Ahead of the Kogi state governorship election slated for November 11, the governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, has called for the cooperation of all party members in the state.
The governor who doubles as chairman of the National Campaign Council of the PDP in Kogi state, said this, on Monday, at the party Wadata Plaza headquarters while addressing party members.
Adeleke noted that all hands must be on deck to deliver Senator Dino Melaye as the next governor of Kogi state.
Adeleke stated, “We are marching to victory in the upcoming Kogi state governorship election.
This gathering is another step towards our march into the Lord Lugard House, Lokoja. Few weeks ago, our national leadership inaugurated the campaign council at this venue. Today, we are inaugurating the sub-committees to take mobilisation and other associated work to the deeper level. I charged all members of the state committee to be committed to the main goal of this assignment.
“Our job is to ensure that our candidate, Senator Dino Melaye, is elected governor of Kogi State in the forthcoming election. So shall it be and it is done. As sub-committee members, we must contribute our areas of mandate to achieve this victory because it is a serious business. If you know you are not ready to sacrifice yourself so that we can get to that Promised Land, nobody is forcing you to be here. But if you are ready to join hands together to take Kogi and move Kogi forward to that Promised Land. I’m bringing you a template that worked in Osun state. I’m bringing you templates of hard work, and success stories. By so doing I’m anointing all the members here so that we can and get Kogi.
“However, it is God first because if we put God first, everything is possible. Don’t ever think because we are going for incumbents, I have defeated incumbents several times. If we focus our mind and we have faith and when you have faith, anything can be done. You must,, first of all, believe in what you are doing. If you don’t believe in what we are doing, you have no business here. Dino and I have things in common. I’m from the West in Osun state, Dino is from Kogi West. As it was the turn of the West in Osun state, it is the turn of the West in Kogi state.
“We need peace for the election. We are talking to each other that we must have peace and it’s already accepted. This is democracy. I have already met with Governor Yahaya Bello and told him we are coming to your state to campaign. Let the best man win. No fighting whatsoever and he has agreed. We want to have a beautiful election.”
The Kogi PDP guber candidate who described himself as the most experienced governorship candidate charged all Kogites and party members across the three senatorial districts and nine federal constituencies to unite for the party to win.
He disclosed that the party will continue with its reconciliatory moves across the three senatorial districts through Governor Ademola Adeleke.
On his part, the immediate past Senator for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Philip Aduda, also promised to work with every stakeholder in Kogi state to deliver the party in the November 11 governorship election.
Aduda who stated this shortly after he was inaugurated as the chairman of a 14-man caretaker of the PDP Caretaker Committee in Kogi State promised to give his best to deliver the party and its candidate.
He stated, “Let me say that Kogi is like a home to me and most of the people in Kogi are very close to me. Most of the former governors are the people I knew growing up. Some of their children are my friends and we grew up together.
“For me, Kogi is home and I will try my possible best by using my contacts in Kogi. There are some of our people in Kogi and there are some people in FCT from Kogi and don’t forget that we share a boundary with Kogi as well.
While Aduda will serve as the chairman, Hon George Daika will serve as the Secretary. Other members are Hon Joshua Adejoh, Hon Sunday Shigaba, Paul Ukwenya, Hon Gbenga Olorunnipa, Hon MO Sule, Chief Dayo Akande, and Hon Siyaka Uchunaye. Audu Idris and Hon Sheidu O Abara, Bilkisu Onusagba, Abiola Olajubu, and Grace Atawodi are also members.
