Month: May 2023

As the Peoples Democratic Party’s standard-bearer for the state’s November 11 governorship election, Dino Melaye has previously been introduced.

On May 3, in Lokoja, Kogi State’s capital, the ceremony was attended by the party leaders from the three senatorial districts of the state.

Melaye praised each party member for putting their trust in him and vowed not to let them down in his speech following his introduction to the party faithful.

Melaye asserted that Kogi shouldn’t be in poverty because the state is sitting high on a gold mine that has the potential to make its citizens tremendously wealthy.

“Over 42 mineral resources in Kogi State remain unexplored. If there are five Obajanas in the state, nothing is wrong. There is no justification for Ajaokuta not to be productive. We have no justification for relying on the federal allocation made each month. When I am elected governor via you in November, all of these things will come to an end, he declared.

“We have enormous resources and loose funds around the world that are just waiting to be accessed; all you need are the right conditions and creative ideas to do so,” he continued. I’ll leverage my connections to draw in investment from all over the world.

Melaye, a two-term senator who represented Kogi West, was elected on the April 15 delegates election having polled 313 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jabiru Usman, who polled 127 votes.

Also speaking during the ceremony, ex-governor Ibrahim Idris called on party faithful to rally behind Melaye who he described as a formidable personality who will bring the state out of the woods of the past seven years.

“To do this, there is the need to see ourselves on one big family and work together to install Dino Melaye in November,” Idris said.

On May 3, the newly elected president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, praised Nyesome Wike, the governor of Rivers state, for his assistance during the election.

Wike’s ethics and morals were commended, and it was pointed out that the governor supported harmony and justice during the election.

Speaking during the opening of the Raumuokwuta/Rumuola flyover bridge in Port Harcourt, Tinubu said that Wike’s backing was essential to his victory.

In his own words: “I underwent a painful campaign, battled hard, had a lot of your support, and I won. True and accurate. I’d like to thank you, Nyesom, for helping me win. Without some structural support that is impossible to describe in a flyby, I couldn’t have done it”, he said.

“I recognize a man of principles in his excellency. He had the guts to stand by his conviction that the South should win the presidency, regardless of whose ox was put to death.

He is undoubtedly a man of great integrity; he chose to serve the needs of the country rather than his own. You championed justice, promoting fairness, harmony, and equality. Thank you,” added Tinubu.