Natasha: We Are Campaigning On Strength Of Our Achievements

The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has said her re-election campaign is anchored on the achievements recorded during her first term in the Senate, assuring constituents of more dividends of democracy if returned to office.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated this while addressing residents of Ajaokuta and Geregu wards, where she expressed appreciation for the massive support she had received from the people.

She assured the constituents that she would not take their support for granted, stressing that leadership comes with responsibility and that her campaign was based on her performance in office.

“I will not take the massive support I am enjoying from you for granted. Leadership comes with responsibility. We are campaigning on the strength of what we have achieved in the past and what I will do when given the opportunity again,” she said.

Addressing the people of Ajaokuta Ward, the senator urged them to vote for all PDP candidates in the federal constituency, noting that collective political support would enable them to deliver on their promises.

She also assured Fulani communities in the area that their requests for solar-powered streetlights, boreholes and school blocks would be attended to.

In Ganaja community, Akpoti-Uduaghan urged voters to remain vigilant during the electoral process and ensure that their votes were protected up to the collation centres.

“You must vote and defend your votes. Ensure that the votes are properly entered in the relevant forms and uploaded to the IReV portal. Ensure that the Biometric Voter Accreditation System, BVAS machines are empty before they are used and that they are set to zero before voting begins,” she said.

The senator, who had earlier donated learning iPads to Comprehensive Secondary School in Ajaokuta Steel City, reiterated her commitment to education, describing it as one of the major priorities of her legislative and constituency interventions.

She said that during her first term, she had improved the economic wellbeing of her constituents through the construction of market stalls, provision of boreholes, solar-powered streetlights, electric tricycles, renovation and construction of school blocks, as well as youth and women empowerment programmes.

Akpoti-Uduaghan also disclosed that she had donated iPads and other learning devices to schools in the other four local government areas of the senatorial district, namely Okene, Okehi, Adavi and Ogori/Magongo.

She said she was working towards transforming schools across Kogi Central into smart schools, with a view to creating a more conducive environment for teaching and learning.