Nasarawa West: Wadada rounds up campaign rallies, seeks peaceful elections

be very peaceful in our conduct. And again we should be decisive and really sit down to think about what time it is now.

”And if you know what time it is you will know better what you are supposed to do. The dynamism of life makes it imperative for everything in life to change.

“I think there is no better time than now to change the landscape.”

He therefore promised the people of the district better representation if elected to serve them at the National Assembly.

“My wards campaign rallies had been very interesting, fulfilling, and of course motivating, because I didn’t know that the level of appreciation of myself by the people had really gotten to the level I found out.

“At every community we visited, before our arrival, the places were agog with massive crowds, religious leaders, party supporters of not just SDP but across the political parties and royal fathers waiting to receive and celebrate me.

”Of course, you can testify to what I’m saying here. This mammoth crowd is not only of SDP members, there are members of other political parties.

“And I feel motivated from what I saw. If by the grace of God I’m elected, I will want to do much more than what I have done in the past so that people will appreciate me more.”

Earlier, Prof. Silas Gyar, Chairman

Wadada Campaign Advisory Council, urged his supporters and other SDP candidates not to allow themselves to be “cajoled or deceived by the opponents.”

”You must be careful at the polling units and ensure that our votes count.

“Let me congratulate all of us in advance for the rightful choices we have made and for the good decisions we have taken towards the support that we are giving to SDP candidates.

”Indeed, we can never be any luckier than now that we have the caliber of candidates we are presenting.

“The SDP today in Nasarawa West Senatorial District can happily say that we have the best of candidates.

“In politics, what we choose is what we get. I believe that we have made a choice and on Feb. 25, we shall demonstrate that and by evening, we shall be singing songs of victory.”

Also, one of the electorates who graced the campaign rally, Mrs Azumi Dogara, a retired military officer, said the people of Garaku ward have settled for Wadada and all SDP candidates in the elections.

She said “He provided water to us, he also constructed road networks for us. Therefore, the only way to reciprocate his gesture is to vote for him.”

The wards campaign rally was attended by youths, women, Persons With Disabilities and all stakeholders from the five Local Governments Areas that made up the district.

Why I joined Kogi guber race - Governor Bello’s Chief of Staff, Asuku

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor, Muhammed Jamiu Asuku, at the weekend revealed that he joined the Kogi State governorship contest over his passion and determination to consolidate on the infrastructural and development achievements of incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello. Fielding questions from journàlists at the national Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja after picking his expression of interest and nomination form of fifty million naira, Asuku said Bello’s administration has recorded tremendous progress in the State, hence he needs a successor who has the capacity to sustain and consolidate.

He said Governor Bello in his administration, empowered young leaders that will continue from where he will stop in the provision of good governance that will benefit the people of the State.

While emphasising the need for sustainability, Asuku said “We have been around since 2016, and I have been a part of the new direction administration of his excellency. His excellency appointed me as the director general, protocol government house at the age of 32 in February 2016.

“I managed that office and running into 2019, October he graciously elevated me as his Chief of staff upon his inauguration on the 27th of January, 2020 he reappointed me to serve in the exotic capacity as his Chief of staff and I remain CoS”.

But for the constitutional barrier, he said that Kogites would have wanted GYB to continue in office, saying he is offering his service to deepen good governance in the State

“I present myself to serve and consolidate the numerous achievements of his Excellency Yahaya Bello. To consolidate the security, infrastructural development, women inclusiveness, and all-inclusiveness of the new direction administration.

“GYB’s administration has achieved more than forty per cent of women’s inclusion and this requires consolidation. And more importantly, his God-fearing style of governance. He has brought development to the nook and cranny of Kogi state. Today, we are not talking about politics of ethnicity and religious affiliation, we are looking for who can bring development.

“I served as the Chief of staff of this administration and many have referred to it as the engine room of the administration. I believe it better to elect a man who is a part of the God-fearing administration of his excellency”.

“In Kogi by the leadership style of his excellency, we have gone past such sentiments. If there is any sentiment it is that of youths who are the majority. The people from Kogi West will come and I believe some of them have already come and like I said the people will have their say.”

President Buhari participates at the Opening Ceremony of the 36th AU Summit in Addis Ababa in Saturday.

Photo: State House