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  • Aspirant to prioritise health

    A governorship aspirant  in the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the election in Kogi State, Dr. Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, has said he will prioritise health if he gets the mandate.

    He said he would improve the health care delivery system.

    Adinoyi-Ojo decried the alarming maternal deaths and infant mortality.

    The aspirant quoted Governor Idris Wada as saying that “it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of newborn babies who die in and around birth and women who die during childbirth.”

    He said the governor’s comment was an admission of the failure of present and past governments.

    According to him, he had put together a team of experts to design a workable  system.

    Adinoyi-Ojo said his government would be innovative by promoting the community as the basic unit of primary health care.

    The politician, a visiting lecturer at the University of Abuja, said: “It is my intention to improve routine immunisation coverage in the three senatorial districts.

    “This will reduce infant and under-five mortality and morbidity rates as well as reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates.”

  • Kogi aspirant gets backing

    A group, the Kogi State Power Shift Ambassadors, has congratulated a governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Suleiman Baba-Ali, on his performance during the screening of aspirants.

    The screening was conducted by the Kogi Central and West Forum for Equity and Justice.

    Presenting the congratulatory letter, the founder of the group, Comrade Abdullahi Onumoko, described Baba-Ali’s victory as a boost towards the realisation of power shift to other zones.

    The power shift ambassadors, according Onumoko, have been at the forefront in the fight against domination by a particular zone.

    “We have been championing the call on Kogi Central and West people, irrespective of tribe, to come together and claim their destiny by ensuring that power shifts to these zones in the interest of equity.”

  • Why I want to lead Kogi, by aspirant

    An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, yesterday, described the state as a weeping child.

    Bello, who spoke in Abuja, said the underdevelopment in the state will require a visionary leader to boldly tackle.

    He said: “Today, the wind of change is sweeping across Nigeria. Every facet of our lives is experiencing this positive change.  The long touted and elusive dividend of democracy is finally reaching the people.

    “Kogi State cannot afford to be left behind. Kogi State cannot continue to be among the worst performing states.  Indigenes must take up the challenge to change the state’s fortunes. We must choose the right candidate to lead Kogi State in November.”

    “The choice of who leads Kogi in the next four years is very clear. We cannot continue to entrust our collective future to a cabal, people who have shown us that they cannot be trusted with our welfare.

    “What we need now in Kogi State are not electoral promises.  What we need is a visionary leader.  Someone who understands what governance is and has the political will to change the fortunes of the people.”

    Bello, popularly referred to Fairplus, added that: “Those who know me, know that I have the requisite qualities to lead Kogi State.

    “ I am a simple man.  One who believes in the rule of law, fairness and equal treatment.

    “I want to lead Kogi State because the state deserves a governor, who has a well thought out and structured developmental roadmap.  The era of paying lip service to development is over.  Now we must walk the talk.

    “We must be ready to back up our words with action. Now we must take our destinies into our hands. The choice is ours.  We must choose wisely.”

     

  • NUJ aspirant unveils six-point agenda

    NUJ aspirant unveils six-point agenda

    A presidential aspirant of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Abdulwaheed Odusile,  has said there is need for a special salary package for journalists.

    He spoke in Sokoto yesterday while  unveiling his six-point agenda which includes special media salary structure, eradication of quackery and sensitisation on social media.

    Others are focus on professionalism with emphasis on training, retraining, certification and registration of members.

    He also planned to set up of an NUJ Radio, enhanced welfare programmes and the defense of press freedom.

    Chairman of the union in the state, Labaran Dundaye, who received  Odusile urged the state government to revoke the N24million contract it awarded for the renovation of its Press Centre.

    Dundaye said the call had become necessary as the work which commenced over a year ago was going at snail-speed.

    “The contract was awarded over one year ago but the contractor is performing below expectations as the work would have been completed long ago.

    ‘’We, therefore, want the state government to revoke the contract and re-award it to a more competent contractor or to the union to complete’’, he added.

    Dundaye said that early completion of the renovation would enable the union to have a more conducive press centre for its activities.

    Dundaye described Odusile as “a tested and trusted journalist as well as a committed unionist who is capable of taking the union to greater heights.’’

