One of the leading chairmanship aspirants, Okehi local government Area, in the forthcoming Council election, Hon.Sadiq Adeika Abdulkodir has revealed his intentions for the good people of Okehi if elected.
In a short interview with Middlereporters, the former councillor speaks on the forthcoming local government election and his ambition to contest for the chairmanship position on the platform of All Progressives Congress, assuring his people of quality leadership, unprecedented development for the progress and unity of the local government.
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Question: The local government election is around the corner and you recently declared your intention to contest for Okehi Local Government Chairmanship. Why the interest?
Answer: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to parley with you and express my manifesto on my mission to head Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi state, one of the ancient local government councils in Nigeria as we have been in existence from Kwara State.. Yes, I am qualified as an indigene of Okehi Local Government Council, an Ebiran, to want to contest. Moreover, our people, especially the youths initiated this movement; they organized themselves, consulted the elders, met and resolved to confront me with an appeal that I should accept and contest for the chairmanship because they appreciate my style of carrying them along during my time as a councillor.
Question: What truly is the reason behind this political declaration for the Local Government Chairmanship?
The task of making Okehi great again is our collective responsibility. Join me and let’s do it together,” he appealed.
The former councillor said passion to change the narrative in the council is what has triggered him to contest for the chairmanship, I want to make positive imparts in the lives of my people. Struggle for people’s well-being has been part of my life and this time, I want my people to also benefit, even more.
“My manifestoes include but not limited to security, health, education, adequate water supply, women and youth empowerment. I will ensure that my people are secured; every community will proud of, at least, a functional health centre and public schools will be well structured in line with New Direction agenda to making sure our people will have no option than to enrol their children in it and out-of-school children returned to school; of course, women and youths will be empowered through my proposed ‘operation do something’.
Question: But is your ambition merely a reflection or reaction to the call on you to contest or what?
Answer: Well, before their call on me to contest for the chairmanship, I nursed that ambition for long and I have been looking forward to the good government of His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to fully constitute the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) which he has magnanimously done and thus set the pace for Chairmanship and council polls to hold. I already have my programmes that would help improve lives of my people. But this can only happen or I can only deliver these programmes while at the helm of the affairs of the local government. As a citizen and as a good ambassador, I want to head Okehi council in order to demonstrate my experience, my talent in democracy. It is a platform that would enable me provide better services to my people, develop human, capital and social development, among others.
