Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, the Igbo Community Association (ICA), has promised to deliver block votes for the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Usman Ododo.
The group also assured Governor Yahaya Bello of an unflinching support for his administration as his second term in office draws to a close.
The Igbo community gave these assurances during a meeting with Governor Bello and Ododo, during which they pledged total support for the APC candidate.
On behalf of the people of South East extraction, who are residents in Kogi State, the coordinator of Igbo Groups Backing Ododo (IGBO), Hon. Moses Okezie-Okafor, expressed gratitude to the Yahaya Bello administration’s consistent friendship to the Igbo community while highlighting the great achievements of the administration.
Revealing that he has served for over seven years in the Kogi State Executive Council courtesy of Governor Yahaya Bello’s merit-based leadership, Okezie-Okafor, a lawyer who hails from Anambra State, emphasised that Ndigbo in Kogi State are equal partakers in the achievements, which he explained covers all sectors and constituencies in the state, especially education, infrastructure and healthcare.
He said the APC’s candidate’s slogan of ‘Continuity and Consolidation’ was therefore founded on solid realities and urged his people to vote to sustain the same.
On his part, the President of the ICA in Lokoja, Chief Sunday Nwachukwu, who doubles as the leader of the delegation, confirmed that the Igbo community is a witness to the government’s great efforts in good governance across the state while expressing the group’s appreciation to the governor.
Nwachukwu assured of the community’s support for Ododo, being a candidate that will maintain the momentum set by the governor just as he noted that by his track records, Ododo has proved himself beyond doubt.