  • Aspirant hails Jonathan’s administration

    Ex-governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah has hailed the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration for its transformation agenda in Nigeria.

    Ogah spoke during the 43rd anniversary celebration of the Good Shepherd Society at the Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral, Ikeja, Lagos.

    “We are all human beings, we cannot be perfect. The government has done well in some areas and failed in others. At least, they brought something on the issue of transformation to Nigeria, which is the bedrock on which the incoming administration will consolidate on.”

    Reacting to the postponement of the Abia State election, Ogah said it was only fair since the April 11 election was declared inconclusive, and to ensure that a candidate of the people emerges.

    He decried the violence in the elections and urged politicians to do their best for the people while in power.

    “Every religion says you should love your neighbour. If you love your neighbour, you must not steal government resources. Do what you need to do to help the society,” Ogah said.

  • Aspirant accepts defeat, begs others to sheathe swords

    Aspirant accepts defeat, begs others to sheathe swords

    A member representing Sagbama Ekeremor Federal Constituency  in Bayelsa State, Dr. Stella Dorgu, on Tuesday accepted the out come of the Senate’s primaries which she lost to Dr. Foster Ogola.

    Dorgu in a statement made available to The Nation in Yenogoa said her desire to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District was not a do-or-die affair.

    She called on her supporters to remain steadfast and transfer their loyalty to Ogola whose ticket was being dragged by the incumbent senator, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri.

    Dorgu in the statement said her journey into politics was borne out of her desire to improve the lots of the downtrodden.

    “I expect other contestants to sheathe their swords and work in tandem with the current state of affairs because any attempt to thwart the process will see us many steps behind our contemporaries”, she said.

    She said the outcome of the primaries would no deter her from using her foundation to help her constituents to acquire self-reliant skills.

    She called on her constituents to see her foundation as platform to spur them to greater heights irrespective of the electoral outcome.

    “My belief on democracy is not only hinged on occupying elective offices. But as an individual I believe I can contribute in uplifting people in my private capacity”, she said.

    Dorgu insisted that the collaboration between private partners and the government would help to create a better society and reduce people’s over-dependence on government.

  • Aspirant donates computer sets to Ondo APC

    An aspirant for the Akure North State Constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Leye Akinola has donated four sets of computer and printers to the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

    He said the donation was to facilitate administrative convenience and easy passage of information to relevant agencies for the growth of the party.

    Receiving the items, the state Chairman of the party, Isaac Kekemeke praised the donor for the gesture, even as he promised to make good use of the facilities.

    Kekemeke, who was Secretary to the State Government (SSG), reiterated that there would be no imposition of any candidate on the electorate in the choice of candidates for the 2015 general elections.

    He further said the party would abide by the wishes and aspirations of the people in the state and would not bow to any external interference.

    According to him, those who claimed to have been endorsed by the leadership of the party outside the state are merely spreading falsehood, noting that it is an attempt to frustrate other aspirants within the party.

    The chairman re-assured all aspirants as well as members of the party of level- playing field.

    He appreciated God for the rising fortune of the party in the state within the shortest time.

    Kekemeke revealed that prominent politicians in the state are set to join the APC soon.

    Speaking with reporters shortly after presenting the computer sets, Akinola said: “The gesture was informed by my desire to contribute to the development of the party. I was also motivated by the commitment and the developmental drive of Kekemeke to the APC. I decided to run for the position so as to contribute my quota to the development of the people of my local government in particular and the state in general.”

    He said he is aspiring as a party man and not as ‘group’ man, noting that he does not belong to any group but only to the APC as a party.

    He said he decided to run for the position so as to contribute his quota to the development of the people of his local government in particular and the state in general.

    He explained that he had executed projects that impacted positively in the lives of the people of his town.

    Akinola promised to do more for APC both at state, local and ward levels for the development of the party.

  • Aspirant donates bus to party

    Aspirant donates bus to party

    An aspirant for Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Dele Baderinwa has donated a Siena bus to the party in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State.

    The bus, he said, was donated to assist leaders of the party in their mobilisation of the electorate toward 2015 general elections.

    The donor, a grassroots politician, also donated funds to all the wards in the local government area.

    Speaking at the event held at Igbara-Oke, headquarter of Ifedore, Baderinwa urged the party’s leadership to present credible candidates for the forthcoming elections.

