National chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC) Dr. Ralphs Okey Nwosu said assured that the party will halt the poor governance in Kogi State, if the party’s candidate Leke Abejide is elected governor in the November 11 election.
Nwosu stated this in Abuja yesterday when he addressed the Coalition of Kogi Youths and Students who visited declared support for Abejide.
He said the capacity of Abejide showed in his track record as a two-term member of the House of Representatives.
Nwosu praised the candidate’s education programme, which he said, most of the students benefitted.
“Hon Abejide’s theme is clear, making Kogi a super confluence hub and number one in infrastructure, education, agriculture and industry.
“He is ready to empower the youths and create opportunities and the enabling environment to make the streets, roads and farmlands safe in Kogi for unprecedented transformation,” he said.
The national chairman also said the candidate is ready to work with the elders, women groups and youths to embrace equity values to promote peace, justice and security.
“The people of Kogi have been sensitised to accept equity as the pathway to creating enormous possibilities and development opportunities for the state and indigenes to thrive.”
“The fact that the insensitivity of current and past governments halted development and created large-scale unemployment and youth restiveness which have resulted in the chaos of kidnapping, political thuggery and gangsterism, assassinations and general insecurity is clearly manifest. The confluence equity thrust will address this and create empowerment opportunities for all Kogites.
“The ADC Education Empowerment Programme, which Hon Leke Abejide has successfully led in his federal constituency will be extended to the entire state even before he gets the mantle to be governor.
“WAEC fees will be paid for all Kogi indigenes and scholarships provided for needy students.
“This tradition, we shall continue in a robust and organised manner to make Kogi number one in education in a few years,” Nwosu added.
Abejide had told the youths that he is ready to serve the people, adding that serious work was already going on in Kogi East, Central and West among leaders of the state who wants equity to play out.
“The people have seen the type of work I have done as their representative in the last few years.
“On my own, I just wanted to continue to serve my people, but our leaders from the three senatorial zones taught it wise that I should come I replicate what I have been doing in my constituency across the state.
“I am in politics to serve, so there was no way I could have refused an opportunity to serve the people,” he said.
Chairman of Kogi Youths and Students Comrade David Amanah, said they came to the ADC headquarters to lend support to Abejide’s ambition.
Amanah insisted that the candidate is a man of his words and someone that has been tested and trusted, and assured the that the youths will deliver 100 percent for the ADC candidate.
