A group of persons identified as friends and well-wishers of the accountant general of Kogi State Alh Jibril Momoh has purchased the APC gubernatorial interest and nomination form for him to contest the state Governorship election.
LEADERSHIP reports that the primaries have been scheduled to hold on the 10th of April while the governorship election November 11th, 2023.
The group which storm the APC National Secretariat Abuja en masses were optimistic about their principal.
The group headed by Hon Ebije Paul who was a former commissioner to Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello while addressing newsmen at the APC Media Centre after purchasing the form described the act as historic in making a foundation for a new era of renewed vision for Kogi State and its citizens.
According to him, “I thank God for this opportunity to address you as the spokesperson of this formidable group that cut across the entire senatorial districts of Kogi State and I thank specially our leader and the architect of modern Kogi State; His Excellency Alh Yahaya Bello the executive governor of Kogi state who has offered us a worthwhile leadership with massive legacies of developmental strides that have today positioned Kogi to be a fast developing state among other states with several commendations across boards of viable international organisations and establishments.”
Paul said the state government has in the past seven years been grooming credible leaders in the state.
“But while many were groomed, our man Jibril Momoh distinguished himself by imbibing the ideals of quality leadership and selflessness and gave himself to humanitarian services among commendable virtues for quality character standards and best public office holder’s practice,” he said.
He said Jibril’s stance against maladministration, corruption, and cheating has attracted many to love him and provoke massive followership.
“Most fascinating is his passion and love for human and society development, good governance, and quality service delivery.
“For you to see us agog like this in our magnitude numbers to contribute our hard-earned money to pick up this form for this man simply tells the volume of our sheered love and desire for a passionate, upright, humble, and highly cerebral man like him to succeed governor Bello to further build upon and stabilize our dear state,” he said.
He added that this is a new era against the perceived sectional or tribal politicians’ argument of some sort of rotation or biased sentiments.
“We have at this time aligned with competence, progress, and capability and in Jibril Momoh we have found our worthy next Governor of Kogi State by God’s grace.
“We shall work, campaign, and canvass throughout the nooks and crannies of the state to ensure we don’t miss this wonderful man who has all and withal to consolidate the existing progress achieved thus far to pilot us to the progress heights we desire,” he added.
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