    The ceremony, which was also used to receive hundreds of members of the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the APC, and witnessed by APC Ondo Central Senatorial aspirant, Chief Tayo Alasoadura, the donor lamented over the level of poverty among the people in the constituency due to lack of credible representatives.

    He assured the people that if voted for, he would open constituency offices in the two local governments.

    He said: “We will use our good offices to bring development to our constituency. We will empower the traders, market women and men by giving them micro-finance loan with low interest rate. We are going to be closer to the people and ensure that there are job opportunities for our teeming youths.”

    Alasoadura said the Ondo Central Constituency has been marginalised at the National level just because the representative has been inactive.

    He also assured the people that he will be presenting his score card every three months if nominated by the party and also voted for by the electorate.

    Meanwhile, an aspirant for the Akure State Constituency II in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olalekan Odere who is aspiring for the position on the platform of the APC, said he is very optimistic that APC would dominate the state assembly.

    Odere, who spoke with reporters after submitting his nomination form at the party’s new Secretariat in Akure noted that the popularity and acceptability of the party is encouraging.

    The aspirant assured the people that APC would form an Assembly that would make the governor more responsible to the people of the state.

    “The present Assembly we have in Ondo State are just rubber stamp and this is because they are hand-picked by the governor and nobody among them can challenge him. He cannot boast of implementing any project since the beginning of his second term and members of the Assembly have been watching like football spectators who cannot decide over a match.”

  • Aspirant says corruption is Nigeria’s biggest challenge

    A presidential aspirant has reminded Nigerians what they have always known: a country so endowed with many natural resources is crippled by corruption and criminality.

    Speaking to reporters, Williams Ad’ojo Jedidiah explained that the level of corruption in the country has pushed him into deciding to run for the highest office in the land.

    Speaking further, the Kogi State-born chemical engineer noted that if given the opportunity to lead this country, he would tackle corruption within the first two years of his presidency.

    He however noted that he is ready to lay down his life for Nigeria and  ready to forfeit all the salaries and entitlement meant for the office of the president up until his administration tackles corruptions.

    While revealing his abilities and qualifications, Ad’ojo Jedidiah noted that he has been a researcher in leadership, management, governance and human nature for the past 13 years and urged any top-level expert in leadership, management and public administration to engage him in order to prove his worth.

    Speaking further on the insecurity situation in the country, Ad’ojo Jedidiah said explained with the new internal security system also known as “watching eyes security system”; which is developed ýlocally and by Nigerians, the issues of crime, corruption and insecurity would be a thing of the past if only there is political will to handle that.

  • Aspirant promises better life for constituency

    A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bolaji Ajimotokan, has said Agege Constituency 1 needs a good lawmaker, who understands the challenges of the area.

    He said he is vying for the House Assembly seat because the community has not made significant progress under those who had represented the constituency. He said, having lived among the people for from childhood, he noted nobody understands the terrain better than him.

    He said: ‘’I lived here, but over time, I travelled overseas for my education, I had thought that, by the time I come back, my community would have the grown. But, I can say that nothing has changed after 19 years of my sojourn in the foreign land. I want to be part of the change that can improve the lots of my people.’’

    The aspirant said he initiated some philanthropic project, to make impact in the community. ‘’The young Agege boys have benefitted from my quarterly organised football competition. Some of them have secured better offer through the exposure and the skills they displayed during the competitions.

    He added that his aim is to change the community by bridging the gap between the leaders and the led through quarterly town hall meetings.

    “Again, my vision is to alleviate the suffering of our people through communication, education and infrastructural development, this I strongly believe can come from effective lawmaking process that will recognise that Agege is part of the large community in the Centre of Excellence.

    ‘’We will put in place programme that will benefit the widows/widowers because our party the APC major cardinal point is about the people’s welfare. This is what I will dissipate my energy to and ensures that the enabling laws back it up.

    ‘’In terms of education, I hope to improve the lot of the primary schools in this locality. We can do this laying the solid foundation. This is possible through the act of parliament , I strongly believe we can do it and that must be done now.

    ‘’Through infrastructural development, the value of the houses will increase so as to attract into the community those in the high brow areas,” he said.