“APC Targets 99% Support, Victory”: Ganduje Flags Off Campaign in Kogi
- APC chairman, Ganduje Saturday, September 2nd, inaugurated the party’s national campaign council for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State
- During the party's outing, Ganduje urged Kogi residents to vote for Governor Yahaya Bello's anointed successor, Alhaji Usman Ododo
- The former Kano governor maintained that the ruling party in the state targets 99 percent of votes and victory at the polls
Kogi state, Lokoja - The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has tasked the Kogi State electorate to give the party nothing less than 99 percent support and victory votes in the state’s Saturday, November 11, governorship election.
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As reported by The Punch, Ganduje gave the charge on Saturday, September 2nd, while addressing party members and supporters at the official inauguration of the party’s national and state campaign councils for the election.
The former governor said that Kogi was a traditional APC state and so, believed that the people would come all out to cast their votes solely for APC entrenchment of good governance, The Guardian report added.
“You have tested good governance from Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration and as a party, we hope to do more with our flagbearer, Alhaji Usman Ododo, once elected into office.
“We are expecting nothing less than 99 percent victory votes from the people of Kogi in this forthcoming November 11 governorship election, ” he said.
Ganduje issues strong warning to PDP, says APC will take over Rivers
Legit.ng reported earlier that Ganduje has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of the ruling party's readiness to take over River state.
The PDP has been in charge of the oil-rich south-south state since the return of democracy in 1999.
Ganduje said the PDP would soon be on the way out following the agreement of the three major blocks of the APC in River state.
INEC prepares 11,355 BVAS for Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo governorship polls
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made a strong pledge regarding the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states.
INEC official, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed on Sunday, August 6, 2023, that the commission would ensure the gubernatorial polls are free, fair and credible.
This is as the commission noted that it would deploy 11,355 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for voter accreditation in the states.
Source: Legit.ng
