Prince Shuaib Audu, son of former Kogi Governor, late Prince Abubakar Audu, has obtained the governorship Intent Form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 2023 poll.
The refined banker beamed with excitement over the overwhelming solidarity and approval among the crowd at the party Secretariat while picking the form.
He said: “I am motivated to present myself as a servant of the people of Kogi State, my State, by the unending love and respect that many continue to show to the memory of my dad and family and the realisation that there is need to give back to the society that has given us so much over the years.
”Whilst it is important to recognise the inputs of successive governments in the State, governance is an evolving terrain where new challenges and gaps keep coming to the surface necessitating the need for new ideas, new sociocultural vibes and latent energies to address.
”I have learnt the ropes. I have seen the situations, listened to the people’s’ concerns and understand their emotional the situations of and I therefore strongly believe that I possess the capabilities to deliver on the developmental fundamentals of my people, the people of Kogi State and the APC still remain the veritable platform to implement all of my progressive and people-oriented ideas”
Recalling that his late father left indelible marks in Kogi’s infrastructural development trajectory, Audu assured that his idea of politics is defined by a sense of overall development, true service to the people, leadership by transparency, accountability, and credibility, progess, fairness and justice.
He stated Kogi requires leadership that guarantees unity and the prosperity of all devoid of bigotry or rancour, stating he possesses the temperament as well as the socio-political orientation suitable to the achievement of “these cardinal existential objectives”.