Senatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Federal capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has promised to give the people good representation if elected, stating that bad governance pushed her into the race.
Ireti said she has built over 20 years of structure in the FCT rural areas to win the senatorial election, adding that her efforts are targeted at better representation and not to acquire wealth.
Speaking during an interaction with journalists in Abuja yesterday, Ireti said her joy in politics is to give back to society.
“I want to give FCT credible representation. I am not trying to move to a new house or pay children’s school fees. I want to give back to society.
“I didn’t want to contest for the senatorial election but I realised that the country is getting worse and we will use the labour party which has a good ideology to win elections in the FCT.
“I’ve built my structure for more than 20 years and people in the grassroots know me very well because of what I’m doing in the rural areas.”
“So, my people in the FCT came out to tell me that politics is not about what I want but about what the people want because they believe I will represent them well.”
I gave my all to this campaign. We don’t have water in FCT but lower Usuma Dam and Jabi lake were created to give water to Abuja people.
“We take water at lower Usuma Dam, leave Bwari and give water to Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse and a few others. Labour is a party with ideology. We will use the labour party to ensure that development goes to every part of Abuja. As a leader of the party in the FCT, we can use the labour party to create awareness and win the local government elections,” Ireti said.
Speaking of poor power supply, Ireti said the 21st century offers an opportunity for people to diversify, including the use of solar power.
