votes after using poverty to enslave the masses. Those crying foul are the real enemies of Nigeria. Hence, they admonished Nigerians to beware of their enemies, as they moved to the polls to cast their votes. They both advised Nigerians to embrace this policy and disregard those unscrupulous so called leaders, who are trying to create anarchy with their opposing policies, where there is none.
Finally, they congratulated Mr Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti ahead of the election that is barely 5 days away. The duo becomes the first leaders in the entire States of the Federation to have done same, ahead of the polls because they believe other Candidates are just in the race to make up the number. They concluded the session by debunking the fictitious numbers being spread in the media by unscrupulous elements sponsored by APC and PDP money bags, who will not stop at anything to demean and send wrong signals, either about the Labour Party or Mr Peter Obi. To set the records straight, INEC’s official release on Agents submitted by the Labour Party is 134, 874. While that of ADC, who just declared their full support for Mr Peter Obi is 96, 034. This sums up Labour Party’s Agents to 230,908 thereby, surpassing INEC’s total number of Polling Agents of 176,974 and making that of APC and PDP insignificant. They call on all lovers of democracy to ignore such falsehood as those two opposition parties will stop at nothing to ensure they confuse the already enlightened masses, for their selfish interest.
Amongst the entourage of both leaders were the Secretary of Big Tent Kogi State Coordinating Council Mayam Yohanna, and her FCT counterpart, Alice Akpan.
CREDIT
Pankhinaan Gwanshak
Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi State Big Tent State Coordinator