Rep Urges Election Of Purposeful Leaders

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has called on Nigerians to use the opportunity provided by the forthcoming general election to elect purposeful leaders.

Dagogo, who represents Bonny/Degema federal constituency in the House, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, urged citizens not to lose faith in their country.

The lawmaker, who acknowledged the bevy of challenges plaguing the country, stated that the importance of the presidential election cannot be overemphasised.

He said the situation affecting Nigeria could however be remedied only if concerted efforts are made to vote and ensure the electoral victory of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Dagogo, who thanked the people of his constituency, friends and supporters in Rivers State, as well as other Niger Delta states, for their unending support, assured them that he was still committed and determined to continue providing them with qualitative and most robust representation even as he approaches the last lap of his tenure.

He said, “While I wish all of us a happy and beginning of a prosperous New Year, it is incumbent that we all appreciate God for seeing us through 2022 as well as guiding our path in the years before.

“Also, it is undeniably that we are facing a most trying period as a nation, it still does not however mean that we should give up hope.

“With prayers and concerted efforts, we shall overcome. We should not give up hope on our country. At least with the near certainty of the emergence of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the next President of our dear country, there is a monumental hope that something good can come out of Nigeria.

“Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a man with proven acumen, expertise and experience to provide good leadership that will usher in sustainable peace and development for our dear country as well as deliver astute people-oriented programmes and policies that will have direct positive bearings on the lives of the people.”